Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-18
LOCAL ENTRY FARES
WELL IN NATIONAL PLAY
Mrs. r. B. Paine Of Wilmington
in Preliminary National Ten
mis- Championship.

Philadelphia, Pa, June lS.-Matches
were run off with clock-like regularity IN
the women's tennis championship oi the
United States at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club. ST. Martins, yesterday afternoon.
Twenty matches were played IN the
women's singles and six in the girls cham
plonship of the United States, new event
this year The draw was not an excep,
tionally good one, AS in the very hrst round
some of the best players were drawn TO,
gether, notably Miss Eleanor Gross and
Mrs Rawson Wood, Miss Clare Casseii
and Mrs. johanna Royce and Mrs; ). r.
Betz, Sd, and Mrs. II. Is. Hull and MISS
Marion Zinderstcin and Miss Mildred
willard
Mrs. r. b. Paine, of Wilmington. Dol :,
came through the preliminary round with
victory over Miss Gertrude Ostheimer,
Huntingdon Valley, scores 6-3; Ga.
Several matches we're decidedly inter
esting. and the duel between Miss Casseli
and Mrs. Roegc were quite the best. Miss
Cassel was n trifle steadier than her OPP
ponent in the first set, and she won, o.
but in the second set Mrs Rogge PLAYED
UP with great determination, and was
somewhat unlucky not to make IT set all
First one and then the other would OBTAIN
the lead, and FIVE, six and seven all was
called Miss Casscll then broke through
Mrs Rogge : service, and, taking the next
game on her wwn, she won the set, y
: and the match.
Miss Marion Zinderstein was gwen a
rare. good match by Miss Mildred VII
lard. in spite of the fact that she won IN
straight sets. Miss Willard was seen 70
considerable advantage in the first set,
but after five was called, Miss Nnder
stein steadled down and won the next
two. In the second set Miss Willard was
not quite so good as in the first and she
was beaten, q 4.
Mrs. ]. =. Betz. Sd. deserved great
credit for her victory over Mrs. II. D.
HUFF by three sets TO two. Probably MIS-.
Betz was nervous IN the first set, Tor she
won only one game. but IN the next Two
she improved wonderfully and won both
handily, 6-3, "a.
Miss Helen Iedoux and Miss Anne
Townsend. of Merton, proved well
matched Miss Townsend put up good
game in the first set and pulled through,
o.. hut in the next two sets Miss l.cdouX
proved trife too good for her and she
was beaten, Cd oil.
The only other three-set match Of the
afternoon was PLAYED between Miss
Elizabeth Ostheimer. of Huntingdon Val
lev. and Miss Carolyn Otis. They were
ycrv evenly matched. for Miss Osthclmcr
Won the first set by six games to four,
fell of in her play somewhat IN the sec
ond and was beaten by SIX 10 three, and
then pulled through the dccIdcr by WIN
ming, "a
Miss Marion Zindcrstcin had much
easier match in the first round than In
the preliminary for she disposed OF Mrs
f. f. kerbaugh in straight sets, Mrs.
kerbaugh winning only ono game IN the
two sets Miss Eleanor Sears. the cham
pion Of PENNSYLVANIA and Eastern states,
received a bye in the preliminary round.
and disposed Of Miss Rebecca Thompson
in the first 60. 81.
4 long way the best match in the girls
singles was played between Miss hllza-
beth ~trubing and Miss Adelaide Hooker
1t would have been almost lmpo slbie 10
find better-matched pair, and Miss Stru-
bing deserves much credit for defeating
her opponent BY two sets 10 one Five all
was called in the first set before Miss
StrIhing won al 70 Miss Hooker took
the second set At "a, and she had more
than one chance to win the third, but the
pluck and perseverance Of Miss Strubing
pulled her through, and she won by the
same score as in the first SET
In the same round Miss Barbara aveng-
cd the defeat of her sister by defeating
another representative OF the Philadelphia
Cricket Club In Miss Mary NeUbOld, 7-5,
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