Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-30
GOOD TENNIS ON
PELHAM COURTS
Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs.
Roggc Reach Semitinals
in Doubles
PLAY UP TO FOR NJ

New York. May 20 -- -Four teams at
doubles event Of the women's invitation
tennis tournament at the Pelham
Country club Yesterday. Those who
came through the opening ella shes in the
upper half Of the draw We're Miss
'aroma Winn and Miss Margaret Grove
and Mrs. Homer 3 Green and Miss
Marie Wagner. IN the lower half the
brackets were taken by Miss Molla
Bjurs'edt aud Mrs. .Iohan Rocge and
Mrs. George chapman and Miss Marion
Chapman
Doubtless the most unlocked for hap
renine of the second round was the de-
feat "f Mrs Rawson l.. Wood and Mrs
Spencer Fullerton Weaver former met =
r"p"iitam doubles champions. by the
team "f Morse women, Miss Mo,Ia
RiurStedt and Mrs. Johan Uoege. When
the defeated rair won their ,r.,rorolitau
title it was against the play Of Miss
Bjurstedt and Miss Marie wagner, a
team far more Formidable than that
which opposed them yesterday A
thfee-set match was necessary before
Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Weaver admitted
defeat at 4--G. 6--3. a.
Low Standard
BY comparison with their work in
other tournaments the play Of Mrs
wood and Mrs. Weaver was much he
low standard. They really had to de-
feat only Miss Bjurstedt, for Mrs. Rorge
fa fpn, hat,
any period Of the contest vet the
Morse girl, carrying not only the burden
of the play In her own territory hut sus-
tanning that in Mrs. RoGges court as
well. was able to force her way through
to victory
Several adverse line decisions served
to disconcer the defeated PLAYERS, hut
this was only incidental in causing the
reversal, for il was the lack of CO.
"rdinated team play that count ed largely
In the result. Yet. for all that they lost
Mrs, Wood and Mrs. Weaver did some
brilliant individual playing At times.
Mrs. Weaver was especially strong at
he net. with her sharply cut off volleys
working well. and from the base line
Mrs. Wood was aggressive with her deep
driving game that frequently placed the
rival pair on the defensive.
First Round Play
In the first round Mrs Wood and
Mrs. Weaver defeated Mrs l.. q. Nor
ris aud Mrs. Alfred Thurber at Ct,
6--3. while Miss Rjurstedt and Mrs
Rosge won from Mrs. w. H. Pritchard
and Mrs Ernest Eberhardt AT e.. 6--3
Two other strong con, lenders who went
down 10 defeat In the second round were
Mrs. Edward Raymond and Mrs Ben
jamn F. Briggs. They were forced
to bow to the supremacy Of Mrs Homer
$. Green and Miss Marie Wagner at
Ga. 4-6 O.. Mrs Green once again
showed her remarkable ability to make
gets. and her stroking was severe and
steady enough to cause much confusion
to the rival players
The summaries;
Doubles, first round--Mrs BENJAMIN F.
Miss Elisabsth Holden i"'SH and Mrs 'etssf Aser,
Humphries 8--2. 6-4: Miss Marie Wagne,
Eiizabeth Moore and Miss Edith HandS. ms
sPeacsr W. Hsw'%s isa,eS MosH Mrs ana l. Mr.;
defeated Mrs ". n, Pritchard and Mrs.
Ernest gsst, Eoerha rdt 6-2; "a
Miss Marion Chapman defeated Mrs r. S
leachman and Mrs. p. V. Lynch. "a. a--U
6-4: Miss Caroma winn and Miss Margaret
Hesne wGR PoreE rST Miss Ss fass and Mfs
WnsnesIr and Mrs. Homer 9, Green defeated
mcnd, "a, 4Ws az: a Miss MaiIs iIH hiursteSi nsd;
| and Mrs: Johan Bosae defeated Mrs Raw,
son l. Wood and Mrs Spencer F. Weaver,