Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-20
WOMEN'S NATIONAL
CHAMPION TENNIS
Fast Playing in the Third Round
of Event in Phila-
delphia.

Philadelphia, June 20-Lawn tennis
of the highest quality was enjoyed yes
terday morning in the continuation OF
the women's national championship tour
nament, when Miss Eleanora Sears de
feated Miss Marion Zinderstein IN the
third round of the singles by score
of 6-S, o., ga on the turf courts OF the
Philadelphia Cricket Club at st. Martin =.
Miss Eleanor Goss of New York adj
vanced to the scmi-hnal round III the lower
half of the draw through her defeat OF
Mrs. Spencer +. Weaver of the West Side
Tennis Club by a score OF o., ID. and
Miss Helene Pollak, also from Man
haitian, occupied the top bracket IN the
same round by reason OF her victory
over little Miss Dorothy Walker of Phila-
delphia, Mt 6-l, 60.
Miss Helen lie Doux of Swarthmore
was the third player to get into the semi
final round She defeated Miss Barbara
Hooker of the West Side Tennis Club by
a score of Ga, 81.
Miss Sears will meet Miss Clare Cassell
of New York for a place IN the vacant
semi-tinal bracket this morning.
The girls national singles advanced
to. the final round Miss Dorothy Walker
of the home club defeated Miss Mary
Heaton of the Greenwich, Conn, Field
Club by q score of 6.l GO, and Miss
Katherine Porter, another club member
here, defeated Miss Louise Dixon OF
Philadelphia by score of CO, O.. These
two fifteen-year-old girls will meet to-
morrow morning for the championship.
The match between Miss Sears and
Miss Zinderstein was remarkable IN more
ways than one Ii was a case OF the
player who showed the greater brillIancy
who scored the greater number Ot place
ment aces and who several times seemed
to have victory within her grasp throwing
the match away by the distresslngly large
total of double faults she committed
When il is recorded that Miss Finder
stein made nineteen Of these errors IN
the three sets, fifteen Of them coming
in the last two sets, II Is not hard 10 under
stand her defeat Indeed, II Is surprising
that the Young Boston player went rs
far as she did under the circumstances
The match began yesterday at the point
where it left off Tuesday, when ram inter
fcred. with Miss Sears leading at "a on
games and the points at 30l5, Miss Iln-
derstein serving. Absolutely perfect
weather conditions graccd the occasion,
q warm sun. no wind and hard elastic,
true PLAYING surface encouraging the
PLAYERS 10 put forth their best efforts.
Miss Znderstein made IT ; all by taking
the tenth game and then she took the lead
at 6-5 three perfect back hand shots across
the court AZ Miss Sears started for the
net, earning placement aces. This game
went 10 Miss Zlnderstein IN spite of the
fact that she served three double faults
in q row Miss Sears made Il I'll
on her own service but then her - 4
opponent. with a series Of terrific fore
hand drives 10 the corners, backed up ly
superb overhead play took the next two
games for the set at IS
1t seemed then as il Mis-, Sears was
doomed 10 defeat, but she was ever
steady if not 50 brilliant as her opponent
qnl took full advantage 0. the costly
double faults NJ lis ii" icrstein 5 freely
distributed
Miss Goss did not have much trouble
with Mrs Weaver, gaining most OF her
points at the net whereas Miss Pollak
drove out her victory over Miss Walker
from deep court Miss lie Doux had
experience to fall back on IN her match
with Miss Hooker