Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-21
JUNIOR DOUBLES WON
BY SOUTHERN GIRLS
Misses Warren and Anderson
Capture Title in Final at
St. Martins
TRIUMPH BY 6-2 SCORES
Ey ROBERT r. PAUL.

st. Martins, Pa. June IL Miss
Elizabeth Warren and Miss Penelope
Anderson, both of IN" Country tluh
of Richmond. Va. today defeated Miss
Mary IIcaton and Miss katharine
Lauder, of the Greenwich Field Club
Conn. in the final event of the Junior
doubles. winning the girls champion
ship in the thirty second annual wom
ems championship tournament at the
Philadelphia Cricket Cluh.,
BY this victory the Virginia players
become the first girls doubles cham
pionship laurcls are being awarded for
the first tim" today.
The score was g.. GO. with the vic
tors in the lead throughout virtually
the entire match.
Both teams played with excellent
Judgment, Miss Warren scored repeat
cdly by her hard drives aud excellent
placement. Miss Anderson, who played
at the net showed stroke which fire.
Quently confused her opponent Ey plac-
ing the ball tantalizingly out If reach.
The point score follows:
FIRST SET
Miss Warren and Miss Anderson
4-39-6
Miss Heaton md Miss Lauder
6 2-24-2
SECOND SET
Miss Warren and Miss Anderson
3 3 I 9--30-6
Miss Heaton and Miss Lauder
Miss Florence A. BaIlin and William
T. Tildrn. 2d. qualified for the finals
when they defeated Mrs. W. II. pritrh
ard and Louis II. Rowland in the mixed
doubles, 6-3, 6-3.
Summaries:
MIXED DOURIEE
| SemifnalS
miss Miss Florence A. EalIm and W.Iiam T.
Tilden. I'd defeated Mrs W II I'ritcnard
and Louis II. Rowland G-3. Ga
JUNIOR DOUBLES
Championship, Final
Miss Elizabeth Warren and NJ - Prnalnpc
Anderson. defeated Miss Mary H,atUu and
Miss Katherine Lauder. g.. O.
MolIa Too Weak
Unlike great many other dc.
throncd champions. Miss MolIa Blur
stedt. the Morse wonder. who unit
yesterday has succeeded in Keeping hen
balance on the pinnacle of tn" women
tennis ladder since her advent into this
country in 1914, did not come forth with
a signed statement stating that she haC
played her last match and had decided
to retire.
Il was too weak today" said MollG
as she stopped to rest following heI
strenuous and exhaustive three 81"
match with Miss Marion XindcrSteiI
yesterday on the classic turf courts o.
the Philadelphia Cricket Club, but
will cone back"
Is Popular
Thus we have the dethroncd title
holders own words that she will no
hang up her tennis shoes and dream o
the good old days of ycstcrycar, whel
she was queen of the court. This vii
be welcomed all over the country. a
Miss Bjurstedt was ever very popular
champion.
She was a familiar person on th'
eastern tennis courts and known Wher
ever tennis is played. Youngsters idol
ize her and thousands have beer
gladdened when Molla consented t" "h,
and bashful bid to allow them to taxi
her photo. How can a mere man bcgp
to describe this extraordinary Eirlf
She is rather tall, but so 1.-the an
swift that she doesn't seem at all tall
Much play in the sun has dcepened tn
natural darkness of her skin, until it
of the richest gipsy coloring, Her hair
which she wears bobbed in fashion
the Hopis, is dark except in patche
here and there, which the sun ha
lightened. Her eyes are dark an
piercing. They fash in a smile tha
lights up a room, but when she
smashing the ball across the tenni
court they seem to jet forth rays o
fire.