Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
MISS PORTER WINS
IN GIRLS TENNIS
Holder Of Singles Crown Beats
Miss Morris in First Round
Of Title Tourney
MISS HOOKER ADVANCES
BY ROBERT T. PAUL

st. Martins. Pa, June 16.-Miss
katherine Porter, of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club. and holder of the ma
tional girls single championship, made
a fine start toward retaining her lau-
rels today in the opening of the thirty
second annual women's tournament on
the turf courts of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club.
5 The champions 8 opponent in the first
round was a club mate, Miss Emma Il.
Morris. Miss Porter showed excellent
all around form and her splendid play
ing carried her to a 81, 6-1 victory
over Miss Morris.
Miss Virginia Carpenter and Miss
Peggy Ferguson, two other members
of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, also
made fine get -aways in the first round.
Miss Carpenter defeated Miss Caroline
Graham, also of the Cricket Club, so,
60. while Miss Ferguson won from
Miss Mary Geary, of the home organi
zation, 11-0, G-1.
The best match of the girls tourna
ment today was that which brought
together Miss Adelaide Hooker, of the
Greenwich Field Club, and Miss
Helen Sewell, of Huntingdon Valley
Country Cl.5. The two young stars
played exceptionally fine tennis and en-
gagged in thirty eight games before Miss
Hooker could put over the deciding
points. The score was 3-6; 61;
12-10.
The Bayard sisters, Martha and
Alice, who made such fine showing
over in New York several weeks ago,
made their first appearance in this city
Each won her match. Miss Martha de-
feated Miss Margaret Sharpless. of the
Philadelphia Cricket Club, rs: 6-1.
while Miss Alice eliminated another
Cricket Club player, Miss Susan Good
man, 6-1; 60.
Miss Adelaide Hooker was also ad
vanced in the womens singles as re-
suit of Mrs. S. II. Warning, of the
New Yors Tennis Club, defaulting.
Miss Gertrude FORE, of the West
Side Club, defaulted to Miss Marion
Murray, of Belfield.
Play in the women's singles did not
start until after 3 o'clock.
Summaries:
GIRLS SINGLES
First Round
defeated Miss Margaret Sharpless Phla
delphia Cricket Club, TO. 8-1
Miss Alice Bayard, Short Hills, N j.. de
feated Miss Susan Goodman, Philadelphia
Cricket Club. 8-1, 90
Miss Elizabeth Frazier, Huntingdon Val
ley. defeated Miss Marion Donoghue. Phila
dephia Cricket Club. 60. 6-1.
Miss Mary Heaton Greenwich Field Club
dsdsatsa Sas cs Miss Gc MsrEaret Brooks
Miss Virginia Carpenter. Philadelphia
GsSte hhnaspSa GlSs c4atst Ms cuS Sons SO
Miss Elizabeth Warren Westmorelant
Club Virginia. defeated Miss Ceres Baker
Essex c. c., 6-3. SO
Miss Peggy Ferguson. Philadelphia Crick
ct Club. defeated Miss Mary Geary, Phia
delphia Cricket Club. 11-9. 6-1.
Miss Penelope Anderson Westmorelant
Club Virginia. defeated Miss Muriel Binzen
New York Tennis Club Ga. OF.
Miss Edith Ginter West Side. New York
defeated Miss Mildred Carpenter. Philadel
phia Cricket Club. 6-1. 81.
Miss Adelaide Hooker. Greenwich Fielt
Club defeated Miss Helen Sewel, Hunting
don Valley, 80, 6-1, 1910.
i. Miss Katherine Porter. Philadelphia
Cricket Club. defeated Miss Emma B. Nor
ris. Philadelphia Cricket Club, 6-1. 8-1.
Club. won from Mrs. $. II. Waring. New
York Tennis Club. by default.
Miss Marion Murray, Belfeld. won from
Niiss Gertrude D. Ferre. Westside, by de
fault