The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
MISS GOSS FAILS
TIN TENNIS SINGLES
Eliminated by Mrs. Wight
man, 6-3, 4-6, Ga, in Feature
Of National Tourney.
MISS BJURSTEDT WINS
ar
Miss Wagner, Miss Cassel and
=, Miss Zinderstein, Also Fa-
~ vorites, Advance.
MISS BJURsTEDT WINS
SpeciaI Dekpafch to TIE Soy.


pHrLADELPHrA, June 1S.-The round
6efore the semi-hnal was reached in the
thirty-second annual women's national
lawn tennis championship on the historic
turf courts of the Philadelphia Cricket
Club to-day. Those remaining In the
running are tho champion, Miss Molla
Bjurstedt of the West Side Tennis Club
OF New York; Mrs. George w. Wight
man, Miss Marion Zinderstein and Miss
Leslie Bancroft of the Longwood Cricket
Club, Boston; Miss Clare Cassel and
Miss Marie Wagner of the New York
Tennis Club. Miss Anne Townsend of the
Merton Cricket Club and Mrs. Gilbert
Harvey Of the Philadelphia Country
Club.
Play In the women's doubles. also
reached the round before the semi-hnal.
while rapid progress was made in the
Girls. singles. The semi-fnals of this
epsnt will be played to-day. The girls
doubles and mixed doubles also were
continued.
q Miss Eleanor Goss. runner up to Miss
Bjurstedt for the national outdoor crown
Last summer, was eliminated In the third
round this morning by Mrs. Wightman
In a match which was replste with SEN
sational tennis and went to three sets.
the score being Ga. 4E6. e..
~ Miss Bjurstedt . Winner.
Miss Bjurstedt came through the
lind round with the loss of only one
game to Mrs. Clement Wainwright of
the Philadelphia Cricket Club. the count
being Go, 81. Against three Phila-
delphia players in the tourney thus far
Miss Bjurstedt has lost only two games.
To-day the champion will meet Miss
Marie Wagner. a former indoor cham.
pion. This will be Miss Bjurstedt's first
real test and will serve to show whether
she is in condition to retain her title.
:, Miss Zinderstein. the other member
of the so-called big four" was not ex.
tended to win from inmate, Miss
Eieanora Sears Miss -4lrs was suf
ferjng from an injured thumb, end was
uuable to do herself justice. Miss Zin-
derstein lost only three games. two In
the first set and one In the second
Two Philadelphia players-Mrs. Gill
bert Harvey and Miss Anne Townsend.
holder of the Delaware State cham
pionship-gained a berth in the fourth
round. Mrs. Harvey defeated Miss
Apnsie Naylor of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club. 6-1, Ga. Tomorrow
Mrs. Harvey will play Miss Bancroft.
- Miss Cassel Advances.
Miss Clare Casseldefeated Miss Mol
lie Thayer of the Philadelphia Cricket
Club in an interesting match. Ga, 6-1.
Miss Thayer gave Miss Cassel a close
match. but the New Workers. experience
and better ground strokes earned her
the decision.
- The first national title holder to be
defeated was Miss Katherine Porter Of
the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Miss
Porter. who won the championship last
GUNNER. was eliminated by Miss Adeline
Hooker of the Greenwich Field Club
Connecticut, after an extra set, Ga.
2-6. CO.
The three other survivors In the girls
singles are Miss Martha Bayard OF
Short Hills. y. j. Miss Elizabeth War
rem OF the Westmoreland Club. Rich
mond, Va, and Miss Katherine Gard
ner of the West Side Tennis Club. New
York. Tomorrow Miss Bayard meets
Miss Gardner. while Miss Hooker plays
Miss Warren.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt and H. C. John
eor reached the third round OF the
mixed doubles, winning from Miss Eliza
beth Warren and her partner by de-
fault and eliminating Miss Mary c. Hull
and Kenneth Webb. Co. 6--1. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Wightman won their first
round match from Katherine Gardner
and ]. r Rowland, 6-l, &C..
: Other strong teams entered are Miss
Marion Zinderstein and Vincent Rich.
ards. Miss Florence BALM and William
p. Tilden I'd and Miss Glare Cassel and
Wallace F. johnson.
,oF The summa ries.
Womcn's National Championship Singles
Third Round-Mrs. George whitman de
i ms Miss Hi,s. Eleanor Goss. 50. 80 81!
Miss Louise sancrof. defeated Mis-
s ss1y MsatSa MRS ee Mss M Ms
wright. g. 81; Hiss Marie Wagner de
teated Mrs. W. II. Pritchard. s.. s-l
Miss Clara Cassei defeated Miss Moli!
Thayer. 6-3, 6-i; Miss Marion Finder
stein defeated Miss Eleanora Sears. Ga
, 81: - a.,
Third Round-Miss Martha Bayard de
-isSted Miss Katharine Lauder, 20. 81
MIss Cathar!ns Garner defeated Miss Mar.
rem defeated Miss Penelope Anderson. Ga
ID; Miss Adelaide Seeker defeated Mis-
-NStharine Carter. So. Is. Gs.
Second Round-Mrs. Gilbert Harvey an,
Mrs T. II. Cabot defeated Mrs. Franl
Ksrbaugh and Mrs. Robert Herold 81
60, SIS Miss MollA BJurstedt and Mrs
y. wightman defeated Mrs. B. ]. straf
nm and Mrs. Theodore sohst Ga, 81
Miss z'ndsrsteln and Miss GOSs defeate,
Dorothy Newboid defeated Mrs
Bailey and Miss Gertrude Ottheimer 6-S
81. Mrs. Deforest Candee and Mrs. 7
: C.. sassebeer won from Misses Adeiaid
and ana Barbara Hooker BY default. Mis-
feRted Miss Rebeoca Thompson and Mis-
Mary Law "a, 60. Mrs wiKhtmaI
and Miss Eleanora Sears defeated Mis-
Porter and Miss Gertrude Conway 81
lis Walsh defeated Miss Jessie Gott an,
Mrs. " b. Hun s--2. 81.
Girls National Championship Doubles
FIRST Round-Misses Martha and Aiic
and Miss Marion Donoghue 6-2. ca
Misses A. and B. Hooker won from Mis-
Mildred Carpenter and Miss Helen SeweI
by default. Miss Ceres Baker and Mis-
Katharine Garner defeated Miss Eliza
p psss sT TGi0Slns and Miss Margaret shArt
Second Round-Miss Mary Heaton an,
Miss Katharine Lauder defeated Mis-
Eiizaeeth Frazier and Miss Petney FerEu
SON. 50. I-s. SIS; Miss Elizabeth War
Miss Mary Geary and Miss Virginia Car
penter. 81, 10-s. N1'
National Mixed Doubles-Champions
Mixed Doubles tFirst round)-Miss Ciar
THsssi and wallace F. johnson won from
Miss Molla Bturstedt and Harry C Jobn
son won from Miss Elizabeth Warren an,
partner by default; Mr.. and Mrs q W
Wightman defeated Miss Katharine Gar
Mary Hall and Kenneth Webb won us
Miss Helen Sewell and r T FrsZ,o ~
default; Mrs. Lewis Gouvernrur Morris N ~
Alex Her defeated Mrs. A. j. D. Paul am
". e. Dixon. 80. 7-5. a."
Second Round--Miss Bjurstedt and Hsr-
c. johnson defeated Miss Hull and ~ :,
meth Webb. 6-i, 81.