The sun., 1919-07-10
MRS. RAYMOND NEAR
FINAL IN TENNIS
Wins Twice in Eastern New
York Tourney-Miss Grove
Also Advances.
NJ EUGENE n. o'CoNNELL.

Mrs Edward Raymond and Miss Mar
garet Grove reached the semi final round
in women's singles OF the eastern New
York State tennis championship at the
Mount Pleasant Tennis Club courts yes
terday in Pleasantville, N. Y. Both
Mrs Raymond and Miss Grove played in
two matches Mrs. Raymond lost only
two games and Miss Grove dropped only
three In the course Of the days play
Mrs Raymond came through the sec
ond round by defeating Miss n. Stralem
in straight love sets. She had drawn
bye in tho opening round. In the third
round Mrs. Raymond disposed of Miss
Whitley at ct, 6-1. Miss Whitley
had defeated Mrs. A. b. Duncan In the
first round at 6-l, Ga. and Miss Lola
Hobbs In the second round at 6-3, Ga.
Miss Grove Wins Easily.
Miss Grove also drew a bye in the
opening round and was drawn against
Mrs. Samuel F. Waring. Mrs Waring
was no match at all for Miss Grove and
tho latter won in straight sets at 6--i.
81. In the third round Miss Grove
eliminated Mrs. Paul Martin at G--1.
60. Mrs. Martin had advanced TO the
third round on a victory over Mrs. G. Il.
Stanwix at 3-6, ca, IS.
NJ SIS Marie Wagner of the Hamilton
champion. scored easily In the lower half
OF the draw. defeating Mrs. Louis
Gouverneur Morris In straight sets at
Go, Ga, Her victory brackets her In
the round before the seIni-hnals with
Mrs. Edward V. Lynch, who won her sec
ond round match from Miss Elsie r.
Vault at 60. Ga. Last year Miss
Wagner and Mrs. Lynch met in this
| tournament in the semi-final round and
! tn
In the upper half of the draw. Mrs.
w. II. Pr,tchard and Miss. Edith 3.
Handy, last years runner up, will be
opponents in the round before the semi
finals. Mrs Pritchard came through by
| defeating Mrs Percy NJ. Wilbourn In a
hard fought three set match. at 6-3,
IS, Ga. Miss Handy won her second
round match in straight love sets from
Mrs. Newton. at 60, 60.
women's Doubles started.
Play was started in the women
doubles with only nine teams competing.
| As result the doubles was brought
! through to the semi-hnal round and only
four combinations are left In the tilt for
the title. In the upper half Miss Grove
and Mrs. waring will meet Miss Wagner
and Mrs. wilbourn. In the lower section
Mrs. Raymond and Mrs. Chapman will
Lynch.
| Miss Wagner and Mrs. wiibourn
played In two matches. They defeated
Miss Whitley and Mrs. Duncan In the
first round at 81, 60. and then
downed Mrs HUMPHREYS and Mrs. Pritch-
1 ard In the second round at 6-3, 6-3.
Miss Grove and Mrs. waring won In the
second round from Miss Force and Miss
| Chapman at 6-1. c..
| 30 In he ha
was hard fought battle, while the other
was one sided affair. Mrs. Raymond
and Mrs. Cha pman had a hard time win
ming from Miss Gertrude Della Tore
| and Mrs. Morris at SIS, IS 6-3.
while Miss Handy and Mrs Lynch ex-
perienced no difficulty defeating Miss
Stralem and Mrs. Newton in straight
love sets. The summaries:
Eastern New York state Guardianship
l-womens S!ngles-First Round-M!ss z.
Whitley defeated Mrs A. NJ. Duncan. s-l,
second Round-Mr.. w. II. Prtchard
defeated Mrs p, NJ. wihou-r. ia, 4-d
s-I; Miss Edith B. Handy defeated Mrs.
Newton, 80; 80; Mrs = Raymond de-
Whitley det.nted Miss Lola Hobbs. e-3,
-: Mrs. Paul Martin detected Mrs. g.
Grove defeated Mrs s. F. Warning. 81.
I'll: Miss Marie Wagner defeated Mrs.
Louis GopveTneuI Morris; &c "a az, Mrs..
| Vault. 60, So.
Third RoIrd-Mrs. E. Raymond defeltsI
Miss Whitley. Ct. e-i: Miss Margaret
Grove defeated Mrs. Paul Martin. I'll.
c.
Womcn's Doub,es-First Round-Miss
| Wagner and Mrs. WIloourn defeated Miss
| Whitley and Mrs. Duncan, 6-l. 60.
Second Round-Miss Grove and Mrs.
waTins dsits,ed Miss ToroS ana I!:;
Mrs. wilbourn defeated Mrs. Humphries
and Mrs. Pritchard, SIS. 6-s; Mrs. Ray
mond and Mrs. Chapman defeated Miss
Della Tore and Mrs. Morris, St. Is,
C-3; Miss Handy and Mrs. Lynch defeated