The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-18
FdpOrifeS Advance in
WOnen'S Tennis Tourney
Defeat of Mrs. LIE Roy by Miss Townsend Only
Surprise in Play for National Title on
Philadelphia Courts.

not seem to get going in the FIRST set
and Mrs. lie Roy made short work OF IL
In the second set Miss Townsend came
perilously near losing the match on
number of occasions but always when 1t
seemed certain that she must lose MISS
Townsend rallied and STAYED or de-
feat In the final set she had Mrs. lie
Roy worn out and carried the match to
a quick conclusion.
Boston Players strong.
Boston's representatives turned in
good account of themselves. Mrs. George
w. Wightman. former national cham
pion, Miss Marion Zinderstein and Miss
Eleanora Sears, all from the Hub city,
won their second round matches IN
straight sets. Mrs. Wightman elimi-
mated Miss Phyllis Walsh OF this city
at Ga. 60; Miss Zinderstein defeated
Miss Florence Ballin, q strong New
York player, at 6--1. Sc, and Miss
Sears won n victory over another Bos-
tonian. Mrs. T. II. Cabot Of the Long
wood Cricket Club. at 81, e-t
New York also Jared pretty well, Tor
Miss Eleanor Goss, Miss Marie Wagner.
six times national indoor champion. and
Miss Clare Cassel, won their matches
without any difficulty. One Of the sad
features for the New York winners
was the fact that each one OF them
had to eliminate another New Yorker.
Miss Goss won her match from Mrs.
NJ. B. Hun. at 6-3. 6--i Miss Wagner
registered a victory over Miss Katherine
l.. Gardner, at 6-3. 60. and Miss
Cassel downed Mrs. DeForest Candee,
at 60. 6-1.
In the doubles. the national cham
pions, Miss GoSs and Miss Zinderstein,
made short work OF Mrs L. c. Duble
and Mrs. Alex Chisholm, winning their
first round match in straight love sets.
The other strong teams won their
matches almost as easily. Miss Wag-
ner and Miss Cassel triumphed over
Mrs. l.. @. Morris and Mrs. Nathaniel
W. Niles. at Go, 6--1. Mrs. Weight
man and Miss Sears won from Miss
Peggy Ferguson and Miss Virginia Car
penter at 60. 6-3. while Miss Molla
Bjurstedt and Mrs. Spencer F. Weaver
scored over Mrs. Rawson Wood and
Mrs. Robert Leroy. at Ga, G-3.
The Summaries.
women's National Championship Singles.
iested Mrs: NJ Hun. SIS. ST: Mrs
George W. wightman defeated Mas Phyllis
Welsh: 81; ga; Mis-, Anne Townssnd
Marion Her. ga. 80: Mrs. Gilbert
harvey won from MIS- Spencer r. weaver
ssnsroi, dsfssted Mrs Theodoie sos.,:
Miss. ADELAIDE ' Hooker. sea i'0e es: e Mfs'
G. r. Wainwright defeated Miss Dorothy
Newbold. IS, rs. IS: Miss Marie was-
SIS. s-2; Mrs w II. Pritchard defeated
Miss Katherine Lauder. s-3. 6-2: Miss
Clare Cassel defeated Mrs. De Forest Cam
dee. "a, 81: Miss Marion Zinders,ein
defeated Miss Florence Balm, 6-l. Sc;
Miss Eisanora Sears defeated Mrs. T. H.
Third Round-Miss Anne Townsend de-
feated Mrs: Robert Leroy IS. 81, e-1.
s,o Girls Na,ionsI champ,on.hip singles,
feated Miss Alice Bayard, e-s. 6-2: Miss
Mary Heaton Defeated Miss Elizabeth
Frazier. s-i, s-,; Miss Katherine Gardner
SO; MICS Elizabeth Warren defeated Miss
Peggy Ferguson, s., 81: Miss Pene-
iope, Andersen defeated MIS-, Edith Cutler;
women's National chsmpionsh,p Dou.
s ars Fas.,i RG Tnfois ke5ssush and
Nalie and Miss Anns Townsend, SIS, IS,
So; Mrs: Gilbert Harvey and Mrs. T. II.
: Cabot defeated Mrs A: c. Madeira and
steeff,n and Mrs Theodore sohs, won
from Mrs Edward V, Lynch and partner
ana Miss Moiia Bjufsted, deteateS Tes Mrs.
Robert Leroy and Mrs. Rawson Wood,
6-S. e-S; Miss Marion Zindersiein and
Miss Eleanor Goss defeated Mrs T. C.
Duble and Mrs. Alex Chisholm, 60. So
Mrs A. d. Smoker and Miss Leslie Bancroft
Won from Miss Susie Mayor and Miss
Mary Newbold by default; Miss Mary
Thayer and Miss Dorothy Newbold defeated
Mrs W. II. Pitcher and Miss Elizabet III
warren, Is. g.! Miss Gertrude osthei-
mer and Mrs. J. E. Bailey defeated Mrs
q. B. stanwix and Miss Margaret Taylor,
IS. 6--+. 60 Mrs Theodore C. Case
beer and Mrs. peForest Candee defeated
Miss Muriel Binzen and Miss Penelope An
derson. e-3. 60; Miss Rebeccs Thomson
and Miss Margaret Law defeated Mrs
Clement r. wainwright and Mrs Erskine
! NJ. smith. SIS, 81; Miss Glare Cassel
| and Miss Marie Wagner defeated Mrs
Lewis Gouverneur Morris and Mrs. Nathan
! lei W. Niles. Ga. 6-l: Mrs George w
/ weightman and Miss Eieanora Sears de-
feated Miss Peggy Ferguson and Mis-,
| Virginia l.. Carpenter SO. Is; Miss
Katherine Porter and Miss Gertrude Cone
| way defeated Miss Marion Her and Miss
| Augusta wurm, 7-5. Is, 6-i: Miss Jes-
| sic Colt and Mrs NJ. b. Hun defeate
| Mrs. c. W. Powell and Miss C. Baker
| s-S. Ga