Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-24
PROGRESS MADE IN
TENNIS MATCHES
Horty, Blue and Gold Tennis Cap
tain, Defeats Norbert Fell;
Vannemann Wins From
COSsard.

In spite Of the slow courts, fine progress
was made Yesterday IN the annual lawn
tennis tournament for the championship
OF Delaware at tho Wilmington Country
Club Again there were no upscts, all OF
the favoritcs coming through IN good
stvle, although some Of the matches were
close. Two Of the Califormans, Wallace
Bates and Tevis Martin, still remain IN
the singles Other leading lights who have
not been eliminated are: Wallace r..
Johnson, Dean Mathey, Stanley W. Pear
son. Alex Thaycr III. B. Endicott, Paul
Nannemann, Paul Gibbons and Thomas
Gratz
The doubles brought two Of the best
teams together in the first round, Wal
lace johnson and Stanley Pearson draw
ing Dean Mathcy and Carl Fischer How
ever. this match was not played, because
when johnson and Pearson got through
their singles it was late and n storm
was approaching, which made Il prema-
turely dark Paul Gibbons and G. X,
Powell came through in the first round
OF the doubles. beating Jones and Richard
of Merton t. " French and Thomas
6fratz, another Philadelphia pair, were
winners in their first round doubles match,
as were Ebert Howell and J. y. Nannc-
mann. Leon dc Turenne and Morris
Duane the Harvard representative, also
won in the doubles The only match m
the second round doubles was won by the
Californinans, Bates and Levy.
One Of The prettieSt singles match Of
the day was between Paul Nannemann and
Fd CaSSard, the former one OF Cynwyd 5
stars and the latter from the Philadel-
phia Cricket Club. Nanncmann won out
after q fine battle 6-3 los.
James A. Horty captain Of the Della
ware College tennis team vanquished hls
opponent Norbert Fell another Whining
tonian in their single match
Championship singles. First round
Henry B. Endicott. Merton, defeated Ellis
A. Gimbcl. lr Philmont, 6-l ,6-S CT;
Thomas w Harris. Wilmington, defeated
4 Albert Cross, Cynwvd, -. 10.
/ Second round H. b Endicott won from
Z Al Hoskins. Merton. by default; J. A.
/ Hortv. Pennsylvania, defeated Norbert
7 Fell, Wilmington, 6-l, 60; Andrew Nor
I gan. Germantown, defeated l.. II Richards
/ Jr.. Merton. 6-3, 6-4; Thomas Gratz,
I Merton, defeated c. c. Jones, Merton,
/ AZ. 6-l. 6-l;Spick Hall. West Walnut. de
feated DR. Robert Klein, Springfield
/ Mass. 6-4. -: Paul Nannemann. Cynwyd
defeated Ed Cassard Philadelphia Cricket
6-3. los; Alexander Thayer, Philadelphil
/ Cricket defeated T. W Harris, 6-l, 6-l
/ Dean Nathev. Westside, won from Nathan
| hamburger, Woodford, by default
Third round Wallace F. johnson
Cynwyd. defeated J. A. Horty. 6-l, 90
Wallace Bates. California. defeated An
drew Morgan, IS. 10; Stanley " Pearson
Germantown. defeated W 5. Carpenter
Wilmington, 6-3, 60.
Championship doubles. First round
Norbert Fell and P. A. Hutcheson de
feated Packard and Coleman. 6-4 6-S
/ o.; Paul Gibbons and G R. Powell de
feated Jones and Richards, Ga, 6-2; f. w
French and Thomas Gratz defeated Steele
and Huff, 6-1, OIL; Vannemann anC
de Cazenove defeated Stirling and Mode
60, 6-2; Ehret Howell and j n. Vanne
mann, Jr., defeated Paul Nowland an
J. B. Jessup, 6-3, 90; Leon de Turenn
and Morris Duane defeated Cassard AM
Martin, G-l, IS.
Second round Bates and Levy de
feated Ellis Gimbel and j. B. Kerrigar
CD, 6-3.