Evening journal., 1920-06-09
FAST TENNIS ON
CITY courts
Play For Delaware State
Championship Develops
Much Action

tNhhlo ANuINNlNtul TOT llt champion
ship OF Delaware. began and ended
with a rush yesterday. with Miss Mar
ion II. Indersiein.. LongWood: Mrs
Gilbert A. Harvey, Philadelphia Coun-
try Club, and Miss Phyllis Walsh. also
OF the Philadelphia Country Club,
playing the stellar roles. Miss Zlnder-
stein put her clubmato. Miss Edith
Sigourney, out OF she singles tourna-
ment; Mrs. Harvey eliminated Miss
Helen Scwell. the clever young star
Of the Huntington Valley Club. and
also Miss Rcbecca Thomson, Merton
Cricket Club while Miss Walsh came
through with surprisingly easy VIC
tory over Miss Florence Ballin. the
Metropolitan luminary and member OF
the Woslsidc Tennis Club.
several matches In the doubles also
were played. but not as many as
would have been completed had not
rain begun 10 fall just about the time
The doubles were starting. Today the
second round IN singles will be COM
plcled. the doubles viii be continued,
the consolation singles Will be started
and the drawings Will be made In the
consolation doubles.
Early yesterday an OF the Phlladel-
phians were on the courts playing
their nrsl and preliminary matches.
Nothing exciting developed until Mrs.
Harvey and Miss Sewell took the court.
Mrs Harvey won the FIRST set. CD, but
even so she had a hard time getting
started. and Miss SeWclls tenacious
returning kept the Eastern doubles
champion hurrylng all the time. short
ly after second set began. 10 appear
ed that Mrs Harvey would be an easy
winner FOR she quickly ran the score
up 10 81 But Miss Sewell had Just
begun to fight and soon had the
score at 5-3 In her favor. Mrs. Harvey
managed 20 pull up even, then they
see-sawed games under a broling sun
until the score stood ii-all. Mrs. Har-
vey seemed 10 feel the intense heat
more than Miss Sewell and lost the
next two games and the set at ii-i3.
After a rest Mrs. Harvey was herself
again and had no trouble In running
/ the match out. winning the final set
with the loss OF but one game.
Later IN the afternoon Miss Walsh
| and Miss Ballln took down the nladlis
Of the large and thoroughly Interested
gallery. 10 was the general belief
that Miss Walsh would give Miss Bal
/ lin a good battle. nevertheless. Miss
Ballin was the favOritc. When the
match was completed and. consequent
/ ly. Miss Walsh had the larger end OF
/ a GO pc. CT score The gallery Waf
much surprised. The peculiar score
is accounted for by the fact that Miss
Walsh was In wonderful form IN the
first and third sets. but in the second
| she was constantly making errors
partly OF course, due TO Miss Ballln's
/ well-iimcd driving.
The point score Of this match fol
lows:
Mss Mss Hy,,, w,1l,sh......S5 3 s%-.
Miss Bsllin..;s,;,S s.cooS =, Z ! 4 S-zi-'
Miss Walsh...2 iOt OF 3 3 2-R-'
Miss Baiiin. 24i2i3 i-3s-
Third Set.
Miss Walsh........a } ~
Miss Ballin.......2 i3i Az i-ii-
Miss Zindersteln's match with he
. doubles partner. Miss Sig0urney ais
: drew a big gallery. II was almost
forcgone conclusion that Miss llnder
stein would win. but everyone wantel
10 see lust how the internatlonalis
was playing. What they saw wa
enough 10 lead 10 the belief that who
ever beats her In this tournament Wi
1 have 10 play at TOP form and tnel
some Although evidently not al ne
1 best against her clubmate, she droN
both fore and back-hand with mucl
l mower and fine direction. She ais
. mixed her strokes well, with a chor
! which she employed whenever the oc
, lcasion demanded. Miss Zindorstein
service was fast and accurate. lie
score against Miss Sigourney was g.
] 6-2.
Miss Mary Law, Of Merton, CAV
. Miss Leslie Bancroft, Longwood,
D hard battle, but was finally beater
6-3 rs.
Mrs. NJ. r. Hun. OF tho Philadelphi
Cricket Club, was in good form who
she defeated Miss Constance Wilcoi
: the Connecticut star, 6-i, 60.