Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-08
MISS z|NDERSTE|N
STARTS OFF WELL
National Doubles Champion is
Favoritc to Win Tournament at
Wilmington Country Club.

The various finale matches in the wom-
ems championship for the Pennsylvania
and Eastern States titles yesterday alter
noon at the Merton Cricket Club, Haver-
ford, caused the postponement OF the ma
jority of contests here yesterday Mt the
Wilmington Country Club, where the
Delaware State lawn tennis champion
ships began. There were only six matches
played and one was dcfaulted All OF the
Others in the preliminary and first rounds
will be PLAYED today and the second round
will be completed If possible tomorrow
afternoon.
As was expected, Miss Marion II. Yin
derstein, longwood, and Miss Florence
Balin, Wcstside Tennis Club, easily won
their first matches. The other winners
were Miss Edith Sigourney, Longwood !;
Miss Rebecca Thomson, Merton Cricket
Club: Mrs. Charles f. Rudolph. Whining
ton Country Club: Miss Margaret Wiener,
Merton Cricket Club
Although the field AT the Wilmington
Country Club is not nearly as large as
that which began play at Haverlord last
Monday for the Pennsylvania and Eastern
States championship, the entries are of a
distinctly higher grade, mainly because
not only are the best from Philadelphia,
with the exception of Miss Molly ID.
Thaver. here. but Miss Xinderstcin and
Miss Balln, two OF the best in the coun-
try, are paying. Miss Zinderstein is ma
tional doubles champion, and she was TO
have gone to England for the British
championships, but missed her boat and
was not able TO get passage on another
soon enough to enter the Queen tourna-
ment.
Miss Zindcrstein, Miss Ballin, Mrs. Gill
bert A. Harvey, Philadelphia Cricket
Club. and Miss Phvllss Walsh are the out
standing favorites To win tho tourna-
ment. The victor in the tournament
will meet Miss Ann b. Townsend, Merton
Cricket Club. and present Delaware title
holder, in the challenge round.
The drawings in the doubles Will be
made at noon today and those for the
consolation singles as soon rs the first
round is completed. There will be prizes
for the tournament singles and runners up
winners, for the doubles and rnnners-up
winners consolation singles and consola-
ton doubles There will hc no mixed
doubles PLAYED Paul Nolan, l. l. Wright
and Mrs. J. ). Taylor are running the
details Of the tournament
Preliminary round Miss Edith Sigour-
uev, Longwood Cricket Club, Boston,
won from MISS feRgN ferguson, i hllautt-
phia Cricket Club, hv default Miss Re-
becca Thomson Merton Cricket Club.
defeated Miss Gertrude Pancoast, Merton
Cricket Club, 90. 6-l; Mrs. Charles +,
Rudolph. Wilmington Country Club. de-
fcated Miss MARY Rupert. Wilmington
Country Club. 6-3 o.; Miss Florence
Balm, Westside Tennis Club. Forest
hills. j. Il, detected Miss Marie Berl,
Wilmington Country Club. 90 O.
First round Miss Marion II. Zinder-
stem. Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, de-
feated Mrs. J : TAYLOR. Wilmington
Country Club. 6-1, 6-3 Miss Edith -
gournev. Longwood defeated Miss Ger
trude OSthemer Huntingdon Valley
Country Club. 60, o. Miss Margaret
| Wiener. Merton Cricket Club. defeated
Miss Deborah Seal. Menon Cricket Club,
7-5, 2-6 o.