Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-14

MISS THAyER IS
TENNIS VICTOR
Defeats Miss cuttus, 6-2, 6-2
in Third Rouhd--Is Sole
i Local Survivor

,,,ss Molly ID. Thayer, OF the Philn
aoinhia Cricket Club, was the only Pnii
usnginh;an 70 survive the third round o
she nromen's singles In the championship
.u,ornent W. for the American lawn ten
.Gs Wv t;tle at the Philadelphia Cricke
m..h ~. toSnv She defeated Miss Louis'
C"ttps. Bay Head. 6-2, 6-2. :,
Tho Philadelphia girl was very stead!
I'D her strokes we're working will
siocklike precision throughout TN
.,otcb Miss Thayer was scheduled T.
mat Miss Eleanor Tennant, the Cali
Nv; hs.n;o star. Mt 2 o'clock this afternoon
"iN; Mics remnant earlier in the day elm
,.atsd Miss Anne II. Townsend, o.
Ms,;or. ; 90. go. Miss Townsend ap
mnoored TO be greatly off form from sheel
sh NJ proctice, aud Miss Tenant ha;
no ,aI Itroufle in cutting off her drives a.
tho net for placement points.
Miss Townsend's fast service was not
uorking we'll either. :,
"y She frequently double -fa,Ated Al
,-;ticol stages in the games, throwing
srnv many opportunities in this way
Miss Tennent's plays was the best thai
she has shown since she came East, no
sScepting the good match she put ur
against Nib, Zinderstein in the Long
wood finals at Boston.
Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory. three
times national champion, easily disposed
nj Miss Phyllis Walsh, of the Countr!
club The ex champion took the frs
not at love, then easing up in her play
sbe allowed Miss Walsh to take three
rames In the second set.
In the first set Miss Walsh attempted
10 take the net on numerous occasions
Init Mrs. Mallory was so accurate that
she passed the Philadelphia girl almos
at will.
Miss Marguerite Davis. after drop
ming the first set to Miss Helen Baker
tbe Pacific coast champion, at 8-1
made a fine stand in the second Sc
and forced the California girl to deuce
All of the fourth round matches wer,
scheduled for this afternoon.
Not Extended
Neither Miss Tennant nor Mis-.
Townsend was extended at all yester
day, but Miss Townsend played the bet.
Ter tennis because she tried harder
Miss Tenant realized that she coult
beat Mrs. Gibbs whenever she felt lik,
Il, so she didn't feel like 1t until four
ali had been reached in the final set.
Miss Tenant amassed large sum In
the error column by carelessly tossing
away points that she might have wor
with a little more care. Her service
was only fair and her volleying was
considerably lamer than usual.
Another Philadelphia girl. Miss
Phyllis Walsh, of the Country Club,
Is on today's star bout schedule. She
meets Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory.
Unfortunately for Miss Walsh, Mrs.
Mallory is playing far better game
now than she has at any time since she
won the title in 1913.
Has Comeback
Last year Mrs. Mallory. was not her g.
self at oil, the result being that she
had to concede the honors to Mrs.
George H. Weightman, who is not
playing in the singles in this meet. But
yesterday it was evident that Mrs. NAL
lory had come back, and come back with
punch. She was driving with all her
former fierceness and she wasn't driv-
Ing into the net or out of the court.
Her fore court work was not particu-
larly impressive. but it must be remem-
bered that she was not extended to win.
Her back court game, however, was ex-
cellent. Her placements were almost
perfect and were made with such daz-
cling speed that Miss Rene Christy, of
Point Judith, was lucky to get the few
points that were credited to her.
Miss Marguerite Davis is newcome
In our midst. She comes from st. Paul
and holds the Northwest title. Phys.
ically she resembles Mrs. Mallory to a
remarkable degree. She is husky. fast
on her feet and is tireless. She has n
powerful drive, although she hasn't it
down to the same point of accuracy
that characterizes Mrs. Mallory's wal
lop.
"A Good Match
Today Miss Davis met Miss Helen
Baker, the coast champion. 1t took
Miss Baker long while to get accus-
toned to playing on grass, but she has
at last caught the trick, and since then
she has been going at high speed. Her
play in the LOngwOod invitation tour
nament did not indicate much strength,
but in her recent performances her play
has taken on championship hue. Miss
Baker is very frail looking. but she has
never shown any lack of stamina. Con-
sequently, this setto should be one of
the best of the tournament, provided
both play up to form.
A pair of New Workers make up the
other feature match. This will be the
meeting between Miss Eleanor Goss and
Nlrs. Robert lie Roy. Miss Goss took
set from Mrs. Mallory at the recent
tournament held on the courts of the
ountry Club of Westchester, n. Y.
Ter play Yesterday was very good and
Gaicated that she had lot in reserve.
MISS GoSs is unusually tall and she has
aEen full advantage of this devel-
ppihg a fast service that wins many
POINTS for her when she is going right.
MISS 1oss has good drive, but she Is
prone TO play too many cross court
taots and not mix up her game enough
worry her opponents as she should.