Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-09
CARLTON SHAFER
BOWS TO EDWARDS
Defeat Of cynwyd Veteran Is
Big Surprise Of District
Tennis Tourney

The pathway to the final round of the
mems Philadelphia and District tennis
tournament, being held on the courts
of the Germaptown Cricket Club this
week. was Unexpectedly cleared for
Stanley w. Pearson, the favoritc. and
DR.. p. B. Hawk, the unanimous sec
ond choice, ns a result of Yesterdays
matches.
The big upset of the day was the de-
feat of Carlton Shafer. the Cynwyd
veteran. by i. NJ. Edwards, Of Mcrion
The latter put up the best game he
has shown all season. while Shafcr was
the effects of his long and gruelling
three -sct match with Young Carl
Fischer, the University Of Pennsylvania
star. in the opening round on Monday.
The next surprise was tho trimming
handed Eddy Cassard, the Cricket Club
star, by his cluhmatc. Joe Brown. Both
are Of the hard hitting. smashing,
dashing type and they were very evenly
matched. On Monday they played one
set that ended in an s to s tic. when
darkness called halt. Yesterday,
breaking all the rules made and pro =
vidpd. they agreed TO start tn" match
set. Ga. breaking through Brown S
Brown promptly returned the compli-
ment and grabbed of the second frame
by the same Identical score. getting
through CasSard'S swift serve at the
crucial moment. They altCrnatcd on
service in the deciding set until tn" game
score stood six all. though Cassard came
within the fraction Of an inch of losing
by Ga.
But with the rain pouring down an
the clouds SO lowering 1t was almost i'm
possible TO follow the flight of tho bal
Brown pulled himself together and wor
two games for the SGT by Sc and the
match. two sets to ono.
Cassard had been figured as a possible
dark horse. but Brown. even though h'
did trim his young clubmatr. is too or
ratio to be given serious conSidcratlOl
for the title.
Shafcr started we'll against Edwards
winning the first two games. as tn
latter was slow to warm up. But whcI
the Merton man did get started h
showed some raj" tennis. He varied hi
attack so cleverly that he had Shafr
guessing throughout. Accurate volley
ing at the net was mixed with pcrtcc
lobS and fine passing shots.
The Cynwyd contender had bee
! W uS' uII lllN anu oNill
beat young Fischer, having saved tn
second set when the odds were n
against him and having pulled the thir
and deciding frame out Of the fire aftc
trailing by four games to one. Even
tually the strain of this clash told 0
him and Edwards romped away wit
the third set in hollow fashion.
Doctor Hawk and Stanley Pcarso
had to work hard to win one of the tvs
sets they played against 7. c. Leonard
and Ralph Hothersall. respectively. bu
took the other with ease and now seer
fairly sure to meet in the final battl
for the title held by globe trotting Ri
Tilden.
Rain tied things up bit Yesterday
so that it was impossible to get til
doubles started. but it is hoped TO bcgi
play in>that division today. This tour
ney begins late, so as to give all I'll
Office workers q chance and as a reSu
one first round clash remains to he dis
posed Of This is between G., Sommc
and W. r. Campbell. Of Belfcld, VIII
played each other to II set-all tie yes
terday and were forced to quit becaus
of darkness and rain.
. l.. G. WiStrr, of the home club. VIII
usually pairs of with Stanley P"arso
in the doubles. scored surpriSingl
easy victory over Paul Nann"nan. 4
Cynwyd. yesterday by O., g..