Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-21
LAST STATE MATCH
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Pearson and Ulster Meet
Calitornians; Delawae
Meet at Wilmington
Country Club Tomorrow
Nv SPICK HALL

THE rain last week caused a lap
l. over in the tennis tournaments of
This approximate latitude and longitude.
Just about the time finals In the
doubles for the Pennsylvania state
cbampiopship begin this afternoon on
the turf courts Of the Merton Cricket
Club. the annual meeting for the cham
nionsbip of Delaware was to begin at
The wilmington Country Club with
Peter Wright and Paul Nowland in
charge Of the details. The heavy rain
last night caused the postponement OF
the Wilmington tournament opening
until tomorrow. The dinner dance VIII
Be given tomorrow night. =,
The finals today at Haverford will pc
between two ,Philadelphians IL the rain
stops, Stanley w. Pearson and l.. q.
Wister, and two representatives of the
University of California. Wallace J:
Rates and Edmund Levy. Pearson and
Wister won their way to the finals by
defeating Ted and Brooke Edwards, Ca,
i3.lI. while the Californians put Wal
lace +. johnson and Carl Fischer out
81 the tournament in three sets. -.
S.5. 6.4. These matches were played
in the presence Of big gallery yester-
day afternoon on the courts of the Ger
mantown Cricket Club at Mannheim.
The umpiring was done by AL Hoskins,
of;cisl referee of the state tournament,
and Henry Endicott. ...
johnson in Form
Wallace johnson was in great form
Yesterday in the doubles match which he
and Fischer lost. It was only by play
Ing Fischer constantly in the last two
sets that Bates and Levy were able
TO win out. Fischer stood up well
under the strain of being the target for
too much for him and he committed
many errors by netting,and driving out.
Johnson's volleying was the most
snectacular seen on Philadelphia courts
Il, a long while. Both Bates and Levy
were hitting with all their power. but
their drives had no terrors for Wal
lace, who shot them back with as much
ease as though he were merely occupied
In preliminary rallying.
Wallace's service was also working
with unusual effectiveness. He shot
many aces through, leaving Levy and
Bates standing watching the ball with
out chance to get their racquets near
Il.
Levy's smashing at the net was one
Of the leading features Of the match.
He put everything he had on his over
head drives, which enabled him to
win many points for his team. Bates
also was good at the net but he was
usually content with cross court shots,
many of which were sent over at an
ungetable angle.
The point score OF this match shows
that this Ia the second time that Wal
lace johnson has lost this year when
he made more points than his opponents.
Yesterday he and Fischer. scored 104
points against an even hundred for
Bates and Levy. Recently Wallace lost
to Dick Harte in a Boston Philadelphia
Church Club match at the Westside
Tennis Club. Forest Hills. although he
won more points than the ex- Harvard
football star.
The point score Of yesterdays match
follows:
FIRST SET -
' - 2-lS-I
Johnson and F''iheis-. $500 1000
SECOND SET
,... stsIsat4aSs+t +-4s-s
johnson rrd 4FIssIa F'GhssrIIa $3.50
THIRD SET
~ 2So44 4-so-e
johnson, and Fischer, q,
2-S1-
steadiness Wins
~ was due TO , tneir disconsertlng
beat the Edwards brothers This match
MAS ' an ~ snsctoc,,Iar' raIIies that
lasted for dozen strokes at times
Wben tba EduarJs hrothers reached The
net 6rst Pearson and Wister womb
keen lohbing hack their overhead
smasbss frob, Tor hack ~ tbe base line
md tbo saua tb;na wn,id banpen whan
the Germantown Cricket Clnb na;r cot