Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-24
TENNIS STARS TO Be
At OU PONT CLUB
Tnden and Johnson as Well as
Miss Zinderstein Will Play
Tomorrow Afternoon.

The du Pont Country Club tennis
courts will be the scene Of some star ex-
hibition matches tomorrow afternoon,
when some of the best players in the
country will play. Heading the list is W.
T.. Tildcn, I'd. the worlds singles cham
MON. who will meet Wallace +. Johnson,
the middle states singles champion. Inns
match will be staged at 5 o'clock and Will
tr the final match Of the afternoon.
The first set will be played between
Miss Marion III. Zinderstein, of Boston,
and Miss Eleanor Goss, who was Miss
Zindsrstein's partner III capturing the
national doubles championship this year.
II. Lindley Murray, the national SIN
giles champion in l917-lS, and 3 How
ard Noshell, the national indoor singles
champion in l9I7-lS. viii pair OH In
the second event.
At 4 O'Clock, Miss Marion ii. Llnder-
stein and r.. Lindley Murray will play
Miss Eleanor Goss and ). Howard Vosh-
ell in a set of mixed doubles.
The Tilden-Johnson match will fol-
low the mixed doubles.
This program of tennis is far superior
10 that of any ever carded for the de-
voices of the sport in Wilmington and
the du Pont Country Club has extended
an open invitation to the public OF the
city to attend.
Paul W. Gibbons, president of the
Philadelphia and District Lawn Tennis
Association, will referee the matches and
T. W. Harris will umpire.
Arrangements are being made by the
officials of the du Pont Club TO handle
record crowd Special car service has
bccn arranged on the Delaware avenue
and Rising Sun lines, which lead direct
20 the country club grounds. In all
probability the Traction Company Will
give three-minute service on the Deia-
war; avenue line as they did for the big
game last Saturday afternoon.
Three mems double matches and p set
of wouen's singles featured the play
in the du Pont Country Club tennis tour
namcnt for the club championships, yes
terday afternoon.
The victory of ]. f. Booge and j. ].
Williams over +. +. Palmer and &. +.
Nillard BY the SCORES of o., GA WIS the
hest of the afternoon and was won only
after hard fight.
Miss T.. NJ. Thompson succeeded In
defeating Miss Ann Butler, 60, 60, IN
the semi-final match and earned the
right to meet Miss Jean McCaughan
IN the finals for the club championship
IN the women's singles.
This match, however, will be held
over until next week IN order that the
championships in the mems and wom-
ems singles, men and women's doubles
and mixed doubles can be contested on
the same day.
A. l.. Willgoose and c. A. Hume tn
umphed over c. j. Wuestner and Ray
Riley in their doubles match, 6-2, 6-2.
The play in the mems and women's
doubles will be resumed this afternoon
but the contestants for the club cham
pionships will remain idle during the
exhibition matches of the high lights
the tennis world, Saturday afternoon.
Summaries:
MEMS DOUBLES.
A. l.. Willcoose and c. A. Hummer
defeated c. J. Wuestner and Ray Riley,
g., 90.
c. Hamman and Roy Harmon de-
feated w. J. Hooker and W. ID. Grit
fifth 20. 60, 60.
r. r. Palmer and c. p Millard won
from +. r. Manchester and n. Fisher
by default.
J. T.. Booge and ]. j. Williams de-
feated f. f. Palmer and c. p. Mlllard,
o.. 6-i.
woMEN's SINGLES.
Miss +. NJ Thompson defeated Miss
Ann Butler, 60, 60.
Exhibition tennis matches will be held
at the du Pont Country Club grounds
tomorrow as follows:
2 p. m.-Miss Marion II. Zinderstein
versus Miss Eleanor Goss. National
Doubles Champions 1920.
p. mr.. Lindley Murray National
Singles Champion) l9l7-l9lS versus S.
Howard Voshell National Indoor Singles
Champion) l9l7-l9ls.
4p. m.-Miss Marion 81. ZInderstein
and r. Lndley Murray versus Miss
Eleanor Goss and S. Howard Voshell
n. NV. t. Tilden, 2nd Worlds
Singles Champion) 1920 versus Wallace
r. Johnson Middle States Singles Cham
pions 1920.
Sam Hardy, Captain, U. s. Davis Cup
Team wifi also be present and play.
Paul W Gibbons VIII be referee; T.
". Harris, umpire. The committee in
charge comprises: ]. r. Winner, @. III.
Ciymer, A. W. KotTenberger, Alexander
Abrahams, r. A. Wardell, F. W. Milling,
r. j. Kendall Cantwell Clark and Frank
p. Palmer, chairman.