Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
MISS TOWNSEND
MEETS WESTERNER
Fast Singles Matches On for
Today in Philadelphia Cham
pionships at Mannheim a.
BY SPICK HALL

Late this afternoon there will be only
four players remaining IN the women's
lawn tennis tournament for the cham
pionship of Philadelphia and district.
The antepenultimate round is sched-
ulcd to be played this afternoon at the
Germantown Crick Club, following the
scmifnal round of the consolation sin
giles. which was booked to start Mt l0 :oO
this morning.
Yesterday Miss Margaret Wiener, one
Of the luminaries of the Germantown
Cricket Club. sent word that she would
have to leave the city Immediately in
order to matriculate at Vassar, there
fore she had to default. Miss Leslie
Bancroft of the Longwood Cricket
Club, Boston, was to have played Miss
Wiener. hence she reached the semi
final round first and without struggle
at that. The three matches to be staged
today are between Miss Molly Thayer,
titleholder, and Miss Katherine Porter;
Miss Ann Townsend and Mrs. Ream
Leachman. the latter of California, and
Miss Phyllis Walsh and Mrs. Robert
Herold
According to the well-known dope,
Miss Thayer should beat Miss Porter.
hlNN mayer SnOulu ne VlctOrlOuS over
her California rival and Miss Walsh
should score an easy win over Mrs.
Herold But that's only the dope, the
scores will tell later.
The best of the singles matches on
today's docket is that in which Miss
Townsend meets Mrs. Leachman. The
california woman Is an experienced
tournament player and will not be an
easy mark by any means for the Merton
glrl. no matter how well she may play.
Mrs. l.eachman is thoroughly grounded
In the essentials of the game, plays
steadily and uses her head. This tilt
will attract the biggest gallery of the
tournament.
Play in doubles reached the semifinal
round yesterday.
=. Ihc fortunate quartet consists of Mrs.
N: B: Huff and Mrs. Erskine Smith,
MIS- MISS Molly D. Thayer and Miss Ann
townsend, Miss Phyllis Walsh and Miss
Leslie Bancroft and Miss Helen SeweIl
and Miss Katherine Porter.
All of the doubles matches proved to
Ge easy affairs for the winners yester-
Gay, not one going to three sets. nor
niu any one of the sets 60 to deuce. Miss
nnoSamond Newton, of Boston. and Mrs.
ncaD Lcachman, NJ California, put up
thr pest battle among the losers, as they
ioSt to Miss Phyllis Walsh and Miss
hh'SIle Bancroft. 6-3. ga. But at that
fhc winners always had the match well
III hand and probably could have won by
DiSger margin il they had desired.
,,;As expected, Miss Ann Townsend and
MSS Molly Thayer were easy winners,
anu u Is hard to see how any team that
tLL,''",nS tL VIII be able to trim them for
M.. NJ" uIIc; Yesterday they eliminated
Ers; Roberts Harold and Mrs. II. f.
tag tMaeroaugh the Belfield team, in rather
Vy VdSy 'aShlon. at Ga, 6-2. Once again
sors,i S'rSS townsend shonc brightly. Her
boad b,'" wv, was very severe and her over
,To ITeau work was excellent. Furthermore,
me me teamwork of Miss Thaycr and Miss
1oNhSehd was virtually perfect.
o'srrday's summaries:
xdrh!Iadelphia and district champors for
DOUBLES
=, Third Round
Club arG a. Nls B. Huff PhlladeIphia, Cricket
and MSs o'Ib' defeated Mrs p. 4. Osborne
and MHS KISS TEh4ser Enns PAlaaeghIa Gr!gss,
KeT6aTIg.,M Mrs. Robert Herold and Mrs. H. +.
TSiG Esss RRsaSspht RsnSfSi o6a%ood GFsssi
LeacbSrI,C LSvSbSI Club. Boston. defeated Mrs. Ream
Newton oman; Ro California aud Miss Rosamond
and Su Helen Sewen, Huntingdon Valley.
Cricket ss S Katherine Porter, Philadelphia
81 Mrs Howard Sherwood Belfeld. 6.i.
MIXED DOUBLES
n, First Round
Raa6tadGlphia Cricket Club debated Mis-
Mis- LSehhehman and Ed Thayer, az ga.
defeatsdr rhhyllls Walsh and Edward Cassard
MrIus Jr., SO 6-l
From D. All B. Hun and Frank White won
deiaut ""u MISS Marion Vanneman by
qertrndH Hur and Frank White defeated Miss
default 's'he'mer and Andy Morgan by
teated N1IoHy Thayer and Joe Thayer de-
w. go. 'oDert heroid and Ar. Rhodes'