Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-25
-FOUR FINAL NET
EVENTS ON TODAY
Miss Townsend Meets Miss
Bancroft at Mannheim for
Philadelphia Title
nv sPICK HALL

This is going to be large day at the
philadelphia Cricket Club. There will
\. four finals tennis matches staged
hofore the shades Of night have trickled
ant Of the east. Three Of these matches
arc women g events and one Is the mixed
doubles. all for the championship OF
Philadelphik and district.
Miss Ann b. Townsend. OF merton.
r,ll take on Miss Leslie Bancroft, the
crafty southpaw OF the Longwooc
Cricket Club. for the singles title These
t,ro have never met before, consequently
making predictions on the outcome IL
not likely TO be a healthful procedure,
however. IL Miss Townsend plays the
way she did against Miss Phyllis
walsh Yesterday she Ia going to beat
Miss Bancroft no mattenhow well the
Boston girl performs.
Miss Townsend and Miss Molly ID.
Thayer, Of the Philadelphia Cricket
Club. will contend for the doubles title
against Miss Bancroft and Miss Phyllis
Walsh. of the Country Club. In the
consolation singles Miss Helen Sewell,
MARYLAND champion, meets Miss Vir.
pinia Carpenter, and In the mixed
doubles Mrs. NJ. B. Huff and Frank
white are scheduled to clash with Miss
Thayer and Joe Thayer.
Yesterday was bad day for Miss
Walsh and a good one for Miss Town
send. The later trimmed Miss Walsh in
singles and. with Miss Thayer. defeated
Miss Walsh and Miss Bancroft in the
doubles. Miss Thayer's defeat by Miss
Bancroft in the semifnals was a big
surprise and the first upset of the
tournament.
Miss Townsend and Miss Walsh had a
beautiful match and the Merton girl
won because she had the edge all along.
In the. first set Miss Walsh ran up
. lead of Az on Hiss Townsend. then
the Merton star got busy and by going to
the net and cutting off Miss Walsh's
drives, she ran the set out quickly.
taking four games in a row in each of
which Miss Walsh only made one
point.
Had Miss Townsend continued her
net attack. there Is no doubt that she
would have taken the second set, and
taken It rather easily; but she elected
to play in the back court. The result was
that Miss Walsh, thanks to her un-
usual reach. was able to nip Miss Town
sends drives in the bud and score many
placement volleys on her. Miss Walsh
took the set at 6-2, Miss Townsend
making only one real stand, that in
the final game when twenty points were
played Miss Walsh finally won.
Miss Townsend saw her mistake in
the second set and after the rest she
began the third by going to the net
frequently, although she did not force
the barrier game. In this way Miss
Townsend got the lead at 81. Miss
Walsh played beautifully in the next
two games. earning most Of the points
on fine placement shots and cross court
volleys. She carried the score to three
all, then Miss Townsend showed that
she was equal to the occasion by cut
ting on a burst of speed and running
the set out 8-3 and winning the match.
The defeat of Mrs. Huff and Mrs.
Smith by Miss Sewell and Miss Porter
was something of surprise, although
because Mrs. Smith is not a particularly
strong player. Miss Sewell and Miss
Porter evidently realized how steadily
Mrs. Huff is, so they decided to play
Mrs. Smith. They did play her through
out the match and that was the way
they won. Mrs. Smith Is not at all
severe and her steadiness broke under
the constant attack from the two young
girls.
Summaries:
, PHILADELPHIA AND DISTRICT CHAM
PIONSHIPS
woMEN's SINGLES
Seminnals
Miss Ann b, Townsend, Merton, defeated
Club. 8-4. 4-8, 6-8.
Miss Leslie Bancroft Longwood Cricket
Club. Boston. defeated Miss Molly d. Thayer,
Philadelphia Cricket Club. Ga. 8-1.
woMEN's DOUBLES
Semihnals
Miss Helen Seweil and Miss Katherine
Porter defeated Mrs. NJ. B. Hun and Mrs.
Erskine Smith. SO. 7-5. 6-3.
Miss Ann B. Townsend and Miss Molly d.
Thayer defeated Miss Leslie Bancroft and
Miss Phyllis Walsh, 81, 8-6, 6-9.