Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
MISS THAYER OUT
|OF WOMEN'S TENNIS
| ast Local Player Strains Ankle
and Loses to Miss Tenant,
SO, 6-2. at National
BY SPICK HALL
mil, ,de,nbia Cricket Club, st. Mar.

rbeyer had lost the first set, SO, to
W;ss Eleanor Tenant, Of California,
nd one game had been played in the
second "S set. Miss Tennant eventually
wo the match. SO, 60. No Philadel-
,bans now survive.
The other survivors in the women's
singles we're Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt NJ al
iarS Miss Eleanor Goss. Miss Marion
grdcrstcin. Miss Leslie Bancroft. Miss
rditb ,,,Hfb Sigourney. Miss Helen Pollak
md Mrs. Nat w. Niles.
This leaves three New Workers.. four
Postonians and one Californian In the
tournament.
Gritty Battle,
There were no upsets in the fourth
round, but there might have been but
for the unfortunate injury TO MISS
|Thayer. A.
Philadelphia girl. but by hard work,
GOOD driving and fine getting Miss
|Thayer drew up even with her oppon.-
ent at 5-all.
Then they each won service. bring
,e The score to Gail. In the next game,
an Miss Tenants service. Miss Thayer
b.d the lead at 40-15, then drove the
Srst services out four times in a row,
losipr fine chance to take the lead and
win the set.
Mis-. Tennant took the fourteenth
r,me and the set. The California girl
sot the first game Of the second set at
E5, Miss Thayer hurting her ankle on
the last point of the game. Miss Thayer
was assisted to the clubhouse, where
her ankle was bound.
In spite Of bad limp, she returned
h the scorching hot court. but the han
6cap was too much, Miss Tenant run
pinr out the set at 90. and winning the
match.
Miss Thayer's game in the first set
was on n par with her opponents. Miss
Teppant tried all the tricks at her com
naud but Miss Thayer wns equal to
the occasion until the last two games.
Miss Thayer's drives were more
severe than Miss Tenants, but a num-
bsr Of them few into the net. just be-
ov the tape at critical moments. Miss
Tenants short court volleys were very
Elective and it was this shot which
won her the second set so easily, Miss
fbayer not being able to run up at all.
A big crowd saw the match and many
II the shots brought out bursts of ap-
plause.
A one stroke lawn tennis game cant
vin That was proved yesterday when
Miss Eleanor Tenant, the breezy Pa
cfc coast player, walked away from
Miss Ann B. Townsend, of Merton,
loeins only two games in two sets.
Miss Tenant is able at any time to
thinys her game from driving one to
sre Ia which the cut stroke predOmi-
nitB She uses whichever one seems to
hr TO be the most effective against her
ppponent In this way she is able to
beat many players who would beat her
both should use only the drive.
Early in the summer Miss Townsend
knd Miss Marion Zinderstein met at the
Wilmington Country Club in the chal-
sge round for the Delaware state title.
lhe turf was very wet. making driving
|ame inexpedient. Miss Zinderstein
|sw this Immediately and began to shoot
(rer series Of chop strokes with lot
spin on them. The result was that
liss Townsend was unable to lift her
rlyes net high.
The same thing hapbened yesterday
the third round Of the women's ma
lonal tournament at the Philadelphia |
Cricket Club, except that the turf was
not wet
she Knew Something
Miss Tenant must have known that !
MISS Townsend was unable to meet .
Ter at sliCing game. consequently she .
proceeded to send over low, spinning
alls that Miss Townsend either netted
drove far out Of the court. Miss
townsend has good service, but as she
|Ontinnallv tnt IN ha
allies her service also lost lot of its
fectiveness and she dropped one set at
owe and the other at two games.
Most of the women and girl players
Philadelphia and vicinity have de-
Fsloped the driving game well but have
not mastered the chop at all, in fact,
hty never try to chop, even when they
et ball on the bound close to the net |
Fhtn and the chop is the obvious
troke they attempt to drive. many
'mes with fatal results
II Miss Townsend had had a chop
mat equals her fore hand drive she
would been able to give Miss Tennant
battle, as it was there was very little
the match In the way of a contest.
II Is bizarre fact that in the third
|ound Yesterday not one of the matches
rent TO three sets and only one deuce
et was played, Miss Marguerite Davis,
orthwestern champion, losing to Miss
i'Ien Baker, of California, 81, TO.
lard to Dope Out
The women's doubles has brought to-
e'ner lot of very strong teams. In
se hrst place Miss Eleanor Goss, New
ork, and Miss Zinderstein, Boston,
aH year champions, are teamed up
gam They had an easy tie of it yes
rtday. beating Miss Mary Law and
iss feggy Thayer, in two love sets,
~ their road Is not going to be rosy
" tne way. not by broad margin.
among the teams that will have to
counted as contenders are Mrs.
ieS,se Weightman, Boston, and Mrs.
lolIa Bjurstedt Mallory, New York,
no N,singles champions. Both are
ayins last tennis and they are playing
ell together. This pair showed its
U"er IN the first round by beating
INs 'orinne Gould, former national
"a! court champion, and Miss Davis in
Waisht sets, Ga, 6-1. The former
tIehoIders were down to 2 in the
rN set They reeled off ten games in
row. taking the match with ease when
'sy got under way.
Ms' Weightman plays a brilliant net
ame' Her yolleys and overhead shots
' modelled along masculine lines and
e. makes the most of her strength.
,'S. Mallory cannot volley as effective
& SS Ger partner, at the same time her
vou 0 IL rom the forecourt are accurate,
tu II they are hit awkward.
omr nnotner good doubles team ig Miss
S0;n v%;nSehd and Miss Thayer. They won
ot % match Yesterday, and 1t would
No ut surprising to see them make a
ho. m showing before the week is over.
nov, 1 nave nave good teamwork and both
W. w." now to play doubles. Mrs. r. l..
VOod vOo and Mrs. +, V. Lynch also make
ISS IS'u computation, So do Mrs. NJ. Il.
Irs TWnd Miss Rosamond Newton and
~ H. +. Briggs and Misc ph rII;.