Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23
BACKHAND DRIVES
MRS. HUFF'S FORTE
Cricket Club Star and Sam
Peacock Beat Mrs. Harvey
and Ted Edwards
RESULT A BIG SURPRISE
by SPICK HALL

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The backhand stroke In lawn tennis
is a defensive one in nm overwhelming
majority Of cases. 1t IL only the care.
ful student and exponent Of the game
who tries to make the backhand an
offensive weapon. Even such q great
player as nilly Johnston has nothing
more than a defensive backhand, but
his rival on the courts, Bill Tilden, has
developed shot from the left side that
Is far more than a defensive stroke.
Probably the greatest backhand driver
that was ever developed In America
was Theodore Roosevelt Pell and be
worked on the stroke to the detriment
Of the rest of his game.
Good backhand drivers among the
women players are even fewer and far
ther between them in male ranks, but
has a backhand worthy Of the name.
She is Mrs. NJ. Il. Huff, No. / player
on the Philadelphia Cricket Clubs
team. Yesterday Mrs. HUFF assisted in
committing one of the biggest athletic
upsets OF the season when she and Sam
Peacock, of the Germantown Cricket
Club. won the Country Clubs annual
mixed doubles tournament by beating
Mrs. Gilbert A. Harvey and Ted Ed
wards in the final round before big
gallery that thoroughly enjoyed every
minute of the play.
Not Even Considered
When Mrs. Huff and Peacock started
play on Friday afternoon no one con :
sidered them as possible winners. They
were not even dark horses. They were
completely invisible. However, II others
we're blind to their chances, Mrs. HUFF
and Peacock themselves were not. They
went in to go as far as they could and
they went the limit. The point score
shows what a peculiar contest it was.
First one team would forge ahead and
completely outclass its opponents,
then the other would come forward with
rush and show a revolutionary re-
versal of form.
Mrs. Harvey played her usual steady
game, but her partners game varied
At times Edwards played brilliantly and
with that ease that always has been
characteristic of his game. However,
he was very unsteahy. He was prone
to double fault and at other times he
drove into the net repeatedly on shots
that should have been sure kills.
Mrs. Huff, during most Of the match,
played the best game of her career. Her
efforts wero thoroughly appreciated and
the big gallery was constantly applaud
ing her fine shots, which kept the rallies
going until one Of her opponents would
lose.
A Tactical Error
Mrs. Harvey and Edwards attempted
to break up Mrs. Huff's game by ham
inering at her backhand, but in doing
that they made tactical error, for Mrs.
HUFF appeared to be stronger OH her
backhand than on her forchand, and the
latter shots were all that could be de.
sired.
Sam Peacock played very steadily ex
cept during the second set, when both
he and Mrs. Huff were decidedly Of. .
allowing Mrs. Harvey and Edwards to
win eight games in a row in the second
set and beginning of the third. Pea
cocks game was not severe, but he
proved to be a fine getter and his con-
tinual returns materially helped his
team win.
In the consultations Miss Helen
Sewell and Eddie Cassard defeated Miss
Anne B. Townsend and Kent Willing.
Wednesday afternoon the Philadcl.
phia and District tournament will begin
ct Cynwyd.
Appended are the point scores and
summary of yesterdays play at the
Country Club:
FIRST SET
Mrs. Hur.Peacock-
44313 8 So 4 $500
Mrs. Harvey Edwards
O054 OI o 2--ce-4
SECOND SET
NJ: NJ: HafEfs;E HaaP..sass s;EsSe'd' SStt5:Estt--s
THIRD SET
Mrs. Hun-Peacock-
22.2 o 442 1 s 4-35-8
Mrs. Harvey -Edwards-
r,,., ,o,,,t.t t@ai24 49, 81 Jn:2s-4 DO.
Harvey. Edwards. So.
COUNTRY CLUE INITIATION MIXED
DOUBLES
Serni-nnal Round
Mrs. Gilbert A. Harvey and Ted Edwards
defeated Ts"n,sd Miss Gertrude conaway and Walter
Mrs. u. h, Hun and Sam Peacock de-
fsa,ss Tssss- Is ~ ss Molly p Thaser and Russell
Final Round
Harvey and Mr.. Edwards. 6.4. 10. ga.
CONSULTATIONS
Final Round
Mss Helen sewsl and Eddie Cassard de-
feated Miss Anne B. Townsend and Kent
willing 90. ca.
C.. B. u. A WINNER