Evening journal., 1921-06-25
MRS. JESSUP
RETAINS TITLE
Wins Delaware Tennis
Crown in Finals With
Miss Thayer
WON LAST YEAR
BY SAME SCORE

she defeated Miss Molly ID. Thayer
in the Delaware State tennis tour
nament at the Wilmington Country
Club yesterday, in straight sets,
Us. 6-1.
This is the same score as that by
which Mrs. Jessup won the title last
year from Miss Anne B. Townsend,
Merton. except that the set scores
wer reversed in 1920.
As soon as this match was COM
pleted. wallace +. johnson, Gym
wyd. defeated Stanley w. Pear
son. Germantown Cricket Club, in
the final round OF the mems sin
giles. Ga, go, 6-3.
Today Johnson meets Dean Ma
they, New York, in the challenge
round. The same pair played last
year for the title. Mathey win
ming. In the doubles finals yes
terday afternoon Mathey and Joe
Werner defeated Alex. Thayer
Philadelphia Cricket Club, and r.
NJ. Edwards, Merton, GA 60, 60.
The winners will clash with Wal
lace Johnson and Stanley Pearson
today for the crown.
Miss Thayer put up a fine battle
against Mrs. Jessup, and while the
game score of the second set was
very one-sided, Miss Thayer was
fighting throughout and carried
three OF the games to deuce. Mrs.
Jessup's play was exceedingly ac-
curate and her superior net play
was the deciding factor in the con-
nict. Miss Thayer's driving was
good, but she was not able to pass
/ Mrs. Jessup consistently, the result
being that last years national run
ner-up cut off her opponents shots
for many clean placements.
Both Mrs. Jessup and Miss Thayer
served well, although the former
had considerably more pace to her
delivery and placed her serves some-
what better than Miss Thayer. Mrs.
Jessup continued her hammering
tactics. winning the opening game Of
the second set at love and taking
I the second after deuce had been
called twice. The third game also
went to Mrs. Jessup at love and the
| fourth after a dozen points had
been played. Miss Thayer was max
/ ing a desperate offort to stave off
defeat. but she lost the fifth game
at so. Finally. in the sixth by some
marvellous getting, Miss Thayer won
at Is, but the match was soon over,
for Mrs. Jessup took the seventh
game. although Miss Thayer had
led at 1880 and once at advantage.
THE POINT SCORE.
FIRST SET.
Mrs. Jessup,
6O444142S444-4o 7
Miss Thayer,
S42224 20 f-35 5
SECOND SET.
Mrs Jessup ...474741 6-33 6
Miss Thayer ...O5O52 44-29
Total points-Mrs. Jessup, 49,;
Miss Thayer, 55.
STROKE ANALYSIS.
FIRST SET.
n. O. =. SA. DF.
Mrs. Jessup D.. 9 10 3 3
Miss Thayer IA IA 10 o o
SECOND SET.
miss MIS-. TSayer Tssrup is 5 ?
INE0Al u LA i AOANs
n. o. =. SA. DF. Pts. G. r
Mrs. Jessup.
Is 1s 1s 3 7s 1s 81
Miss Thayer,
2s % IS . So 6 5A
The match between Wallace John
son and Stanley Pearson was not as
good as their battle at Merton last
week in the final round of the Penn
sylvania tournament. Pearson
forced johnson in the first by TAX
ing the net just as he did last week
, but, even so. Johnson was so accu'
J rate that he passed his doubles part
ner repeatedly. the result being tina
the Cynwyd star finally took the frs
b set at Ga. In the second set Pear
3 son seemed tired. while johnson
- was breezlng along. making almos
e perfect. shots. Johnson had littl'
e trouble in taking the second set "a
= 60. Pearson not having the Leaf
= at any stage Of the game.
r In the final set Johnson really wa
e at his best. He was cutting the sid
lines and shooting the ball eros
= court and just lifting il over the ne
o in such a way that he kept Pearson
0 constantly on the run and seldom
y gave him a chance 10 make a show
/ ing
/ Mathey and Joe Werner won tn
y final round in the doubles by trim
y ming Alex Thayer and Ted Edward
8 the Philadelphia pair The score
Z, GA, 60. 6-2, gives a very adequat
o idea of how the teams really stack
ed up. Werner played remarkabl
y well and seemed TO At in almost per
/ fectly with Mathey as a partner.
Miss Molly Thayer and her brothe
y Alex reached the final round in IN
y mixed doubles by beating wallac
3 Johnson and Mrs. F. II. Godfrey d
= straight sets. 6-1. 6-3. Today Mis-
s Thayer and Alex Thayer meet Mrs
2. Jessup and Stanley Pearson in tn
- finals There Is no challenge roun
= this year in the mixed double even
m The summary:
" DELAWARE CHAMPIONSHIPS
FOR WOMEN.
SINGLES.
IN Challenge Round.
l. Mrs. Marion zinderstein JessuI
10 Wilmington, defeated Miss Molly I
* Thayer. Philadelphia Cricket Clul
er rs. 6-1
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