Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
FAST PLAYING SEEN
IN TENNIS TOURNEY
At COUNTRY CLUB
hiss Thayer, Former pennsyl-
vania Champion. Star in
Women's Matches.
DEL. CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY

The turf courts of the Wilmington
Country club were the scene OF un-
usually fast playing in the tennis
tournament Tor the championship Of
Delaware late yesterday afternoon
when the womcn's doubles were start
ed Soon after the women started the
men began,
The semi-hnal round in the women's
singles which was scheduled for yes
terday afternoon was postponed at
the last moment and will be played
this afternoon at ? o'clock. In this
event Miss Mollic ID. Thayer, Phil
adulphia Cricket club. will meet Mrs
". a. Newhall Germantown Cricket
club IA the lower bracket. and Miss
Eleanor Cottman, Baltimore. viii
clash in the upper with Miss Kathryn
Gardner Wcstside Tennis Club. For
rest Hills. L. /.
The attendance on the green vester-
day Was unusually large. In the first
round ~ the doubles in the afternoon,
Miss Helen Sewell Huntingdon Valley
and Miss Virginia Carpenter. Philadel-
phia Cricket club. had little trouble in
defeating Miss Mildred willard.
Merton. and Mrs. Brotherhood. Will
minEton. in straight sets. 60. 6-3
Both Miss Sewell and Miss Carpenter
made good showing.
Miss Thayer. paired with her club
mate Mrs Richard Male. played
brilliantly. in defeating Miss Gertrude
psthetmer. Huntingdon Valley and
Miss Paine. Of Germantown. Miss
Thayor and Mrs Nalle lost only one
game. the third one in the second set
Another one sided match was that
IN which Mrs. w. Z. Newhall. Ger
mantown. and Miss Jacqueline Green,
Merton. trimmed Miss Helen IaMotte
and Miss Cause, both If this city, 6-1.
6-t Miss Phyllis Walsh. Merton and
Mrs. q Y. Whitman, Baltimore. were
>, hcdulcd 20 meet Miss Eleanor Rolb
Merton. and partner. hut they failed
81 appear and the former team won
bs default
Bean Mathcy New York holds the
mems title. and Wallace r. Johnson
Cguvyd, and stanley W. Pearson.
Germantown Cricket club. will de-
fend their doubles crown.
Yesterday morning the round be-
fore the semi-fnals produced some
very fast tennis. The most interest
ing ~ the four singles contests be-
tween the women was that in which
Mrs. w. +. Newhall, the Germantown
Cricket Club left-hander, trimmed
Miss Virginia Carpenter, the young
star from the Philadelphia Cricket
club. Mrs Newhan triumphed after
three speedy sets had been played,
s-e. So. 6-1.
N the first set Mrs. Newhan did not
get going we'll until Miss Carpenter
had rolled IN a lead Of Al. Then
Mrs NeWhall's southpaw drives began
81 worry Miss Carpenter. who fell in
IL many errors. allowing Mrs. New
ball to draw up to 4-S. However. Miss
Carpenter then hogan a steady at
tack - Mrs. NewhalTs backhand.
which soon gave the Cricket girl the
set al 6-3.
Mrs. Newhar began the second set
with d rush and reeled three games
before Miss Carpenter was able to
win one. They divided the next two.
which gave Mrs. Newhall the lead AZ
s-2 That was Miss Carpenters last
stand ID that set. as Mrs. Ncwhall
proceeded TO win the next games in
short order. tying the match at one
az IN sets. Mrs. Newhall was getting
better ali the time and Miss Carpen-
Ter was unable TO get more than one
game in the final set.
Interesting Matches.
The other matches, while interest
ing. were not close. and the results
were almost foregone conclusions.
Miss Molly ID. Thayer. former Penn
sylvania champion and member of
the Philadelphia Cricket Club. elm
mated Mrs. r. b. Whiteman, of Balti- |
more. in straight sets. 6-3, CO. Miss
Thayer played excellent tennis; in
fact the best that she has played this
season. After Miss Thayer's defeat
in the State tournament at Merton
rs Miss Mildred willard, it was
thought that she was decidedly of
her game. That may have been true
al the time. but she has come and
il now going at a fast clip.
Miss Kathryn Gardner. westsfde
Tennis Club. Forest Hills. l.. l.. played
brilliantly when she took a couple of
fast sets from Miss Peggy Ferguson.
Philadelphia Cricket Club, 6-3, 6-3. |
Yesterday Miss Ferguson caused the
surprise Of the tournament when she
defeated Miss Phyllis Walsh, of Mer-
ion.
Miss Deborah Seal, Merton, put up
good battle against Miss Eleanor |
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