Evening journal., 1921-06-22

Doubles play was started in the
Delaware State tennis tournament at
the Wilmington Country Club yes
terday afternoon. The third and
fourth rounds Of the mems singles
we're also completed. The semi
finals in the women's singles, which
we're announced to be played at the
club yesterday, were postponed until
today.
In the women's doubles some very
good tennis was brought out One
of the best battles Of the day came
late, when Miss Ferguson and Miss
Gardner won over Miss Seal and
Miss Mildred Willard in a three-set
match, 4-6. 6-3. 6-2.
In the first set. Miss Seal was driv-
ing excellently and this, combined
with Miss Willard's getting ability,
gave them first blood. after the count
had reached four-all In the last two
sets. Miss Ferguson and Miss Gard
ner did more work at the net with
the result that they were able to run
out the two sets with the loss OF
only FIVE games all told.
Mrs. Marion Zindestein Jessup,
Wilmington, made her first appear
ance in the tournament, when she
and her partner. Mrs. +. II. Godfrey,
gave Miss Louise Dixon and Mrs.
Krumbhaar a lacing. Ga, 6-l. Mrs.
Jessup played beautiful tennis, her
voileying and serving being the fea-
ture OF the entire afternoons play
among the women. Mrs. Jessup won
the tournament last year and will
defend in the singles this season, but
her partner, Miss Edith sigourney is
in England with the American in
vaders, so that Mrs. Jessup had TO
find another partner in an effort TO
win both titles again.
Miss Helen Sewell, OF Huntingdon
Valley, and Miss Virginia Carpenter
Philadelphia Cricket, made a fine
showing when they trimmed Miss r.
willard and Mrs. Brotherhood, So
6-3. Miss Sewell. with Miss Kath-
crime Porter, holds the doubles cham
pionship OF Philadelphia, and her
play with Miss Carpenter was just
as good as the day when she aad
Miss Porter defeated Miss Anne b
Townsend and Miss Molly Thayer al
Mannheim, Philadelphia
The doubles team that made the
greatest impression was Miss Thayci
and Mrs. Richard Nalle. both OF the
Philadelphia Cricket Club. Then
teamwork was virtually perfect, and
they showed just how good they ar'
BY defeating Miss Gertrude Osthein.
er. captain OF the Huntingdon Val
ley Interclub team, and Miss Pane
so, 6-1.
Miss Phyllis Walsh and Mrs Z. ,
Whiteman won by default.
As usual. tho men got a late start
but that did not prevent some excel
lent matches. Wallace johnson anS
Stanley Pearson, doubles champion
of Delaware. were the first TO -eacl
the singles semi-finals round. John
son went through the third roun,
by default. and then put Drum
wright, the University Of Texas boy
out of the tournament in straigh
sets. 6-2. Ga.
Last year in the Pennsylvania
tournament. Stanley Pearson pu
Wallace Bates and Edmund Levy. tn
two Californians. out OF the tourna
ment. and yesterday ne continued hi
drive on the coast players by beat
ing Levy once more. This battle wa
hot one. and while Pearson woi
in straight sets. SIS, s-4. he had q
use all the tricks that he knew.
Wallace Bates. the Californian
had a great battle with Ted Edwards
OF Merton. Bates. after a tougl
struggle. took the opening set a
s-4. In the second set. Edwards go
/ going we'll and had Bates on the run
beating the coast boy, SIS. Blu