Evening journal., 1922-06-19
TENNIS GAMES
HARD Fought
Mrs. Madeira, Miss Porter
Play 46 Games to Decide
Match
MRS. HUFF WINNER
OVER MISS WILLARD

Two hard-fought three-set match
I es, in the women's singles, featured
! the opening of the Delaware State
tennis championship at the Will
mington Country Club today. The
outstanding number was the victory
OF Mrs. c. Madeira, of the Merton
Cricket Club, over Miss Katherine
Porter of the Philadelphia Cricket
Club. by 11-13, Ga and Us, 1t re-
quirlng as games to decide the
match. Mrs. Madeira was forced to
fight uphill most of the way. She
was down at S-5 in the deciding set
and came from behind to win.
Mrs. II. B. Huff, of the Philadel-
phia Cricket Club, and Miss Mildred
Willard, of the Merton Cricket Club,
also had a strenuous struggle to the
limit, with Mrs. Huff triumphing 4-6,
Ga and 6-3.
Mrs. J. Saunders Taylor, former
State champion. was the only one Of
the Wilmington entries to survive in
the early matches. She eliminated a
clubmate, Mrs. william Prickett
with ease, losing but one game in the
two sets.
Miss Molly Thayer, Philadelphia
Cricket Clubs star, a flnalist last
year, was forced TO default. II Is
doubtful whether she will be able to
compete in the tournament at all,
her uncle having died this morning.
The mems singles got under way
at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon. A
host of talent including Phil Neer,
and several other Pacific Coast and
Texas Collegiate stars, some of them
ranking players, are entered in the
tourney. An innovation is the
charging of admission this year.
There are upwards of three hun
dred entries in the tourney. The
matches for the mems single and
doubles women's single and doubles
and the mixed doubles start at IL
o'clock and 8 o'clock each day. Her
bert s. Schneider chairman of the
tennis committee, is acting as ref
cree. He is being assisted by Peter
T. Wright.
Matches will be the best OF three
advantage sets except the finals OF
the mems events which are to be de-
cided in flve events.
Wallace #. johnson OF Cynwyd
the famous chop-stroke artist who
defended his Pennsylvania State ten
mis- championship on the courts of
the Merton Cricket Club last week,
and who is also Delaware State
champion. will defend his title in the
matches at the Century Club this
week. The sixteen turf courts at
the club are in perfect trim for the
matches.
The annual event has attracted
one of the finest entry lists in the
history OF tennis at the local club.
Members OF the tennis committee in
charge OF the tourney are Herbert
c. Schneider, chairman; ]. B. Jes-
sup, Frank II. Thomas, F. I. Walls
and Lammott DUPONT. The associate |
IS composed OF Mrs. ]. B. |
Jessup. Mrs. Arthur LaMotte, Miss /
Christine Cause, Miss Alice Satter-
thwaite, Mrs. A. Felix DUPONT and /
Miss Pauline DUPONT.
The tourney Is drawing a large |
crowd of spectators, including many
local enthusiasts. The summaries:
The summaries:
First round, women's singles;
Mrs. c. Madeira. Merton, defeat
ed Miss Catherine Porter, Philadel-
phia. cricket, 11-13, ga, 7-5.
Mrs. H. B. Huff, Philadelphia,
cricket. Philadelphia. cricket. de-
feated Miss Mildred Willard, Merton,
4-6. Ga, 6-3.
Miss Katherine Gardener, Bryn
Mawr College, defeated Miss Mary
Philadelphia, cricket
81, s-2.
First round, women's singles:
Miss Martha Bayard. Short Hills,
Y. J.. defeated Miss Alice satterth-
wait. Wilmington, SO. 60.
Mrs. John Ruckman, Wilmington,
defeated Miss Gertrude Ostheimer'
Valley c. c., 6-2. Ga.
Miss Florence Ballin, West Side ]
,lub N. Y. defeated Miss Louise
Rowland, wilmington, 6-2, e-1.
Miss Peggy Ferguson, Philadel-
,,,o Cricket Club, defeated Miss
Patterson, Wilmington
Il, 60.
,ricket, Boston, defeateu Mrs' Al
hur LaMotte. wilmington, SO, SO
Miss Deborah Seal. Merton
,ricket. defeated Mrs. c. R. Powell
'ynwyd. 61, SO. ,
Mrs. ]. Saunders Taylor, Whining
on. defeated Mrs. w. PTickett, Will
nington, 60, 6-1.
Miss Ceres Baker, orange, n. j.
ron from Miss Molly Thayer' Phila-
elphla Cricket Club. by default.
Miss Vinette willard. Merton
.ricket, won from Mrs. Rosamond =
Iewton, Longwood, Boston, by de-
ault :
Miss Gladys Paine, Germantown G.
!. won from Mrs. ]. Fl. GruDp'
Ierion Cricket Club, by default.
Miss Helen Rice drew a bye.
Second round, women's singles;
Miss Helen Rice defeated Miss
ladys Paine, GA, 60.
Miss Ceres Baker defeated Miss J
inette Willard, 6-2, 6-2. =
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