New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-15
so fNcad and Patterson Reach
Miss Wills Is
Star of Title
Net Tourney
Beats Miss HiIieary 90.
CD, and Eliminates Miss
SigOIrrney 90. 6--l

PHILADELPHIA, Sept l4.-Miss
Helen wills, the seyenteen-year .o,a
girl from California, was the br;pbt
sear o. fl,e courts to-day at the Phila-
deiphia Cricket Club In the annna1
girls national championship tonrna
ment in singles and doubles and AZ
wofnen's Middle States title events
In the semi-hnal round of the erirls,
singles Miss Wills overwhelmed Mics
Betty HILLARY, of Phiiadelphia. +ba
sets going ut 60, 60, with the Cali
fornian outelassing her Opponent IN
every respect. Later in the dag Miss
Wills trinmphed over Miss Edith 81.
Courtney, OF Boston, by score of an
6--a, In the fourth round of the WON
ems event. thus gaining her bracket in
the semi-final, where to-morrow she
will play Mrs. Marion Zinderstein
Jessup.
Mrs. Jessup gains her place by de-
feating Mrs. M. b. Fluff, at a~--5, 60,
shortly after the latter had won a
graelling match from Miss Phyllis
Walsh, at SIS, 6-3, T--5, which taxed
chance to meet the brilliant attack of
MRS. Jessup.
Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, the ma
tional champion, went into the round
before the semi-final by defeating Miss
Rosamond Newton, of Boston, by a
score of 6-3, 60, after the latter had
put up stern resistance in the opening
set. Thereafter, however, Mrs. NAL
lcry added to her speed and pace and
rushed quickly through the last set.
Miss Leslie Bancroft, of Boston, oc-
cupied the third semi-fnal bracket by
taking the measure of Miss Molly Thay-
en-, of Philadelphia, at Dc, 60, 6-1.
The fair Quakersss started off splendid
", getting SO much pace into her fore
hand drives that Miss Bancroft was
forced into errors. In the last two sets
the Boston girl got down to hard work
and won twelve out Of the last thirteen
games Of the match, driving hard ard
volleying sharply and with great ac-
curacy.
Miss Eleanor Cottman, of Baltimore.
whose playing has been the surprise
of the tournament, added another
clever victory to her list to-day by
defeating Miss Mary Heaton, of Green
witch, at 10, 6--3, SIS, in the third
round. She meets Mrs. Mallory to-
morrow.
Miss Helen Hooker, of Greenwich,
earned her Anal bracket in the girls
championship event by crushing Miss
SSfec DhhSI, OF new Jersey Dy score
of 81, 60. The winner was superior
at all points, and demonstrated that
she is among the first three or four
junior players Of this country in point
of playing skill. She will meet Miss
Wills for the championship tomorrow.
The summaries:
GIRLS SINGLES
Semi final round-~-Miss Helen Wills
California, defeated Miss Beatrice Hiileary,
Miss II. cmfw mfw hrd RI nm &c Inn Inn
PHILADELPHIA, Go, 60; Miss H. Hooker
New York. defeated Miss Ceres Baker
Orange, 6--1, 6-2.
GIRLS DOUBLES
Semi final round--Miss Helen Wills and
Miss Helen Hooker defeated Miss Beatrice
Sewell and Miss Emma Norris, 81. 6-l !;
MISS Louis Goodman and Miss Beatrice
Htueary won by default.
WoMEN's, SINGLES
Third round-Mrs Molla Mallory defeat
ed Miss r. Newton, 8---3, Go; Miss Mollie
Thayer defeated Miss Mary Porcher, s.
I'll; Mrs. M. B. Hun defeated Miss
Phyilus Walsh. 3---6, Ga, IS; Miss
Eleanor Cottman defeated Miss Mary
Heaton, To, Ga, SIS.
Fourth round--Miss Leslie Bancroft de-
feated Miss Molly Thayer. IS 60, 6--1 /:
Miss Helen Wills defeated Miss Edith
Sigsurney, SO, 6--1.