The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-01
Title Match Decided leSter-
day After Bill" McClel-
land Was Defeated Final
Match Saturday-Consld-
cradle Interest Taken.
Champion Continues AS Fav-
orite In Boys Singles
Won Yesterday With Ease
Miss Mayer Meets Miss
Youngman Today.

Beatty GGnI,.rE. OF ,hH Island
sprung into the UmNljsu; yesterday at
the Junior Teams Tournaments. w0,u he
turned back Bill" McC,viIand, "f IN"
Wheeling Tennis CLUB and last year
runner up 70 Ay&lc in the Intc.Ic"1cer
Tournaments. in the most thrilling
match oT the day. The scores were 60.
l-6. Ga ny winning this match. wh;yA
was the first IN the boys SINGLES semi
finals. GundiluE wins the right 10 play
Ankle for the title Saturday afternoon.
GuudijrS, who has been playing hut
far tennis throughout the tournament.
but who was keeping his game might"
even. uulaShed his whole Vocabulary %
shots n his match with MCClcilaUd
and Won the FIRST set with case. HIS
serving was about the best any OF IN"
youngsters have displayed during tue
tournamcn; and has returns and place
nlentS shots were the talk Of III" courts.
The little fellow has one serious defect
though which Will probably prove his
downfall before ArHlc, unless he avoids
situations calling for 5ackhand shots.
. GundlnG IS really weak on this sort OF
shot. but when he learns The use OF the
. backhand stroke Will be abb" % give
the best IN the junior division 4 battle
2 they Will remember. MCCi"lIaUd also
played good tennis and would have won
from any other opponent. but Gund.inE
tusc seemed 20 have il on him. How
ever. ne fell fighting and after taking
the second SCI. hts Two other hard
matches previous TO this affair. told on
, him and he los; The third.
The champion 4. +. .Nrhi" sill con-
tinues 10 reign the fayoc,-c n the boys
singles Ankle won his matches yes
.FsA .t.hf tsh
ne has polished of his opponents In the
previous play. In his match wiki
Stoop yesterday in the Semi-fjDais the
champion worked under wraps and H-'
won the ease 81. 30. His serving
was still as accurate as ever and his
court work the talk of the gallery. He
defeated Potter early IN The morning
sets 81. SO which shows his condition
and class OF playing.
Girls Singles
In the Ei-rs singles MISS Marcella
Mayer defeated her opponents with ease,
but today sac meets the supreme test
of the tournament when she clashes
ewlth Miss YouuGman. - year old Won
der. who has also been running At top
\speed throughout the two days play.
rss MAYER won her sets yesterday and
defeated Miss II. NnyeS winning her
way into the sem;-fjnaIS. Miss CouNS-
man, who also advanced 10 that round.
defeated Miss Ransom %. 60.
The boys doubles 90; away 20 a fly
ing start and reached -" tri-t:nals
Ankle and NcClellaud. the defending
champions. While pushed ~ their match
with Maury and Ebc,3nr. showed they
had the stuff and are picked again "a
the winners. Maury and Eheling pull
ed the Jump on IN" champs IN the
match Yesterday and forced the first
set into extra games. McCle,iaud play
ed wonderful returns at the ret and
with Ankles backcoUrt work. they
managed 10 pull the Sc; out OF the fire.
after overcoming a Lead and won -.
They also took the second set after a
brief tuS~le g.
Gupd,iuS and GVndliHg also look as
contendcrs. a. hey defeated tine crack
team from BcIlarre Yesterday. Price
and Hill IN straight sets. O. 3 The
Island team worked we'll together and
look certain 20 play IN the finals.
Miss YounEmou and Miss Mayer
paired off in the girls doubles and took
over all opponents. They finished yes
terday In the Semi-fiua. round and will
play In the finals today The team
plays a s'ash!NS game. With both cap
able OF good net or bac,coUrt work. are
sisters, from the Island. also present
ed a neat working combination and
although the style Of play employed Is
entirely different from their opponents
In the finals today. they will No doubt
make i hot for any team during their
match The Touuenl1n- Mayer c0mh.na-
tion defeated the Marshell sisters 81.
81 and later came back and defeated
z Woods and VI. Woods. g.. 6-3. The
Island stars won their way into the
FINALS by defeating the Wilson sisters.
The matches yesterday finished with
the girls doubles in the finals. The
boys singles IN the finals and the girls
singles in the scm!-tinais The boys
doubles reached the tri-tinalS and WI!
be completed today. All matches {" ,ue
finals will be run of today and the
finals Saturday afternoon.
- Yesterdays Summary Follows
Stoop defeated Wagner. S.. ST.
Arnle defeated Potter 81. SO.
McClelland defeated Wilson. So. 81
Gunding defeated Price. 81. 81.
Ankle defeated StooP. 81. SO
GundlIng defeated McCiel!and. 60. Is
D-2.