New-York tribune., 1922-06-17

Mrs Pearl. after consulting the club
barometer. testing the d,r. c,ion Of the
wind by sending up to- balloons and
indulging in several other metcor0-
logical mysteries. ordered tie semi
hnalists put on the courts 80 snail
not rain to-day." she announce. and,
as everybody knows now, ~ didn't
The two matches we're pgi % in
mediately. Miss Leslic Bancroft and
Hugh Montgomery facing Mr. and Mrs.
hcrrirghsm on on. eo1rt and bliss
Helen Gllleaudeau AM G.. j. LockhoTn
opposing Mrs. Spencer Fullerton
" eavcr and William J. Gallon on an
other. Both matches weTc soon over.
Miss Bancroft and Mr. Montgomery
winning from the iaghams A.
c @. s-i. while Miss Gillca ldeau and
Mr. Lockhorn won .rom Mrt. Weaver
and Mr.. Gallon a. c.. - iae
struggle here Deing qli,c o bit elosef.
Montgomery evidently was noi per
suaScG concerning the wcatA,r rTos-
rccts and used one OF the steel frame.
wire strung racqucts. Jlst 90 be on
the safe side % casf G.! cmcrgcnc.cs,
but they never came. nr. and Mrs.
Birmingham never had mach o.
chance acalns, Miss Bancroft aud her
partner.
Miss Bancroft It Her Beet
The Loncwood girl was hitting
Beautifully yesterday. hcr loT. svift
drives ripping through the opposing
corft 10 speedily that the other pair
were frequently nced cican.y hi's
naacro,, was also hand 1s hcf oVof-
.acaL shcis well. and anything 10 the
nature OF q snort icb vac doomed 90
sudden extinction unacg the sweep o.
Menteomery was most eGe-tv, Do
bacsrg his partner up. some or ni'
sinashcs eannonadins inro. INC
cour. for spcctncular aces. and uoth n'
and Mss Bancfoft smothcsed many g
r.tufn on the vollcg from well inside
the service court Zines.
Miss Giilea- ..u and LceAhor'
found more .orr idab.o rivals ir -.
combination of Mr.. Wearei gna
Gallon. and alih,Isi they won. q ga.
not by any means an casF rafh iaet
trod % victor There are ftW moro
reliable women rl..crs i1 thls country
than Miss Gillcfudsap, when y come
20 playing the basc i.rc game. rno Ns
placing hcr drive w.th ru4c.ent cepih
20 allow Lockhorn 90 .naa az many
Of the returns m ,he not
Gallon. while brilliant 90 t.mer, com-
mittcd too many errors for winning
performance Some o. ME rmasncr
were terrific. and when be- could tcCp
the ball in court. the pcir' w.s c'n-
orally won right there. Gallcn'e SER
ice was also q factor Wien ander con-
troll. bit ci playing wa. big 600
uneven % make 90 tairld hclcway
AGAINST the st.adiacs. erd Great court
covering o. Miss GillcaGdcau ard Lock
horn.
Mrs. Weaver Good at Net
Mrs. Weaver acquitted herself spler-
didly M the net position. but was cci
80 succcssfui when it came 90 driving
exchanges with Miss Gii'cauleau. II
Gallons forcing shots were efficiently
strong 90 make the opposing pair zee
turn de<ons.velv. then Mrs Weaver
KILLED" scnsstiounliv. citarr VIII O
l.rect smash or n sharply aneief rol-
icy. but these opporturitics were not
frequent.
At the hn'sh q the days progran
Mrs. pearl announced chat .a- lad
scheduled 'hc three final round ma'ci's
FOR tins Afternoon as fellow.: .ing'es.
cctwee- Miss Bancroft and "is Fi,--
cnco Balm. a. o'c.o.k, wonc1'F
doubles. between Mrs.. Ncrrha.l .ic-
Lean and Mrs. George L. Chapman and
Mrs. 8. Stuart Green and .irs. s. J..
Thurber. 40 o'clock. and the mixed
doubles. between M..s Bancroft AID
Montgomery "a Nirs Gii.eauleau and
IockhoII. ~ 1 0'r.ock.