Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-19
MRS. {. MADEIRA
WINS At OPENING
OF TENNIS TOURNEY
Defeated Miss Catherine Por-
ter in Great Uphill
Game.
MRS. J. S. TAYLOR A WINNER

The feature match in the womcns
singles in the tennis tournament at
the Wilmington Country Club, today.
was that between Mrs. G. Madeira of
the Merton Cricket Club and Miss
Catherine Porter Of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club, In which the former
played a great uphill game. winning
out after the match had gone TO three
sets.
Mrs Madeira dropped the first set
after hard struggle, lila. She came
back in the second however. and won.
Ga. In the third set, after being
downcd. So. she played n brilliant up
hill bali and won, IS.
This match lasted over two and n
half hours and was viewed by n large
gallery.
Mrs j. Saunders Taylor of the VIII
mlngton Country Club was the only
Wilmingtonian to survive the early
matches in the fret round of the
womens singles in the tennis tourna-
ment at the Country Club today. She
defeated Mrs. w. II. Prickott. also Of
the Wilmington Club. 60.
Mrs. Taylor is former state cham
piOu.
Miss Mollie Thayer dcfauted her
match. Miss Thayer's uncle died very
suddenly last night and she will not
he in the local tourney.
Practically all the matches in the
first round were won in straight sets
This tournament is the greatest ever
held in this state and brings here stars
from all parts of the country. The
throwing of the grounds open TO the
public for the first time resulted in
very large galleries being on hand for
the various matches held on the l6
turf courts.
Contests will take place for the Del
aware state championship in mems
singles and doubles and women's
singles. doubles and mixed doubles
Herbert :. Schneider is the official
referee. In the mems singles. the win
ner is entitled To play Wallace +.
Johnson and in the doubles. Dean
Mathcy and !. l.. Werner, the present
holders Of the challenge championship
cups. In the Women's singles. the win
ncr is entitled to play Mrs. John r.
. i'fNF>hiis htlA ia tllt ttPutltNs hl~E E4NllU
Sigourncy and Mrs. John II. Jcssup
In the womcn's list of entries. there
is practically every star OF standing in
the country. While William T. Tilden,
| present worlds champion. will not be
present. owing 10 a tournament at
( Providence. II. L. nearly every other
tennis star OF prominence is in atten-
dance.
From a local standpoint. the out
standing star. 1t is expected. will bo
Mrs. John 4. Jessup OF this city. who
has annexed numerous championships
and had the honor OF defeating Mrs
Molla Mallory at the White House
tournament before President Harding
Mrs. Jessup is No. 2 on the national
. 1921 ranking list OF the ten leading
players OF America.
Among Wilmington contestants will
he T. W. Harris. local champion OF the
Wilmington Country Club and the du
Pont Country Club; Alfred Bissen
former interscholastic champion and
at present member Of the Yale ten
mis- team: c. l. Cause. Lammot du
Pont and number Of others.
There Will be a dinner and dance
this evening at the Country Club
bridge tomorrow evening. another
dance Wednesday evening and other
interesting features. to which all en-
trants are invited.
The associate committee is composed
Of the following: Mrs. J. Saunders
Taylor, chairman: Mrs John b. Jes-
sup. Mrs. Arthur La Motto, Miss
Christine Cause. Miss Alice Sattcrth.
wait, Mrs. Felix du Pont. Miss Paulin,
du Pont.
Following We're the results of play
up 10 mid afternoon:
WOmen's Singles-Flrst Round.
Miss Martha Bayard. Short Hills
y J.. defeated Miss Alice Satterth-
waite. Wilmington Country Club. Go
60.
Miss Gertrude Oscheimer, Hunting
ton Valley. Philadelphia, defeated Mrs
John Ruckman. Wilmington Country
Club. 62. Ga.
Miss Florence Ballin, West Side
Club. New York. defeated Miss Louise
Nowland Wilmington Country Club
CO. G-l.
Miss Catherine Gardner. Bryn Mawi
! College. Pa. defeated Miss Mary
Porcher, Philadelphia Cricket Club
81. GO.
Miss Leslie Bancroft. Longwooc
Cricket Club, Boston, defeated Mrs A
Lammot, Wilmington Country Club
60. 6-1.
Mrs. J. Saunders Taylor. Whining
ton Country Club. defeated Mrs. w
X. Prickett, Wilmington Countr.
Club, 60, 6-1.
Miss Ceres Baker, Orange, y. ].
defeated Miss Mollie Thayer. Phila
delphia Cricket Club, by default.
Miss Deborah Seal, Merton Cricke
Club defeated Mrs. c. r. Powell Gym
wyd Country Club. 6-l, 6-2.
Miss Lotta Paine, Germantown
Cricket Club, defeated Mrs. j. II
Grubb, Merton Cricket Club, by de
fault
Miss Peggy Ferguson. Philadelphi!
Cricket Club. defeated Miss I1lizabetl
Patterson, Wilmington Country Club
6-1, SO.
! Miss Vinette willard, Merton Crick
ct Club, defeated Miss Rosamon'
Newton, Longwood Country Club
Boston, by default.
Miss Helen Wright drew a bye.
Mrs. c. Madeira, Merton Cricke
Club, defeated Miss Catherine Porter
Philadelphia Cricket Club, lib, s.
rs.
Mrs II. L. HUFF, Philadelphia Cricke
Club, defes ted Miss Mildred Willard
Merton Cricket Club. 4-6. ga, 6-3.
W0meD's Singles-Second Round.
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