Evening journal., 1922-06-23


versity intercollegiate champion,
with his team mate Jim Davies, won
their way through the semi-fnals Of
the mems doubles in the Delaware
States Tennis Championship tourna-
ment at the Wilmington Country
Club today. They took the deciding
match from Dick Hinckley. also of
Leland Stanford. and II. r. Guild, OF
Boston. 6-3.
The contestants had battled until
darkness yesterday. Neer and Davies
squaring the match by taking the
second set after a strenuous struggle
in the semi-darkness. 11-9. Hinck-
ley and Guild had won the first set,
3-6.
In the only other early match
played today. Ray Brown and Carl
Kramman. OF Washington Universi-
~ and ST. Louis. defeated c. f.
Granger and l.. n. White. OF the
University of Texas in the third
GO. The match was hard fought
with the youthful st. Louis pair
making a hard uphill fight to
triumph. Granger and White made
a strong bid to end the match in
the second set but failed.
The committee has arrangements
completed for the deciding matches
of the tourney. The finals in the
women's singles. mems singles and
women's doubles will be played this
afternoon. The challenge round in
the womens singles and mems
singles and the championship round
IN the mems double and mixed dou-
bles. will he played tomorrow af-
ternoon. There will be no chal-
lenge round in the women's doubles
and mems doubles Miss Phyllis
Walsh and Mrs. +. b. whitman and
J. T. Weiner and Dean Mathey pres
cnt title holders defaulting.
The winners OF final round will
be this years champions, as in the
mixed doubles.
Yesterdays Late Matches.
The best tennis of the tournament |
thus far was provided in the matches |
staged late in the afternoon. Despite /
the miniature gale which swept [
across the courts, the players seem I
ed well able to gauge their shots
What was expected to be the feat
ure match OF the day and came up
to the fullest expectations of the
fondest devotees OF the net game,
was the Nee-Sidney Thayer setto in
the semi-hnals OF the mems singles
The match was staged on the cham
pioaship court which is flanked on
one side by the newly erected bleach
,rs. Sid Thayer had won his way
% the penultimate round by elimin-
iting his cousin. Alexander Thayer
n straight sets. 60. 81. Big
irops OF rain started to fall toward
he end OF this match but the large
gallery braved the threatening
Weather to witness the Pacific Coast
rack and the Philadelphian battle
n one Of the most hard fought ,
matches ever seen in the history OF {
he Delaware State Championship. ,
leer won. 81. 4-6, Sc. 7
The intercollegiate champion play
ID almost the entire match with an s
INJURED leg. (
BY virtue OF his victory. Neer q
meets Stanley Pearson, Of the Ger ,
nantown Cricket Club. in an east VS.
vest grapple this afternoon in the
inal round. The winner will Play
Wallace johnson, present champion,
n the challenge round tomorrow.
Play progressed considerably In
he other events. particularly the
mems doubles. II. r. Guild, Of the
.ongwood Tennis club of Boston
aired with Dick Hinckley, the Cali
ornia Flash. taking a stiff match
rom Lane, of Philadelphia. and Z.
french. OF the Manoa Tennis Club,
fterward taking on Necr and Davies, |
he Leland Stanford Doubles team, |
n a twilight match that was called |
N account of darkness with the |
core tied at one set each. The |
match was finished today. The score
TODD SO. 11-9, Neer and Davies |
'inning the second set. Yesterdays |
ate summaries:
Fourth Round Mems Singles
Stan Pearson, Germantown Cricket |
'lub defeated r. r. Coffin. Ger |
lantown Cricket Club. 60. Sc.
L. n. White, L. OF Texas defeated |
cd Edwards. Merton, So. 7-5.
Sid Thayer. Merton defeated Alec |
hayer, Philadelphia Cricket Club, |
2. ca.
Scmi-Flnal Round Mems Singles
Stan Pearson, Germantown |
riclet Club defeated l.. n. White. |
of Texas G-1, So
Phil Neer Leland Stanford defeat