Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-29
TENNIS At FOUR
/ CLUBS THIS WEEK.
pacouet Play Scheduled at
Merior, cynwyd, Phi'mont
and Philadelphia Clubs
CONFLICT IN DATES

L. z~f AAN ssNs. - -
"a. ,,,t orc being staged in the sub Z.
meh'' ,,'r.,,,uh,o tbesc davs II wou,d
urbs OF i'h''"".'" :. A., 49,.
sppear that the followers oi 'nt "e'
..mc ore putting on an unofficial Ten
wi, % io,n tho number of
MS "ve" ,...a,. no., ,,s,od for nh !.
''weeks tha' a'''"'s "''
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Nsrion Cricket Club. Cynwyd Club.
,l .h, pb;,odclnh;a Country
Ph'lmon' anu Wv .,.. .t;. ,oo, os co,tors
u"D ,;s a." attractions. With the ending
.! N" ,.,ov ot tho Country Club
OF the 'o",", .,.,u, tho otton,,nn
yesterday Nero" c'"'''' ~, "'.o'
~ the feminine racquet wleldcrs. whcre
= championship is launched TO-DAY.
The Philadelphia championshlp !s
still in eruption at Cynwyd. the semi
yidual title and the nnal round Dcins
event.
Out ut Philmont the. tennis cracks
that have passed out or the quest ior
the Philadelphia champlonsn.p "Ie so'ms
through the early stages Tor the ute
n the Eastern pennsylvania champioh-
ship. .,
The conflicting dates or these Two
events. thc Phiiadelphin. heid at N!n.
wyd, and the Eastern icnhSNlVann:. ht
Philmont. nave resu!eu IN .ne srantIls
of dispensations py 'he omc.us 81 .he
latter championsnip. oeyernl & OF me .he
stars are all sec i"r 'ne E.Stern. WIZ %
are very mucm ny ."s .s luls i'r '"e
Philadelphia dIs.ract .eaoeisnip' 81. =,
The week represemts n'sn "ark ,m
the rising tue Vi .en"ts' M unu 'nc :."'"e'
IN tennis pa''s "'"st oe very "c''Ve'
Esstarn Title Play
r.. ,,or o.. Tho Eostorr po,nsr,.
lne H,,n! - pbilmont ,s be;no snme
what retarded by the philadelphia
event. me Dig stars VII! DC present
and playing hs soon as tne 'chalhplon-
ship a. a. !h"!n IS nh'sheu this means
Bill lrIMeh ana the o'hsr nhaIiSts'
Young th.i be..sms' .nt iun'or iiile'
holder Oh thc N'as'' pr'yau'! VIII pe-
gln ms ADVANCE 10 the Eastern event
this afternoon. -
Yesterday Droughi 1orth some inter,
sting ma'cnes III 'he hrst ana second
ROUNDS. , W.T.,
Or. +. -: hawk' the vetern cham'
pion. repeated his victory over Ellis
'imbel. Jr:. by oustlnG the Phllmont
player III strs'gnt sets py tme conVlnc-
ing scores OF VI, O,s. Ihis is the
second ume IN successive Journeys that
mis- eliminated Gimbel in the opening
round for the Philadelphia title last
Wen ~, oy Slihi.ar score
Ihe match or the day occurred in the
krcO0u rONnu Wnen IL H. 'IlSfpr nf
Cynwyd. routed L. Wieder. the Phil
mont champion, IN the second set after
fnree smashing sets. This was in the
nature OF an upset. for Wieder was
one Of the eight players who had been
seeded in the draw.
philstle,nhia Cbamn,ors,,;n
ph,, - ', |,,
III. rn'' bettenS anu Carr Fischer en-
rsrea the maj ISIS ior the doubles.
Ina'hplohslllp OF inilaueipnia through
iae n;e prusnlns asiHe OF blli li!den and
m.s p.otese partner, sandy Wiener, in
Sra'snt hectlc setS. Inc result came
as surprise TO the huge gallery that
,uMohkeu tne porch. aouns Bettens
aemCnstrated n'' now erratic Is his game
os ." Paying az priiliantly in the doubles
on saturday Tilden TvS nSt III IN 'ne brnnth s,meles
.ahihg alSpiay or court covering to save
the match; little Sandy Wiener did all
ne could to lend support to his coach.
put the teamwork of the California
Junior, Junior Champion and his local partner
resulted in them becoming finalists by
"'2l 49,. 40.
Wallace johnson and Stanley Pear
Sn; who hold the title. were only re-
1s,ded by Leonard Beekman and Ted
haWards in the penultimate round to
the extent that an extra set was nee
ssArS to settle the issue. The loss of
me first set served as spur to the
f,tleholdcrs and the match was speedily
squared.
me final frame brought out some
,it bitter fitting and the last two games of
me afternoon were deadlocked Mt
deuce deuce four times before johnson and
rearson ran out set and match and en-.
Tered the finals at 30. 6-3, Ga.
n,Ihe me chief attraction of the waning
sniIadelphia championship today will
oe the semi. final rounds for the singles
rrown which will feature Rill Tilden