Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-30
MISS TOWNSEND IN
4TH TENNIS ROUND
Playing Through Champion
Wins Two Matches in East
ern States Tourney
MISS BALllM IS VICTOR
MISS BALLIN IS VICTOR
Drawings for Doubles
In Wonen's Tennis Play

Ms: Gertrude se 6sts.imsr SS and and Mrs. Nj " +. o 9:
Mildred Willard and Jsoquelyn Green.
Mrs. Philip Kind and Mrs. David 8.
Miss Katherine Gardner and Miss Hele.
Mi.s Marion King and Miss Margaret
MSi!s i .;.yr T.sysr s.s.I and Mr.: =; K,Snehssr ,,
deborah Seal and GLADYS Paine:
Anne n. Townsend and Phyllis Walsh.
Eleanor Cottmnn and Mrs. ID. &. Wharton
- Mrs. George r. Powell and MISS LILLIAN
n;%:t. Mi:t Margaret Renal. and Miss c'r'''n.
T: ;uMSs.! 6 Mrasi'H H,2Is. and M,:; !s T. Porter;
sup.
Miss Anne B. Townsend, playing
through champion, got off to flying
start In the tournament for the women 8
Pennsylvania and Eastern States ten
mis- championship through successfully
reaching the fourth round of play in the
opening day of the big title tourney at
Haverford yesterday.
The young Merton athlete started de-
tending her crown by defeating Miss
Helen Sewell. premier player of the
Huntington Valley Country Club, in n
match that held the attention of the
gallery. Both girls campaign along the
resulted in hammering siege that
finally closed in favor of the champion
Mt SO.
This division Of the match repre-
sented the hardest work Of the day SC
FAR rs Miss Townsend was concerned
since she carried off the second nnt
deciding set with the loss OF but three
games. When she faced Mrs. George
Il. Powell in the next bracket hel
court generalship and smashing shot.
speedily resulted in rout that ended
with all the games in her favor.
Miss Gardner Wins
Miss Katherine Gardner, youthful
captain Of the Bryn Mawr College
team, earned her way past two round'
OF the tourney at the expense Of Mrs. G.
e. Madeira, Of the homo club. and Mrs
ID. O. Wharton Smith, of Baltimore
As in the case Of Miss Townsend, tho
first match was the hardest. Mrs
Madeira demonstrated that she woult
not tamely submit to elimination to tho
extent that three closely contested sets
were used up in deciding the winner.
The high ranking metropolitan play
er, Miss Florence 4. Ballin. attired In
knickers, had n highly successful star,
when she used Mrs. J. G. Borden, OF
Washington. as q stepping stone to the
second round. Here she met and de.
feated Miss Molly D. Thayer. the
leader Of the Cricket Club tennis team.
some torrid tennis. smashing ovcrspir
shots were launched from both side OF
the net and the pace was air-burning
The Westside representative proved
more accurate. in her placements. how
ever. with the result that she was
marked up winner by 8-3. Ga.
Miss Mildred Willard maintained the
success that she has enjoyed of lare by
surviving the two round test in straight
sets. Her win over Mrs. Philip Kind.
was accomplished in speedy fashion and
she then eliminated Miss Virginia Car
penter from the running in brace OF
closely contested sets.
Little Miss Carpenter put up a game
resistance and played with the court
strategy that marks the tennis Of her
father. Joseph Carpenter.
Miss Edwarda Gamble. Of Baltimore.
was the only one of the out of town
contestants, excepting Miss Ballin. "a
survive the double round of tennis or
the opening day. Miss Margaret f.
Powell, the Pittsburgh player. was
ousted bv the Baltimorean. by the
score Of o.. OIL, and then Miss Louise
keef. Of Cynwyd. was the next in line
to be removed from the running by the
same total of games lost and won.
Twenty. six Matches
Twenty-six matches were run off /,
faultless fashion and only four default.
were registered for the field of fort,
players who entered the race for tht
pennsylvania title. The broad expans,
OF green in front of the Merton club
house framed an attractive picture
More than dozen courts were in actly,
service. the turf was in splendid shan,
and the weather was ideal for the play
The progress Of the singles was So
successful that the renaSing Of the dou
bles championship will feature today,
program. There will be only tive
matches in the singles, the first betweer
Katherine Gardner and Mrs. Rober
Herold. and the second between Mis-.
Ballin and Miss Mildred Willard. Wit
the completion of these two events tb,
third round will be completely recorded
on. the big board.
Sixteen teams are entered for The
shared BY Miss Townsend and Mis-,
Phyllis Walsh. The playing -througt
champions will receive their first chal
lenge from the two Baltimore players
Miss Eleanor Cottman and Mrs. u. G.
Wharton Smith.
Play Is to begin at 2;3O, with tn,
playing of the early rounds for tn,
mixed doubles event to follow.