Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-01
'5LOCAL STARS IN
I LINE FOR LAURELS
..,..es Townsend and Rice and
Il Mrs. Huff Ssmi-FinaIists for
Tennis Title
nouBLEs PLAY FEATURE

4 One metropolitan ana 'hre' 'oc"'
,.,n;s stars will meet in the SEMI
Anal round Of play for the womcn's
w.,nsr,yania and Eastern States ten
MA championship nt Merton.
! Miss Helen Rice. the young Bryn
u.ur collcginn. challenges Miss Anne
q Townsend's right to retain the
.hompionship in the upper half OF the
hoard. while Mrs. NJ. Brooke Hun. OF
n. cricket Club. opposes the advance
a. Miss Florence A. BALM, the ex-
,sricnced tournament player from the
West Side Club Of Forest Hills In the
lower bracket.
An semi. finalists with the exception
| 40 Mise Rice survived the fourth round
| a ,loy with scant restraint. The COL
,ssc Girl was drawn into an extra set
match through the determined defense
| A. Katherine Porter. Of the Cricket
Club.
Miss Rice won the first set with
| . debit of three games. but failed to
hod the lead when her opponent re-
,ersed the score in the next frame.
The rubber" set founu both players
,o,th to be eliminated. with the result
that eight torrid games were halved
between them. The collegiun's en-.
durance and better placements were not
"a. he denied In the following brace
q Games, with the result that Miss
porfer dropped out of the running.
The match between the champion.
Miss Townsend. and the brilliant little
Rryn Mawr captain. Katherine Gard
nor. did not bring out the close fitting
anticipated. The titlcholder was at the
top of her game and defended her crown
sorably that her opponent was credited
Nth only a pair Of games In the two
lscts that were used to decide the match.
II required only n half hour for Miss
Florence Balm to demonstrate her
Irirht to climb to the semi finals. After
ldroppinp two games in the first set. the
Metropolitan crack bcwildered her OPP
| ncnent. Miss Eduardo Gamble. Of Balti-
more. with vcritablc avalanche of
drives that resulted in the speedy win
ming of six games in q row to the loss
cl only eight points for the match.
star in Doubles
Four matches were run off for the
doubles championship. and they held
the close attention of the gallery. owing
to the participants. The titleholders in
send and Miss Phyllis Walsh. The
vrincpal challenger is the very efficient
new combination formed by Mrs.
Marion Zinderstein Jessup and Mrs. j.
Saunders Taylor. of Wilmington. Mrs.
.Jcssup is rated at third place in the
nationals and is a, doubles player Of
sound ability. Mrs. Taylor Is a former
Delaware State champion and makes a
very efficient partner.
Since the champions and their chief
opposition were active in the four
matches. the gallery sharps followed
the play intently for basis of COM
parison. Miss townsend and Miss
Walsh ran out their first round match
made up BY Miss Eleanor COttman. and
Mrs. D. G. Wharton Smith, who Incl. :.
dentally are ranked at first and second
place. respectively. in the Middle At
iantic rating. After overcoming the
resistance Of the loss Of four games in
the first set the title holders demon
strated their prowcss by taking the
second and deciding frame in six
straight games.
They followed up this victory by
going through the second. round match
In steam. roller fashion. Miss Eduardo
Gamble and Mrs. Clement Wainwright
were only able to collect one game in
the two-set match.
In the meanwhile Mrs. Jessup and
Mrs. Taylor spun through the first
round with little opposition. Mrs. G.
G. Madeira and Katherine Porter were
defeated BY 60. G.1. Then came the
second round. where the Delawareans