Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-24
NEER OUT OF
TENNIS PLAY
Pearson Eliminates Him in
Final Round for State
Championship
FACES JOHNSON IN =
TITULAR ENCOUNTER

Delaware State tennis champions
ships, all the favorites advanced tri-
umphantly through their matches at
the Wilmington Country Club yes
terday.
BY virtue OF their victories STAN
ley Pearson, OF the Germantown
Cricket Club. Will meet Wallace
johnson, of Cynwyd, national fnalist
in the challenge round for the title
this afternoon and Miss Leslie Ban
croft, Of Boston, plays Mrs. J. b.
Jessup, of the home club. for the
womans championship Phil Neer
and Jim Davies, Leland Stanford.
clash with Pearson and Alec Thayer.
for the mems double crown. while
Mrs. Jessup and Pearson swap shots
with Henry Guild. of Boston, and
Miss Martha Bayard, of Short Hills,
n. Y, for the mixed doubles dladem.
Stanley Pearson is surely in for a
busy day for he engages in three sue
cessive matches with only a short
rest between each. This is a test
sufficient TO try the mettle OF any
player in the land. especially since
important titles are at stake in each.
Though he IS playing a wonderful
game right now he is hardly expected |
TO beat johnson, but he should have |
little trouble in sharing in the honors
in both the mems doubles and the
mixed doubles.
The only title to be won outright
yesterday went TO Miss Bancroft and
Mrs. Jessup when they defeated the
youthful Miss Ceres Baker. OF
Orange, N. J., and the equally juve-
nile Miss Lillian Scharman, of West
Side Tennis Club, New York, in
straight sets, So, 60. Since the 1921
champions, Miss Phyllis Walsh and
Mrs F. b. whitman, failed to de-
fend their title, the crown went to
the winners Of today's final round.
Mrs. Jessup and Miss Bancroft richly
deserve their new honors for their1
work on the courts stood out like a
beacon light in the doubles and they
were never really extended. They
comprised one Of the finest women's
teams in the country.
For the first time in this tourney
ideal weather conditions prevailed |
for the big match.
Against Parsons superior courts ]
manship Neer was lost. The inter- {
collegiate champion made the fatal ,
mistake of trying to beat Pearson at I
the latter's own game in the back 5
court. Z
The point score:
FIRST SET.
Pearson ....4 s 4 2-42-6 :
Neer 10000 411S 49, ,
SECOND SET.
Pearson .....44442 500 :
Neer ......112 2-17-2
THIRD SET. 4,
Pearson .....-.5 5-2S-6
Neer .....314 Sill
once Miss Leslie Bancroft, Of the
Longwood Cricket Club, ranking
No. s among Americas women play
ers. struck her stride against Miss
Florence Balm. Of New York, she
ran out the match with ease, Sc, II
Go. ESQ.,. I
As a result, Miss Bancroft will U
meet Mrs. J. B. Jessup, OF Whining
ton, formerly Miss Marion Finder
stein, of Boston. and a Longwood Fl
clubmate of Miss Bancroft's for the +
title in the challenge round today, s
and Mrs. Jessup is a decided favor Il
tie 10 win. 1
The point score: y
FIRST SET. "
Miss Bancroft 42325 2443-29-3 n
Miss Balm ..145474125 -SS-6 ic
SECOND SET.
Miss Bancroft 4146441 4-33-6 l
Miss BALM lao Al 6 4 3 2-25-3 !.
THIRD SET. Z
Miss Bancroft ..4674 45-30-6 /
Sfyss BALM ..1450 3-13-0 e'
Ivemen's Double Championship. II
Mss Bancroft and Mrs. Jessup- -
2753477 4-40-6 r
Miss Baker and Miss Scharman-- A
1857 542-35-3 a
SECOND SET. b
Miss Bancroft and Mrs. Jessup.
56446 4-29-6 re
Mss Baker and Miss Scharman-
~ 432241-16-0 az
The summaries: n
WoInen's Singles, Final Round II
Miss Leslie Bancroft defeated Miss
florence BALM, 3-6. So, 60.
.yomen's Doubles, Championship.
Mrs J. B. Jessup and Miss Leslie ~
Bancroft, defeated Miss Ceres Baker h
md Lillian scharman. So. 60. w
Mems Singles. FINAL Round ~
stan Pearson defeated Philip Neer, ~
50. 6-1, 60. Il
MEMS Doubles, Semi Final Round.
Stan Pearson and Alec Thayer, de- II
feated W. Brown and Karl Kamman, c!
So, So st
Phil Neer and J. Davies defeated p
IA L. Guild and R. Hinckley. S-6, 81
l1es. ga. G.
Mixed Doubles, Fourth Round
Miss Martha Bayard and H. L. A
Guild defeated Miss Ceres Baker and n
L. Douglas, 81. 81. =
AIRS. J. B. Jessup and Stan Pear. al
son. defeated Miss Florence BALM cl
and Dick Hinckley, rs. rs. &
Successful Tourney. b
1.-THE tournaments. regarded as a Il
success from every angle by players o