The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06
Miss Leslie Bancroft Of Bos-
ton Looms as Favorite
for Final.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

Only one of the half dozen out of
town contestants failed to come through
the opening round OF the Pelham Coun-
try Club invitation tennis tournament
for women yesterday. She was Miss
Deborah Seal of Philadelphia, who went
down to a more or less decisive defeat
at the hands OF Miss Margaret Grove,
tenth In national rank. The other Ave,
however-Miss Leslie Bancroft, Miss
Isabella Mumford and Mrs. William
Endicott of Boston and Miss Jacqueline
Green and Miss Mildred Willard of Phil
adelphia-are among the fifteen sur
vivors In singles, and promise to extend
the local contingent to the limit to turn
back the tennis invasion.
1t Is going to be quite task for the
New York tennis stars to prevent at
least one of the visitors from carrying
OFF the invitation trophy. In Miss Leslie
Bancroft OF Boston the out of town
group has the top ranking player In
the tournament-she rates eighth ma
tionally--and girl who has given Mrs.
Franklin I. Mallory two sharp tussles
within year. and despite the fact that
Miss Bancroft had none too comfortable
lead in defeating Miss Caroma Winn
in the opening round. there is no reason
for naming any other entrant stronger
contender for the Pelham cup.
Plenty In Reserve.
1t was evident that Miss Bancroft was
playing we'll within herself at alternate
periods of her match. Whenever the
occasion demanded she indicated quite
clearly that she had plenty Of speed in
reserve and that her powerful drives
and all around superior forcing attacks
m fOr har Ann
Miss VIM all due credit for her per-
sistent court covering and her frequent
skillful maneuvering In the rallies,
there Is no question that Miss Bancroft
deserved her 6-3, rs victory. Miss
Bancroft seemed intent upon playing
just as hard as she had to, no harder.
and considering the heat she was wise
In so doing.
If form is to hold true throughout the
tournament 1t will he Miss Bancroft
versus Miss Martha Bayard of Short
Hills in one semi-final, and probably
Miss Margaret Grove and Miss Marie
Wagner in the other. In the latter half
OF the draw, however, the favorites do
not stand out conspicuously over the
rest, for that section also includes Miss
Clare Cassel, twelfth In national rank;
Miss Ceres Baker Mrs. Benjamin F..
Briggs and Mrs. Edward " Lynch, all
Of whom played splendid tennis yester-
DAY. Victories for Miss Cassell and Miss
wagner In the second round to-day will
bring the finalists in the recent Motn-
clair tournament together again.
Mrs. William Endicott OF Boston and
Mrs. Albert HUMPHREYS Of. New York
were the only players to be carried into
extra sets to win. In the first set of her
match with Miss Bessie Holden Mrs.
Endicott was outsteadied In base line
duel, but she kept getting better pace
and better direction into her drives
thereafter and took the second and third
sets by wide margin. Mrs Humphriea
after playing at top speed In the first
division OF her tussle with Mrs. Theo-
dore Sohst. was forced to let down in
the second, and she dropped that divi-
ly, however, in the third set and, al
though extended to tho end, won
through the moro decisive character Of
her strokes.
Miss Bakers Net Play.
In the matter Of spirited net play no
one during the day excelled Miss Ceres
Baker of Orange. She forced the net
repeatedly in her contest with Mrs.
Samuel Waring, and her crisp, precise
volleying cut of many an important
rally. Despite the fact that Mrs. Warning
was playing her usual steady, skillful
back court game, Miss Baker triumphed
at Ga In c/ch set. Miss Cassel. I'm
pressed with a 60, 60 victory over
Mrs. Percy Wilbourn, and Miss Wagner
yielded only one game to Mrs. William
II. Pritchard.
Only one second round match was
played. Miss Jacqueline Green defeating
Miss Penelope Davies Go. Ga. The
summary: t+
FIRST ROUND.
Miss Leslie Bancroft defeated Miss Carma
VIM. Ga. rs.
Miss Isabella Mumford won from Mrs. Mar
shall Mclean by default.
Miss Jacqueline Green won from Miss Flor
ence Balm by default.
Miss Penelope Davies won from Mics Marion
Chapman by default.
Miss Martha Bayard defeated Mrs. L. q.
Mrs. Harry +. Morse won from Miss Helen
Hooker by default.
Miss Mildred willard defeated Mrs. lingo
Hartmann, 60. Ga.
Mrs Theodore Cassebeer defeated Miss Jes-
sic Colt. Ga, 81.
Miss Margaret Grove defeated Miss Deborah
Seal, 6--3. Go.
Mrs. william Endicott defeated Miss Bessie
Holden, 10, 6-2, 60.
Mrs. Edward v. Lynch vs.. Mrs. Sidney
Wolff, unfinished.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Briggs defeated Mrs J. G.
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