Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03
HUNTER SUCCUMBS
BEFORE WILLIAMS
conoueror Of Washburn and
Patterson Defeated by Boston
Ace, 81, 81, at Seabright
JOHNSTON BEATS KINSEY

soabricI,t, N. j., Aug. 3.--Francis
a. Hunter, Of New Rochelle. N. Y,
,ormer Cornell tenni< captain, who
..or,led local enthusiasts this week by
s.footing Watson, NJ. Wnshburn and
rorold Patterson. Australian captain,
:, successive matches, collided with an
,mmovable force in the person of Dick
Williams. Boston ace. this afternoon.
!, 1.-The semi finals of the Seabright
h,wls williams winning, CO, o.,
.ftcr two sets Of dazzling tennis.
pill Johnston, 12O-pound coast fier.
,racketci with Bob Kinsey, another
californian, in the upper half of the
."mi finals. won his way into the final
rm,nd via G.1. CA decision. Kin
ssv put up desperate fight, but the
smooth playing Johnston was not to
b. denied.
Williams and Johnston will meet in
the finals tomorrow afternoon. This
same pair were the finaliSts here last
year and Johnston woe leg on the
historic Scabrght bowl in three straight
Set.
Point scores:
HuNTER-Wli.LIAMS
FIRST SET
zsnts1 S'I':s%' ...::: ~ tt4:4$sssii d-$sEs a-$s-s
SECOND SET
o6I5 ii41Aa4 o344 4-ss-o
Hunter
T's " . I6aS4oS2SrNsEf Ss Il ; II! -''-7
FIRST SET
;shnsto" '.,''.'''''. 50 a a-2S-1
SECOND SET
kinney iS4sss'" ........ 49,. 3 II ! / . s-sS-i
Rarely is one privileged to witness
the pulse -quickcning sort Gf tennis that
prevailed in the hard fought battle frn-
turing Francis r. Hunter and X. Nor
ris Williams. ID. Williams broke away
to n fast start and won the first set
handily. but Hunter found himself in
the second and thrilled the gallery by Il
vigorous comeback.
Mrs. Bundy Beaten
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy and the six
teen .year-old Helen Wills. California
tennis stars. were both eliminated in
the semi finals of the women's tourney.
Mrs Sutton went down in defeat be-
fore the rrsourceful game of Mrs. Molla
Bjurstedt Mallory, while Miss Wills
bowed 10 Miss Leslie bancroft, Boston
left handler.
Miss Bancroft and Mrs. Mallory will
meet in th" final round Saturday after.
noon at , $50 o'clock.
Neither Mrs. Bundy nor her youthful
contemporary figured to win against
their opponents.
Mrs. Bundv. national champion in
19Ci, no longer has the requisite speed
and stamina to hold off the speedy New
Yorker. and for the last two years
Mrs. Bundy has been beaten consist.
emily by the former Norwegian girl.
Miss Wills Beaten
Miss Wills had been beaten three
times this season by Miss Bancroft
previous to this mornings G-3, 6-3 set
back.
The point score of the Mallory Bundy
match:
NJ; NJ; nhsiI25y hanGy | ~ :-;ss :-;Gs
SECOND SET
Hr., Hr., Ra1lqTY Ran&T .,,. ,.,,. 43is2s5 4-st-s
Miss Wills threatened only once. at
the start of the second set when she
,|''a0'' INV ncNerlts VI Her drives,
but the Boston girl came from behind
to win decisively.
The bancroft Wills match was a
comparatively tame duel between two
oase.lin"rs. The match was not fea.
tlred by the brilliant net play Miss
wills crowded into her sensa tional vic
tory against Mrs. Marion Zindersteip,
Jessup yesterday. The Coast youngster
evidently was suffering from the after
ssects OF yesterdays trying battle with
Mn. Jessup as her game was not as
a'vetsihed or spectacular today.
Ihe point score:
FIRST SET
Miss Bancroft
w. ,nancroft... { . @ - 4-20-s
H's wills ,,,... 4 . 4 O-9l-a
SECOND SET
NJ 6aHcfott .,. 241 @ = I-34-8