Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Woman Players
Near Semi-Finals
At BrOOkline Meet

Brookline, Mass, March 16.-(AP)
Eight leading American women ten
mis- players tonight had reached the
round before the semi final in the
nineteenth annual women's national
indoor tennis singles tournament.
The first upset of the tournament
was recorded in second round play
today when one of the seeded play
ers, Miss Edith Sigourney. of Boston,
was eliminated, by Mrs. Charles j.
Hubbard, the former Miss Anna Full
Ter, of Cambridge.
AS result of the play to date Mrs.
Marion Zinderstein Jessup of, Will
mington. Del, defending champion,
is matched to meet Miss Gathering
Gardner of Cambridge; Miss Mary
K Browne of New York will meet
Mrs. Corbierre of Southboro. Miss
Ryan of Santa Monica. Cal. will
play Mrs. Hubbard. Miss Martha
Hayard of Short Hills. n. j., will face
Mrs. Mantendale Shedd of Brookline.
The winners of these matches will
enter the semi final round.
Play in the first round of the ma
tional women's indoor doubles also
got under way today. The draw in
the national indoor mixed doubles
today showed "a teams entered. The
defending champions. Mrs. Jessup
and Carl S. Pfaffman, are among the
seeded teams. The draw in the girls
national indoor singles will be made
tomorrow and play will begin Thurs
day.
In the second round women's sin
giles today Mrs. Hubbard. who was
runner-up last year, disposed of Miss
inc m
player in the United States, GA. 6-1
Miss Browne won from Miss E. r.
Mitten of Boston; Mrs. Julia Chaplin
of Springfield was defeated by Miss
Ryan. Miss Bayard eliminated Miss
Rosamond Newton of Boston.
In the women's doubles today the
defending champions. Mrs. J. D. Cor
biere, and Mrs. William Endicott
easily vanquished their opponents
Mrs. Lester Watson and Mrs. E. NJ
Farnsworth, without losing game
Miss Edith Sigourney and Mrs. F. II
Godfrey were forced to a third set
to win over Mrs. w. NJ. Sheldon and
Mrs. John L. Bremen.
The summarizes:
Womens indoor singles:
Second round: Miss Catherine
Gardner, Cambridge, defeated Mrs. A
L. Robinson, Jr., Boston. 6-1, 6-1.
Miss Mary K. Browne, New York
defeated Miss E. r. Mitten. Boston
ga, 60.
Miss Elizabeth Ryan. Santa Mon
lea, Cal. defeated Miss Julia Chaplin
Springfield Mass, 60, 81.
Mrs. Charles j. Hubbard, Jr., Bos-
ton, defeated Miss Edith Sigourney,
Boston, ga, 81.
Miss Martha Bayard. Short Hills
n. j., defeated Miss Rosamond New
ton, Boston, 6-1, 81.
Womens' indoor doubles:
First round:
Miss Margaret Blake and Mrs. c.
]. Hubbard. Jr., Boston, defeated
Mrs. P. T. Campbell and Mrs. Robert
Walcott, Boston. 6-3. SO.
Miss Martha Bayard and Miss Ka-
Uterine Gardner defeated Mrs. H. r.
Hardwick and Miss E. r. Melton 6-1,
60.
Mrs. J. B. Jessup Of Wilmington
Del, and Mrs. George W. Wightman
Of Boston, defeated Mrs. A. C. Butler
Of Boston and Mrs. Seth T. Crawford
Of Boston. 6-1, go.
Mrs. G. r. Harding Of Boston and
Mrs. D. Leighton of Boston defeated
Miss Dorothy Blodgett of Boston and
Miss Julia Chaplin of Springfield. 6-1.
81.
Miss Ryan and Miss Browne de-
feated Miss Hilda Williams of Bos-
ton and Miss Margaret Curtis of Bos-
ton, 60, 60.
Mrs. C. F. Godfrey of Boston and
Miss Edith Sigourney of Boston de-
feated Mrs. w. H. Shedden of
Brookine and Mrs. John L. Bremen
of Boston, ga, ST, 6-3.
Mrs. Corbiere and Mrs. William
Endicott of Boston defeated Mrs.
Lester Watson of Boston and Mrs.
E. M. Farnsworth Of Boston, 60,
SO.