New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-24
MRS. BUNDY IS OUT
OF Tennis MATCH
Veteran Eliminated by Mrs.
Wl8htman-Helen Wills Wins

West Side Stadium, Forest Hills
N. Y, Aug. "a Ps-Mrs. May Sutton
Bundy. OF Santa Monica. Cal, who
renewed memories of her tennis su-
premacy of "a years ago by winning
the eastern championship last week
was eliminated today in the third
round of the national title tourna-
ment by Mrs. Hazel Hotchiss Wight
man OF Boston, a veteran OF almost
as many years OF play. Scores We're
GA. 11-9.
The match was un upset as Mrs.
Bundy on her great record OF this
season was favored and was among
| the eight seeded entrants. Mrs.
| Wightman, one OF the greatest tacti-
clans in the history OF the womcns
same, won by wearing down her op-
ponent with carefully placed shots
which lacked the speed of -Lrs. Bun
dy's drives but We're the last word
in accuracy.
Putting all her strength into every
shot, Mrs. Bundy made a great fight
in the often dcuced second set and
time after time checked Mrs. Wight
mans attempts to run out the
match.
The final point was scored on
hard hit drive by Mrs. Bundy which
went outside the baseline by several
feet
Miss Helen Wills. the champion,
scoring at Go, g. over Mrs. l.. A.
Harper of Los Angeles, found her
self pitted against Mrs. Charlotte
Hosmer Chaplin of Springfield. Mass,
next. Mrs. Chaplin downed Miss
Clara l.. Zinke of Cincinnati, O.,
81.
Mrs. Wightman, also in the upper
half of the draw. qualified 10 meet
Miss Edith Cross OF San Francisco
who came through in straight sets,
-. 60 at the expense of Mrs. r. +.
Stem of New York. Mrs. Wightman
is the only unseeded player remain
ing in the tournament
In the lower half OF the draw Mrs.
Molla Mallory continued her advance
by taking the measure of Miss Nir-
ginia Hlleary of Philadelphia, 6-3,
G-1. and next meets Miss Marjorie
Morrill, of Dedham, Mass, who de-
feated Mrs. William Endicott of Bos-
ton in impressive fashion 60. G-3.
| Miss Helen Jacobs of Santa Bar
bara, winning by default of Mrs. Lii
! liam Scharman Hester of New York
, found Miss Penelope Anderson. of
Richmond. Va, her next opponent.
the southern girl having dHw"Nd
Miss Elsa r. Taubele of New York,
6-1. g..
Miss Helen Wills defeated Mrs.
Lawrence A. Harper of Los Angeles,
60, O.. Miss Wills is defending her
| pionshlp.
Miss Helen Jacobs, one of the
leading California entrants. adj
vanced by default, when Mrs. Lillian
Scharman Hester of New York an
nounced she would be unable to play
because Of the illness OF her daugh-
ter which had badly unnerved her.
Miss Edith Cross, another of the
seeded Californians. scored in
straight sets. rs. Go, over Mrs. B.
r. Stem of New York.
mmaries-Singles. third round.
Miss Helen n. Wills. Berkeley,
Calf. defeated Mrs. l.. A. Harper.
Los Angeles 60. g..
Miss Edith Cross San Francisco,
defeated Mrs. g. F. Stem, New York.
rs. 60,
Miss Helen Jacobs. Santa Barbara,
Calf. won from Mrs. Lillian Schar-
man Hester. New York, by de-
fault.
Miss Penelope Anderson, Rich
mond. Va, defeated Miss Elsa r.
Taubcle, New York. 6-1, c..
Singles third round:
Miss Marjorie Morrill,, Dedham,
Mass. defeated Mrs. William Endi-
colt. Boston. 60, G-3.
Mrs. Charlotte H. Chaplin. Spring
field, Mass. defeated Miss Clara l..
Zinke. Cincinnati. IS. SO.
Mrs. Hazel H. Wightman. Boston,
defeated Mrs. May Sutton Bundy,
Santa Monica, Cal. CA 119.