Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22

BY the Associated Press.
- CREST HILLS, N. Y. August %.
l. Led by Helen Wills, Berke-
ley's queen OF the courts, the
L California delegation is making
strong bid for a monopoly in
the women's national tennis champion
ship. With only Is players remaining
after two rounds had been completed
five Californians were still in the run
ming today and most of them very much
in 1t.
Queen Helen" who II picked TO re-
peat last years triumph with almost no
opposition. showed the way to her fol-
lowers from the West Coast yesterday by
losing only one game in her second
round match with Mrs j. Saunders
Taylor of New York. Miss Wills hard
game brought the rout to an end in
only % minutes. Another Californian
seems destined to elimination at the
hands of Miss Wills today. In the third
round she meets Mrs. L. A. Harper of
Los Angeles, who defeated Anne Town
send OF Philadelphia yesterday, 6-l,
+6, IS
OF the 10 Californians who started
play today, three were defeated yester-
day. while two others had gone down
in the first round. Marjorie Gladrnan
Of Palo Alto. national girls champion,
succumbed before the powerful game
OF Edith Cross of San Francisco who
| is ranked third among the coast stars
Evelyn Parsons of Patio Alto. the sec
| ond Westerner to lose. carried Penelope
| Anderson of Richmond, doubles partner
Oh MISS wills on her European invasion
/ thlS Spring and seventh seeded PLAYER
IN the championship, to three hard sets
before she was defeated, Ga. So.
| is.
Mrs. Mallory Wins Easily.
Carolyn Swartz of Berkeley. another
OF the younger generation of Califor-
mans, made brave but fruitless stand
against Mrs. Molla B. Mallory. eight
times holder of the national champion
snip. going down before her singing
drives, by score of 81, 81.
carefully conserving her strength for
| what promises to be one of the most in
teresting encounters of the tournament
today. Mrs. May Sutton Bundy of San
ia Monica, Calf. 4l-year-old veteran.
whose niece, Violet Doeg, was one of
the two weSterners to lose in the first
round. conquered another veteran. Eleo-
nora Sears of Boston, 81. 81. Today
she meets Mrs. Hazel Hotchkiss Wight
man of Boston. who won the first of
four championships in 1909. five years
| after Mrs Bundy captured the title.
/ On the basis of the form she has shown
| IN the first two rounds of the present
| tournament and in winning the eastern
championship last week. the California
veteran Is favored to defeat the Bay
State player.
The fourth of the Californians who
was given place on the seeded list
with Miss Wills, Miss Cross and Mrs.
Bundy, Helen Jacobs of Santa Barbara,
advanced to the third round at the ex-
pense of Mianne Pallfrey of Boston,
| 81, 81.
| East Well Represented.
Although the farthest West State
leads in the number of survivors. Mass
achusetts and New York are close be-
hind with four each Besides Mrs.
Wightman. Massachusetts, has Mrs
A. r. Chaplin of Springfield. who was
placed fifth in the seeding; Marjorie
Morrill, OF Dedham, seeded sixth. and
Mrs. William Endicott of Boston. All
three passed the second round with
straight set victories.
The New York delegation headed By
| Mrs. Mallory. includes Lillian Schar-
man Hester, who opposes Miss Jacobs
! today; Mrs. B. f. Stenz and Elsa Tau
bell, all of New York City.
! Only three of the last sixteen live in
| other States. Miss Anderson. Virginia
Hilleary. slated to be Mrs Mallory's
next victim. and Clara Zinke of Cincin-
natl, who plays Mrs. Chaplin today