Mrs Wightman Wins National Net Title at Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on June 12 Mrs George W Wightman of Longwood Cricket club defeated her clubmate Miss Jeannie Zinderstein 6 1 6 2 to win the national lawn tennis championship. Zinderstein had previously upset Moira Bjurstedt in the semi finals, while Wightman rose to claim the title left vacant by Bjurstedt. Miss Elizabeth Warren and Miss Penelope Anderson won the first girls doubles title, defeating Mary Heaton and Catherine Lauder 6 2 6 2. The mixed doubles semi finals saw Miss Florence Ballin and William Tlen beat Mrs Wightman and Eleanora Beats 6 2 3 1. Zinderstein and Eleonor Goss won the women's doubles 9 7 3 7. Miss Sears played with a torn ligament, ruled out by doctors.
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Longwood Cricket Club
Jeenih Zinderstein
Philadelphia Cricket Club
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Zinderstein
Moira Bjurstedt
Mrs. Wightman
Loy
Suidden
Hazel Hotchkiss
America
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Mola Bjurstedt
Elizabeth Warren
Penelope Anderson
Country ‘Club of
Virginia
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Catherine Lauder
Greenwich
Conn
Misslorence
A. Ballin
Wiliam
Tlen
E Pritchard
Louis RH. Rowland
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Eleanor Goss
George W
Yanks Head of League as Indians and Sox Struggle
Baseball brief notes that in Chicago Pfeffer and Brooklyn split a game as Chicago topped Brooklyn 8 to 1. Cleveland beat St Louis 3 to 0 while St Louis pitchers Sothoron and Uhle matchups held. Philadelphia overwhelmed Washington 8 to 4 with multiple runs off the mound and in the field.
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Gogo
O Tobin
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Pom E
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Yale
Enzmann
O'Neill
Gtouis
Tava
Alt Austin
Tacoebson
Lamte
Hlmer Smith
Onase
Eft
Sothoron
Uhle
Thie
FE. Enzmann
Johnson Has Four More Years Declares Griffith
Washington dispatch reports Washington manager Clark Griffith stating that Walter Johnson still has four or five years left at peak performance. He asserts Johnson is as good as ever, recently past his 32nd birthday, and notes no sore arm despite a cold causing mild illness.
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Washington
Walter Johnson
Clark Grifith
Senators
Johnson
Griff
Walter
Lucien Walker Wins Fox Hills Golf Tourney
In New York on June 22, A J Walker Jr of Richmond County won the Fox Hills Golf Club invitation tournament on Staten Island. He defeated A K Kammer of Baltusrol in the final round 3 up with 1 to play. Walker had recently taken medal honors in the qualifying round of the Metropolitan championship at Brooklawn and then reached the final before being eliminated by Oswald Kirkby.
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New York
Fox Hills
Staten Island
A. J. Walker
Richmond County
A. K. Kammer
Harvard Varsity Crew Captain Elect Cited From Pomfret Prep
The article notes Wendell Davis of the Harvard varsity crew was elected captain for next year and mentions his bow row and Pomfret School background. It also refers to Walker dominating the match and a comment from Schwartz about giving up pitch.
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Wendell Davis
Harvard
Pomfr School
Pomfret, Conn
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