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Show MAY SUTTON TO PLAY TENNIS IN THE EAST rr-IILAIJKLPHIA. July 24. Philadelphia Philadel-phia tennis enthusiasts will bo delighted to hear that Miss May Sutton, who is undoubtedly un-doubtedly the best woman player In the world at this time, has promised to play in a special Invitation tournament at the Merlon Cricket club, at Haverford, during dur-ing September. ICverv effort was made to Induce her to enter the national tournament tour-nament nt St. Martin's last mouth, but It was Impossible for her to le.avo California Cali-fornia at that lime. Miss Sutton, how-cvor, how-cvor, promised that uhu would pay a visit to Philadelphia before the closo of the season If possible, and It has now been definitely settled tlml she. will be the Kiiesl of Miss Clara T. Chase, 20."!2 Tine street. Miss Sutton will play In the Newport New-port and Cleveland tournaments before, comlnrr hero and therefore the date of the event at Haverford has not yet been decided upon Had the Callfornlan been able to piny in the national tournament, this year she would undoubtedly' havo won, as she defeated de-feated the champion. Miss Har.el Hoteb-klsK. Hoteb-klsK. In straight sets on the latter s return re-turn to California. Miss .Sutton won the singles championship of the United btates In 1001 and also won the doubles in partnership part-nership with Miss M. Hall. She has twlco contested at wlmbel-don. wlmbel-don. England. On tho first occasion she wns beaten by MIh D. IC. Douulass, now Mrs. Lambert Chambers, but nt her second sec-ond attempt she carried off the title or championship of Knpland, with which Koes the championship of the world, by defeating her former opponent. Miss Chase also announced yesterday that Baltimore and Boston had Joined the Women's Intercity Tennis association aJid that the matches between those cities and Philadelphia and New York would bo played at Haverford on September 22 and 23. |