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Show I WOMEN TENNIS I PLAYERS OPEN I ANNUAL TOURNEY PF.TBkIT, Muh., Sept. 13. lair weather fsvoi d Ihc opening here today to-day of the thirty-third annual woman's wom-an's lawn tennis championship tournament tourna-ment of the United States on the grass courts of the. BhtUdelphia Cricket club. Seventy-six players, including! several from the Pacific coast, arc entered en-tered for the competition whkh la; all week. Mrs. tieorge W Wight man, Boston, i the present national champion, has announced she w.111 not defend her title. HI as Marion Eindersteln, who was defeated by Mr. Wlghtman in the challenge round Last pear, is among the entrants, as La Mm franklin M.al-1 lory, who, ui Mix Molln BJurstedt. won the championship In 1916, lfl and 118. The Pacific coast players Include Miss Helen Baker, who holds the coast Championship; Miss Eleanor Tennant and Mr'. Ream Lea ah man The women's doubles tUlo and the mixed doubles championship will ..bo be decided. |