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The Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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At Forest Hills, N.Y., the women's national tennis championship lacks excitement without Helen Wills; first round sees expected wins by seeded players before small crowd, with rain possible; today's matches feature Ryan vs. Cottman, Wightman vs. Bailey, Browne vs. Stenz, Anderson vs. Cole.
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FOREST HILLS, N. Y.—Lacking the enlivening presence of Miss Helen Wills, national champion, the women's national tennis championship went into its second day today with a record of unexciting first round play behind it and a prospect of wet courts and maybe raining skies ahead.
All the seeded and ranking players came through yesterday's matches as expected.
There were no upsets. Play was before a small crowd.
Feature matches today include:
Miss Elizabeth Ryan vs. Miss Edith Cottman.
Mrs. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman vs. Mrs. J. E. Bailey.
Miss Mary K. Browne vs. Mrs. B. F. Stenz.
Miss Penelope Anderson vs. Mrs. E. B. Cole.
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The women's national tennis championship proceeds without champion Helen Wills, resulting in dull first-round play with no upsets among seeded players before a small crowd. Feature matches scheduled for the second day include Ryan vs. Cottman, Wightman vs. Bailey, Browne vs. Stenz, and Anderson vs. Cole, amid prospects of wet courts and rain.