Great Greef

A name now italicized in U. S. Tennis is Mary Greef. It would be capitalized if she had won just one more set in last week's tournament at Essex Country Club, Manchester,. Mass. Although she gave warning lately by beating Miss Sarah Palfrey, the 1928 girl's indoor champion, in straight sets at Longwood, the Essex officials did not bother to "seed" her in their tournament. As the play proceeded at Essex last week, she trounced Miss Marjorie Gladman, the 1927 Junior champion. Then she trounced Miss Eleanor Goss, No. 5 ranking player in 1927, by the tidy score of 6-4, 6-0. In the finals she started to trounce Miss Edith Cross, No. 3 national ranker, by a burst of speed that took the first set 6-3. Miss Cross steadied, won the next sets 6-4, 6-2. But Miss Mary Greef will not again go unseeded at Essex. She lives in Kansas City. She is 19, a supple, medium-size blonde. She puts more body into her shots than most girls. Her friend Carl Meyer taught her how to play, the man who taught Wilbur F. ("Junior") Coen Jr. (later Tildenized).