New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
of | 3 Wins
mst Match in
Tennis Tourney
Vanquish es Experienced
Player in Meet for Metro
politan Title
By Fred Hawthorne

ament, which began on the turf courts
of the West Side Tennis Club. at
Forest Hills, L. l., had plenty of en-
couraging features to make it meas.
ure well up to the standard set in
former years for this fixture.
Thirty-six players, including Mis-.
Molla Bjurstedt, national and metro
politan champion; Miss Marion zin.
derstein. of Boston: Mrs. Rawson L.
Wood. former Florida champion. and
Miss Eleanor Coss, runner-up for the
national indoor title last March, were
among those who took the courts
yesterday, prepared to struggle for the
title and cup, now held by Miss Blur.
stedt.
Several surprises came during the
day, most notable, perhaps, being the
defeat of Mrs. Lyle Evans Mahan.
player Of experience, by little Miss
Helen Hooker, thirteenyear-old daugh-
ter Of Elon II. Hooker, who vanquished
her opponent by a score of 81, 4-s,
"a, in the opening round.
Not possessing the requisite strength
to win her points by hard hitting, Miss
Helen decided that the best thing to
do was to use her court strategy"
and she did, lobbing prettily over Mrs
Mahan's head. when the latter at
tempted TO come in to the net DO
sition. Particularly was this true in
the last set, when the little star was
within point of the match, and. as
MRS. Mahan ran toward the barrier
she iobbed over her opponents head
and scored a placement ace.
daughters, Misses Barbara and Ade.
laide, playing at the same time in this
tournament, was quite patiently pleased
when Miss Helen ran forward to shake
hands over the net with Mrs. Mahan
at the conclusion of the match.
Mrs. Edward V. Lynch, who has been
steadily improving in her playing this
season, made remarkably fine show
ing yesterday against Miss Marion
Zlndersteln, of Boston, in the third
round. The latter first flashed to the
fore in the women's national cham
plonship tournament at the Philadel-
phia Cricket Club a year ago. when
she came down from Boston unhersld-
ed and rushed through her matches in
THE first two rounds with such an i'm
pressive demonstration of speed and
hard hitting that brilliant future
was predicted for her. In the third
round she was opposed by Miss Blur
stedt and, although playing in her
first important tournament, forced the
great Norwegian to two hard sets at
Cd, 7-5 before the champion could
claim the victory. {
AS we did year ago, SO We now
repeat, that Miss Zinderstein has every
appearance of developing into one of
lvy L. -
country. Her forehand drives are only
a shade less powerful than Miss Blur
stedt's, her service is unusually severe
and we'll controlled, and she volleys
with the strength and fnesse of man.
Because of this, Mrs. Lynch deserves
all the more credit for the manner in
which she played Miss Zinderstein,
point for point, yesterday. The match
had to be halted because of rain just
as the Boston girl appeared on the
verge of victory. Miss Zinderstein
took the first set at 6-1, driving su-
perbly through deep court and fairly
snlothering her opponent by speed
alone.
Mrs. Lynch foresaw quick defeat if
she continued to meet her opponent
leylng game, SO she switched her tao
tics in the second set and started
a lobhing campaign. placing her shots
we'll over Miss Zinderstein's head as
the latter raced for the net. The wet
turf made the footing uncertain and
the Boston star found it difficult to
get about her court quickly enough
to get her racquet to the ball as it
landed near the baseline. The re-
suit was that Mrs. Lynch took the Sec
ond set at Ga, bringing the match
even.
In the third set Miss Zinderstcin be-
gan with an added burst of speed,
opening up Mrs. Lynch's court with
splendidly played deep drives down
either side. With the games So in her
favor, the Boston girl was halted on
the brink of triumph by the rain.
The match will be resumed this after
noon at the point where it was left of
yesterday.
In earlier rounds Mrs. Lynch had
defeated Mrs. Straffin at 6-l, 6-1, while
MISS Zinderstein romped through
match with Mrs. ]. Strauss at 6-2, 60.
-, MRS. wood was going at her best in
the two matches she took part in and
seems certain to get into the semi
nnals, where her opponent will proba-
bly be Miss Bjurstedt. In her first
appearance Mrs. Wood crushed Mrs.
E. C. Dubie at Go, Go, never giving
her opponent chance at the points,
and next she took the measure OF
Mrs. w. H. Pritchard at 6-1, 6-l.
The Florida expert was driving low
and hard, occasionally going for the
net to finish off the points when her
forcing shots had paved her way.
AS for Miss Bjurstedt. she hardly
had to do more than try out her strokes
against Mrs. A. NJ. Chisolm, in her first
match, winning at 60, 60 In the
next round she faced her sterner oppo-
sition in the person of Miss Clare
Cassel, former New Jersey champion.
This match had hardly got started, the
games score reading 81 in favor OF
the Morse girl, when the rain forced
a postponement.
Mrs. Spencer Fullerton Weaver, max
ing her first appearance in singles COM
petition in more than a year, gave
demonstration of her ability by defeat
ing Mrs. NJ. w. Maclay at 6--3, Cd,
volleying and driving with her usual
effectiveness.
The luck of the draw had placed Miss
Bjurstedt, Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Weaver
in the upper half. while below are Miss
Goss, Miss 1inderstein, Miss Helene
Pollak and Mrs. Johan Rogge, OF Nor
way. Play will continue this afternoon
The summaries follow:
Women's metropolitan championship tera rctina' s
MISS Helen Hooker her defeated ai Mrs. .ys ,. Pss
S wsoarn Ms ,:s s0ssI julia ssasssa Brown ', won so
Miss Edith White by defarr. ,...
Second round-afiss Carsms VIM dese5tea ssrss ,s.
from Mrs. II. s. Leschman by default: Nrs W e r
Pritchard won from Miss Gertrude Della iIrs {.