The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-29
NORWEGIAN GIRL NOW IN NET FINAL

New York, March 29-Miss Molla Bjurstedt and Miss Eleanor Goss reached the final round of the wom- ems national indoor tennis cham pionship tournament at the Seventh Regiment Armory yesterday. In thet case of Miss Bjurstedt, the vic tory was scored over her compatriot from Norway, Mrs. Johan Rogge. Much has been said in favor of the latters game, but it is nevertheless evident that there is a wide differ ence in ability between the two Morse women.
 Mrs. Rogge was vanquished yester- day with the same ease as she usu- ally evinces in disposing of her rivals from this country. The score of the encounter was 60, 6-1. This hardly does credit to Mrs. Rogge who played a better game than the rec ord indicates. There were some brilliant rallies, but Miss Bjurstedt's 8 command of the situation was all ways evident.
 In the lower half of the singles draw Miss Goss scored triumph over Miss Helene Pollak by a score of 7-5, 6-3. During the first set it actually seemed for a time that Miss Pollak might have g. chance of vtc- tory. She succeeded with her deep driving game in keeping Miss Goss away from her favorite position at the net, and when the latter was in the deep coure she was vulnerable to many of the fine placements which flew from Miss Pollak's rac- quet.
 In some respects Miss Pollak was her own worst enemy. In tn ethird game of the first set, for instance, she succeeded in breaking through Miss Goss' service, and then with opportunity beckoning her she sac rificed the next game on her own service without making a real fight for it. Three outs and a net pre- sented Miss Gloss with the chance to even the score.
 From then on the games followed service, until Miss Pollak was brok- en through in the eleventh game. This a contest carried twice to deuce, but it was also a game which Miss Pollak should have won, for she led at 4O--15. Errors a-plenty after that combined to wreck her chances. The final game of the set fell to Miss Goas' lot without a very keen battle. Ill the second set Miss Goss was supreme from the outset. She ran off three-game lead, and maintained the upper hand against Miss Pollak's best endeavors.
 The best match of the day was undoubtedly the semi-fnal round doubles contest, between Mrs. Homer S. Green and Miss Caroma Vim on the one side and Mrs. Albert Hum phries and Miss Bessie Holden on the other. The former pair won by a score of 4-6, G-4, 6-2. Mrs. Green played a brilliant game | throughout, and it was her remarka- ble ability to make gets that held the other side at bay.
 Most of her work was done from | the deep court, hut it was so effec- tive that Mrs. Humphries and Miss | Holden were baffled in their en- dGavors to force their way through | to victory. The latter team had | taken the first set, and started the second with an air of confidence which was only natural, because the victory was over the pair which de- | feated Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. Rogge | the day before.
 Miss Vim was cratic in the open ing clash, and this placed the burder
 of the set on Mrs. Green, who re- sponded ably but without avail 1T haltirg the progress of the rival pair l In tho second and third sets Mis-: Vim cSme to the front in the play. ing and ~olleyed and smashed some | timely shoSs for aces. For some reason which is mysterious both Mrs
 Humphries and Miss Holden delight
 ed in playing the ball to Mrs. Greer
 when it was perfectly evident tha
 she was the stronger of the twt | players opposing.