New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
Eleanor Goss
Likely to. Play
Miss Bjurstedt
Most Formidable Rival Of
Morse Girl in Lower and
Weaker Tennis Division
By Fred Hawthorne

H.
Under cloudless sky and with idea,
playing conditions the annual tourna-
ment for the womer's national lawn
tennis championship in singles, doubles
and mixed doubles began this after
1oon on the beautiful grass courts of
re Philadelphia Cricket Club. Thirty
even Of the leading players Of tn.
sst assembled 70 settle tae question
= supremacy, with Miss Moila Biu,.
edt, the standing-out champion. wait
to defend her title in the Challenge
ound on Saturday against the winner
Il the tournament.
Joseph NJ. Jennings, the official ref
cree, who has been conducting these
ornaments for so many years that
can handle the fixture efficiently
ven in his sleep. did not start ths
,rst match until after 3 o'clock, but bv
he time the sun was weakening under
ne strain" and getting ready to retire
.of the night, the third round bracelets
had been filled out, with the original
held reduced to sixteen survivors.
The West-that is California, land of
famous piayers-is not represented in
the singles this year, Miss Mary K
Browne, the former title holder and
Miss Bjurstedt's most dangerous rival ri
Tor supreme honors on the courts, not
having been able to make the trans
continental trip. Neither is Mrs.
George W. Wight, Ian, who. as Miss
hazel Hotchkiss, of California, held the
national championship some eight
years ago, a contender on this occasion.
one Will, however, play in the doubles
and mixed doubles.
Two Athwart MoIIa's Pathway
The burden of meeting Miss Biur-
stedt In the challenge round and at
tempting to wrest from her the title
tnat the famous Norwegian has won
on Two previous occasions appears TO
rest this time upon either Miss Eleanor
IoSs, OF New York, who was runner-un
10 the national champion at both the
hationai indoor and the recent metro
poiltan championship tournaments. and
Miss Marion Zinderstein. of Roston a,'
VINO put up such a sensational strupoIa
against Miss Bjurstedt at this tourna.
ment last year.
MISS Goss is placed in the lower. and
weaker, half of the draw, and there
Goes not appear any one capable Of
eAtendlng her in her march to the final
Dracket. unless it is Mrs. Spencer Full
lerton Weaver, of New York, yho nroh-
ably will clash with her in the fourth
round. Miss Goss disposed of dan
gerous rival this afternoon in her omen
Ing match, when she defeated Mrs
lawson l.. Wood, former champion of
E ccio1loa' IN two flashing sets at
Miss Zinderstein was called unon -
Play two matches before gaining her
tnlrd round bracket. She had a IiveIu
TIT with Miss Mildred Willard. Of the
Merlon Cricket Club, before chalkine
u victory at rs, Cd, but in ths'
next round she simply swept Mrs. n
r. herbaugh off the court, to win al
%, 81 in a match that was feat.
ured BY the Longwood Cricket CIuh
glrls 1orceful driving and verv canahla
overhead play. A'''
Must Beat EIeanora Sears
MISS Zinderstein's real test will
come Tomorrow afternoon when she
@iil nave to force aside Miss Eleanora
Sears, of Boston, if she wishes to con-
tinue in the tournament. Miss Sears
advanced through her easy defeat of
MISS Rebecca Thompson, of Merton.
VINO could only get one game in the
1,s Two sets, the score reading Go. e-1.
Inere are no tricks of the court that
MISS Sears does not know She is
an adept at forcing an opponent out
OF position and knows the value of
sudden changes of pace in a match,
and her chop strokes, both off the
ground and on the volley, are difficult
to handle on heavy court
Even should she be successful in
disposlng of Miss Sears, Miss Finder
stein may have to face Miss Helene
Pollak, Of New York, in the semi-fnal
brackets, if both survive until that
stage OF the tourney. Miss Pollak is
the player who created a sensation at
Forest Hills last week by defeating
the Boston girl in the Metropolitan
championship singles. Both would
probably welcome the opportunity TO
test their relative skill again.
other strong players in this half of
the draw are Mrs. De Forest Candee,
who overwhelmed Mrs. w. S. Calcott.
OF Wilmington, at Go, 6-1, this after
noon, and Miss Clare Cassel, of New
York, who eliminated Mrs Johan
Rogge, of Norway, in sizzling tive
set match, at Ga. 81. Miss Mary
Thayer. a member of the local club, is
about the most formidable OF the Phil
adelphians, but at this early date il
looks as if New York and Boston would
fight it out for chief honors.
Miss Goss and Mrs. Wood settled
their differences on the clubhouse
court, with a good sized gallery en-
trenched on the wide veranda. George
Woolley, the British groundkeeper, who
has trained the sDcient turf at So.
Martins so thoroughly that he literally
knows each blade of grass and can tell
it by name, had the famous courts in
superb condition to-day. The sod was
firm and elastic, and yet tough enough
not to show the marks OF the players
spikes. Everybody had only one COM
ment to- make when asked his opinion
of "Woolley's pets: Wonderful
turf!"
The summaries:
Woman's national championship singles
first round) d)-Miss Rebecca Thompson de-
feated Miss Margaretta Dixon, 6-3, 81;
Miss Marion Zinderstein defeated Miss Mil
dred Willard 7--5, 6-4; Mrs. II. T. ksr-
baugh defeated Mrs. Cornell Duble, e--z
g.; Mrs. Robert Herold won from Miss
Susanne Silvercruys by default Miss kaths
crime Porter defeated Mrs. A. d. Smoker
7-6, Go.
|. Second round (first round byesl--Mrs. John
6-3; Miss Dorothy Walker defeated Miss
Miriam Rudcrow, 6--1, So; Miss Helen z
Pollak defeated Miss Margaret Noes. e.~l
6-1; Miss Mary D. Thayer defeated Mrs.
Alexander Chisholm, Go. 81; Mrs: y
Forest Candee defeated Mrs w. s. CalccH
Go, 6--1: Miss Clare Cassel defeated Mn.
Johan Rogge, Ga. 81: Miss Eleanors Seau
defeated Miss Rcbecca Thompson. &c. S-1'
Miss Marion Zinderstein defeated Mrs. n 9.
Kerbaugh, 60. 6--1: Miss Helen Lsdoux
defeated Miss Annie Townsend. l--9.
Huff. is, 6-3. Ga; Miss Barbara Hookef
ted Mics Appia Navlor Al 6---Z. MK4ss