Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
NORWEG|ANS LOSE
IN TENNIS DOUBLE
National Championship Won by
Miss Zinderstein and Miss
Goss, is, SO.

Phladelphia, June 22.-Miss Marion
Zlndcrstein of Boston and Miss Eleanor
Toss of New York are today the new
holders of the womens national lawn
tennis doubles championship title They
won that honor yesterday afternoon on the
championship turf court of the Phila-
iclphia Cricket Club, at ST. Martins
They defeated Miss Molla Bjurstedt, ma
tlonal singles champion, and her partner
from Norway, Mrs. Johan Reggc, by a
score of IS, Sc, III the final round of
the tournament
Miss Goss and Miss Zinderstein arc
the Youngest pair who ever held such
high houors on the courts. Those who
witnessed the manner of their winning
Yesterday declared that they are likely TO
rank for several wears as the doubles
queens of the game.
1t Is the first time IN several years too
that any but veterans of the game have
carried off the doubles hOnors. Neither
of the winners has been competing IN
sanctioned tournaments for more than
eighteen months, and the rise of each
has been sensational in the extreme.
To add To the fulneSs of her day Miss
Goss earlier in the afternoon won the
right TO meet Miss Bjurstedt IN the
challenge round of the singles today for
the title held for two years IN succession
bv the marvellous Molla. To gain this
coveted position the challenger defeated
Miss Helene Pollak, also of New York,
in the final round of the women national
all comers singles by a score OF 6-2, IS.
TOURNEY WINDS UP TO-DAY.
The tournament will come to a close
TODAY with the three events on the
schedule. namely, the meeting between
Miss BJurstedt and Miss t,Oss, the final
round of the mixed doubles, with Miss
Bjurstedt and Frederick b. Alexander
facing Mrs George W Wightman and
Irving G. Wright of Boston, and the
final round of the mems eastern doubles.
Miss Co.'S work in the singles was
far steadcr and more effective than
when she and Miss Zlndcrstein withstood
the terrific driving attack of Miss Blur
stedt and her partner in the doubles
In the match with Miss Pollak Miss
GosS confined herself almost entirely to
a deep court driving duel with her
opponent. and that she was able to pull
out the victory against such sterling
opponent Of the deep court speaks well
for her rapid Improvement on GROUND
strokes within the last few months.
Had 1t not been for the extremely
brilliant playing of Miss Zinderstein anC
the sudden weakening OF Mrs. Rogge !;
is doubtful If Miss GoSs would be 3
holder of the national doubles title TO
morrow. The girl who will stand today
as Miss Blurstedt's challenger in the
singles did not seem able to get hei
strong net game working smoothly anC
with certainty for any sustained perloC
In the doubles final At times she dom.
mated the court by her beautiful driving
through deep court and her tremendously
powerful service, and these came al
critical periods OF the match and were
valuable on that account
Miss Bjurstedt did not have much
chance TO inject her remarkable game
into the proceedings with as much fire.
quency as Is generally the case when the
great Norwegian takes the court. This
was owing to the tactics of Miss Goss
and her partner, who aimed their hard
est drives and most severe smashes al
Mrs Rogge Under the continual pound
ing, however, she started to falter and
once that began the end was not far of.
For Miss Zinderstein and Miss GoSs
PLAYING with renewed confidence were
raising the quality Of their game mo-
mentarily until at the end they looked
like champions. indeed. In the seconc
set the Norweglans ran into q lead o.
81 on games, only to see their op
ponents take the bit in their teeth anc
march of with the set at Sc, giving
them the championship.