The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-03
NATIONAL DOUBLES
 CHAMPIONS BEATEN
Miss Zinderstein and Miss Goss Lose to Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs.
 Weaver in Tennis.

Miss Marion Zinderstein of Boston, and Miss Eleanore Goss, national wo- mems doubles champions, met with an unlocked for reverse yesterday in the New Jersey State championship tournament on the courts of the Or ange Lawn Tennis club at Mountain Station. In the third round the title | holders were defeated most decisively by Miss Mollie Bjurstedt and Mrs. Spencer F. Weaver at 6--3, 6--2. | The defeat of the champions---es- | pecially the impressive manner in which it was brought about---was the 1 big upset of the tournament In the national doubles in Philadelphia last June Miss Zinderstein and Miss Goss defeated Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. Jo- ham Rogge, a fellow Norwegian, in the final
 The relentless driving attack which Miss BJurstedt and Mrs. Weaver hurled against their opponents was
 unbeatable. They gained the upper hand early in the first set and never let up in their terrific pace. Miss
 Bjurstedt played the back court and
 Mrs. Weaver the net, and the com bination worked splendidly
 |
 The brilliant Molla sent over many
 of her twisting cIoss-courts and fre-
 quently whizzed her hard, sharp
 drives right between her opponents, where neither were in a position to lpick up the ball. Her returns were so Istrong that Miss Zinderstein and Miss
 Goss were often obliged to make weak
 returns, giving Mrs. Weaver a chance
 to do some great work at the net. Mrs. Weaver's overhead game was of the highest order. Her chop strokes at the net were very accurate, as was her play on Jobs in midcourt. Miss Bpjurstedt also rushed the net at } times. The champions never were able to ! get started. Miss Goss, usually very , strong at the barrier frequently net
 ted, while Miss Zinderstein's efforts to ) place the ball in the corners were null l lifted by the ability of Miss Bjurstedt 5 to cover the back court.
 . In a much more stubbornly contest t ed match Mrs. David c. Mills and = Miss Edith Handy defeated Miss Ger V trude Della Torre and Miss Caroma
 Vim in the third round by S--6, 7--5 = Both. sets were so close that one oI f two points would have shifted them tc . the losers. In the first set Miss Della = Tore and Miss Vim got off to a A.: a lead, but Mrs. Mills and Miss Handy caught up with them at 5--5 and 4 eventually won out. The second was
 just as close.
 In another third round match Mrs
 H. Stuart Green and Mrs L. G. Nor a ris defeated Miss Florence Ballin ant S Mrs. Theodore Cassebeer, 6--2, 6--4. Balm for Boston Girl. o While Miss Zinderstein was defeat v ed in the doubles she got some satis | faction by defeating Mrs. Weaver il . the third round of the singles. thereb.
 entering the semi-finals. Miss Zin
 derstein won in straight sets at 6--1 U 6--4. a.-.' t l. Miss Bjurstedt and Miss Clare Gas 1T sell also advanced to the semi-final Il in the singles, the former defeatinl IS Mrs. Douglas Fonda and the latte n winning from Mrs Theodore Casse l. beer. While Mrs. Fonda proved n e match for the brilliant Morse girl, sh
 forced her a little more than did Mis- a Bjurstedt's opponents in the first da rs of the tournament last Monday, whe ,e the national champion lost only on m game in two matches.
 Miss CasselPs strong driving and su c. perior steadiness and ground cover s. ing ability made her task in defeat s, ing Mrs. Cassebeer comparativel
 easy, the loser winning only thre
 games
 In the semi-f1nals today Miss Btu - stedt will play Miss Cassell, and Mis ndo c+o4t1, Txri11 Io1a
 summarizes:
 Of New Jersey State Championship. p- Women's Singles---Second round. a. Mrs. Theodore Cassebeer defeate n. Mrs. M. B. Huff, 6--1, 1--6, 6--2 ht Third Round---Miss Marion Zinde, in stein defeated Mrs. Spencer Fullertc If Weaver, 6--1, 6--4; Miss Clare Casse in defeated Mrs. Theodore Cassebee on 6--1, 6--2; Miss Molla Bjurstedt d.
 feated Mrs. Douglas Fonda, 6--3 6--2 ok Doubles-Second round-Mrs. D. in Nichols and Mrs. Douglas Fonda d. all feated Miss Clare Casseli and partn I'd by default; Mrs, s. Fullerton Weav As and Miss Molla Bjurstedt defeatt he Miss Bessie Holden and Mrs Albe Humphries by default; Mrs D. he Mills and Miss Edith Handy defeat, ny Miss Scott and Mrs Mabel Strafi he 6--3, 6--2; Miss Florence Ballin al he Mrs. Theodore Cassebcer defeat,
 Mrs. H. McAneny and partner by d ng fault.
 ct. Third Round-Mrs. S., FullertC to Weaver and Miss Molla Bjurstedt d i've feated Miss Marion. Zinderstein al he Miss Eleanor Goss, 6-S, 6-2; Mrs. ort c. Mills and Miss Edith Handy d rlv feated Miss Gertrude Della norre al
 Miss Caroma Vim, 8-6, T-5; Mrs
 Stuart Green and Mrs. l. G. Nor
 defeated Miss Florence Ballin a
 Mrs Theodore Cassebaer 6--2 64