New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Miss Bjurstedt
Again Wins | tile
Of Metropolitan
Victory Gives Her Permanent
Possession of Great
Silver Trophy
By Fred Hawthorne


Eleanor Goss in the final round of the
tourney, on the gra1dstand turf court
OF the West Side Tennis Club at For
est Hills, L. I. "Marvellous Molla,
won in straight sets at 6-2, 6--3. her
victory giving her permanent posses
sion of the big silver championship
cup offered by Mrs. Barger- wallach.
Miss Bjurstedt first won the cup in
1915 and repeated in 1916 In 1917
she again won the Metropolitan hon
crs, although the title and cup were
net placed in competition. because Of
the war.
The doubles title was carried off by
Miss Clare Cassei and Miss Marie
wagner, who defeated Mrs. de Forest
Candee and Mrs. Theodore C. Casse-
beer at 6-4, 6-2, while the mixed
doubles honors went to Miss Marion
zlnderstein and Walter Merrill Hall.
who triumphed over Miss Bjursteds
and Frederick B. Alexander by score
of Cd, 3--6, Cd, in match that
was fraught with many stirring rail-
lies.
Largest Crowd of Week.
The largest gallery of the entire
week witnessed the championship
matches, thronging the clubhouse
vIeranda and perching on the upper
balcony IN a way that recalled tho
Palmy days before the war. when the
paws Cup contests were played on
TINS same stretch CT championship
turf in 1914. The fact that Miss Blur
stedt won in straight sets came unex-
pecSediy to majority of the specta-
tors. who rather looked for Miss Goss
to. take set from the Morse girl
;. In one way, the losers showing was
disappointing; She just missed play
ing brilliantly throughout A little
more care, it seemed, at critical stages
Of the match. would have made 8 vast
dinerence in the final score. And this
careiessness was most frequently ap-
parent when Miss Goss was called
upon lot the simplest of shots. At
other times she flashed spectacular
lawn tennis. both on her ground strokes
from deep court and when the ball
came to her overhead.
!, FOR short period in the middle of
the second set she got everything
working smoothly, winning the fift6
and sixth games, with the loss of onlv
Two points. Then it was that the New
York girl showed what she is capable
OF when playing the game as she knows
how to play it. Her forehand drives we-a
the equal Of Miss Bjurstedt's in "pace"
and ,she ripped beautiful backhand
shots across deep court with such ac-
curacy of placement that the national
champion could not get her racquet to
the ball.
! Outshines fin Seyviee
IN her service, severe and exception
ally well placed in the court, Miss Goss
outshone her opponent, and the second
pail whlle not as speedy as the first,
carried lot of "top' and broke with a
bsffiingly high bound, SO that Miss
bJurstedt was never confident enough
to stroke" it with her full sweep of
the racquet.
These two games brought the set
even at Sail, and the spectators
ehought then that Miss Goss had
started rally and would make the
match even by taking the set. but IL
was not to be. In the next three games
as though sensing danger in her youns
opponents bid, Miss Bjurstedt started
session of tremendously speedy driv-
ing and sharp volleying from mid-court
and won the last three games. the last
two at love, without giving Miss Goss
muchof an opportunity tc do more than
iunge helplessly for the flying ball.
Yesterdays runner-up, and It was the,
1ourth time IN as many meetings that
she has finished in that position to the
champion, has not played enough ON
turf courts to be familiar with the
slower bounds, and throughout she was
always little late in getting to the
ball. Yet, even in defeat, M:ss Goss
showed that sooner or later she must
strike her real game, and then there
are apt TO be surprises in store.
The point score follows:
FIRST GET
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SECOND SET
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The doubles match was evenly Tough.
out in the first set, with Miss Casse,
and her partner holding a decided ad-
vantage in smoothness of team work
Mrs. Candee, however, performed so
brilliantly at the net position, smoth-
ering many. of Miss Wagner's drives
and smashing lobs for sensational
kills that the games went to four
ali before the winning pair were able
to break through and take the last
two games Tor the set at Ca.
Mrs. Cassebeer Tires
In the last set Mrs. Cassebeer tired
rapidly when Miss Cassel and her part-
ner centred hard driving attack upon
her, carefully avoiding the sweep OF
Mrs. Candee's racquet at the net. Miss
! Cassel finished off many OF her points
| by slashing cross-court volleys and
some of her backhand drives caught
the opposing combination far ont Of
position Miss Wagner excelled in the
driving game.
The mixed doubles found all four
players going at top speed, with Miss
Zinderstein and Hall steadier at criti-
cal stages. The girl from Boston did
not hesitate TO go to the net at all
times for volleying duels with Alsx-
ander and Miss Biurstedt, and she
often scored the winning point with
severe overland volleys.
The summaries follow:
Womea's Metropolitan Chsmrsnnefatp sirxs.a
sansi rolndl--Nlss Moila B,antedt defeated Mia
wemen's Metropolitan Championship Doubles
snnst ro.hidi--Misa Clsre Cassei and Aftss Msrs.
warnsr defeated Ms. de Fores; candeo ssaa Mrs
l1seodons G. CssSeSeaf. 6---f. So 1872
Mixed Doubles tsemi- nnsi ros,,lss,--sf... u.rxs,
g,ecersiee;, and Walter Aerrin Hall defeated Mi.
rlorca,es Hsln aad E1liots II. Binren e~-.i 80
a,ss Mpsis biusssedt rnd Frederick a. A.exsndss
Se SsssAasn sl'As osssse Holden sns y. c. wortA
TpI Rsuad-.aliss Marion zlndsshssn And Wal.
tes tsxytu Hal ddeasod Alss Nclia Ri,sy.sS4s
as n AAs<saAAs 49, s-&s 6--E