New-York tribune., 1919-03-12
Defeats Misses Morse and
Hooker at Singles and
Scores i'm the Doubles
By Fred Hawthorne

There was plenty of flashing. bril-
Liant lawn tennis played yesterday on
the second day of the annual women's
national indoor championship tourna-
ment in singles and doubles. at the 7th
Regiment Armory, Park Avenue and
SiXty-sixth Street. The stars Of the
courts camc through to victory in the
singles in every case. playing in such
irresistible fashion that their opponents
never had more than leeting chance
of escaping defeat.
Mrs. George II. Wightman, former
national champion, and Miss Marion
Goss, of the national doubles title,
came over from Boston yesterday and
won their matches in impressive man
ner. Mrs. Wightman defeated Miss
Anna Morse at Go, 60, and Miss
Helen Hooker at 60, 60, in the first
and second rounds Of the singles, re
spectively.
Then paired with Miss Znderstcin,
she defeated Miss Marie Wagner and
Miss Clare Casscl, New York State
champions, in straight sets at 3,
Cd, in the first round OF the doubles
This WAS a particularly we'll played
match, all four girls showing brilliant
ly throughout. 1t was the aggressive
net attack and the fine team work Of
Mrs Wightman and her partner that
carried the day.
Miss Sheldon Outclassed
Miss Zinderstem further enhanced
the fame Of Boston in the singles by
literally crushing Miss Florence Shel-
don IN the opening round, by a score
of 6-l, 60. In this match the young
girl from the Hub simply beat down
all opposition by the power and dash
of her game. Not only did she excel
Miss Sheldon in the speed and accu-
racy of her driving, on both fore and
back hand. but sho finished off her
points at the net by Vollcying of the
crlspcst variety.
Miss Sheldon seemed tri1c worried
by the very poor Light in the big
armory yesterday, and the turning on
of the arc lights did not help her
much. But under any conditions she
would not have been a match for Miss
Iinderstein, who gave a splendid eX-
hlbltion of hard stroking and severe
yolleyng.
This morning the Boston girl will
meet Mrs. NJ. B. Huff, Of Philadelphia,
for & place in the semi-fnal round.
and She should win playing in the
form she showed yesterday.
Mrs Wlghtman's playing was almost
ilawless, and although in neither of
her singles matches was she opposed
by players who figured to give her
even n moderately hard fight her work
was of such an aggressive, clcan-cut
kind that she looks very much like
contender in the final and cham
pionship round on Saturday,
The former national champion knows
just what she wants to do on the
court. and does it, with the minimum
amount Of waste motion. She forced
her openings with powerful drives
from back court and then moved TO
the net to finish off the points by
superb volleying, her work overhead
being delight TO watch.
Mrs. pritchard, Worthy Foe
Mrs. Stuart Green. VINO is In the
opposite half Of the draw to Mrs.
Wightman, faced a more worthy op-
ponent in Mrs. W II. Pritchard, Of
the New Y ork Tennis Club, but even
so she won in straight SEES at s.,
G-1, and to-day she viii play Miss
Caroma Vim in the round before
the scmi-hnal.
Mrs. Green is almost the antithesis
in playing style of the Boston star,
winning majority of her points by
splendid back-court play A great
court covcrer, she rarely finds it neces-
sory to rush the net, and her deep
court driving Is unusually deadly, for
she plays for the lines consistently
and with great success.
Miss Cassel was another of the lead