New-York tribune., 1919-06-05
Mrs. Wigglatnnan
And Mrs. I4eI2Oy
AT Net To-day
Miss Zillderssein and Miss
Coss Settle Their Semi
Final Contest Tomorrow
By Fred Hawthorne

yesterday afternoon. on the splendid
turf courts of the West Side Tennis
Club, of Forest Hills, and they will
meet in that order for the right to
occupy the final brackets
Mrs. Wightman md Mrs. lie Roy
play their match at 3 o'clock this after
noon in the upper half, while in the
lower section of the draw Miss Finder
stein and Miss Goss will struggle for
the honors at 8 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon, with the final and champion
ship match set for Saturday.
Three teams reached into the semi
final round in the doubles, with Miss
Zinderstein and Miss Goss, national
champions, and Mrs. Wightman and
Miss Eleonora Sears, former holders
of the title, on opposite sides OF the
draw. This afternoon at o'clock the
mixed doubles championship will be-
GIN, with some OF the strongest COM
banations in the East, including Miss
Zinderstein and William r. Tilden I'd,
Mrs. Spencer Fullerton Weaver and
William A. Campbell, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wightman, entered
A Match With Thrills
The match that supplied the chief
thrills for the gallery yesterday was
that in which Miss Zinderstein con-
quered Miss Sears at 4-6, Go, 60
with some of the fastest women's
tennis seen on these courts in many
months. Mrs. lie Roy defeated Miss
Helene Pollak, at 1-6, 7-5, 81, in
q match that fairly exhausted both
players under the torrid conditions.
Mrs. Wightman made q runaway
match of her meeting with Mrs. David
C. Mills, winning at Go. &C. The
lost a game in the three matches she
has played in the singles.
Miss Goss was forced into two hard
sets by Miss Florence Ballin, winning
at Cd, 6-3. The latter had her driv-
ing game going at full speed in the
opening set and it was a pretty battle
for the points. Miss Goss held the ad-
vantage, however, by her ability to
close in at the net at the critical stages
and finish off the points by deadly
smashing or sharp volleying.
Miss Sears began the service against
Miss Zinderstein when Tilden, in the
umpire's chair, called "Play." and won
the game after deuce" had been called.
Then the national doubles champion
struck her true stride and began to
reel off shots that thrilled the watch
ers. Miss Sears was relying upon her
tricky cut strokes to BATTLE her oppo-
nent, but Miss Zinderstein nullifed the
bound Of the ball by rushing the net
pcrsistently and taking everything on
fill In
1t was beautiful lawn tennis, Miss
Zinderstein's most effective shot being
backhand Gross court volley that
Miss Sears could not reach, no matter
how desperately she lunged for the
ball
Just when she seemed on the high
road to swift victory, however, Miss
Zinderstein developed her old trouble
of double -faulting on service whereas
Miss Sears was scoring "accs" fire.
quently with her very severe and ac-
curately placed delivery The COM
plexion of the match took a sudden
and surprising change for Miss Zin-
derstein's trouble with her service
gradually affected the rest of her
game, so that she was afraid to
''stroke" the ball on any shot
Takes Five Out of Six
Miss Sears won five out of the last
six games, for the set at ca, nor is
this surprising when it is said that
Miss Zinderstein made no less than
seven doube-faults in those games.
She had done this same thing before.
against Miss Sears, in the national
tourney at Philadelphia, year ago.
losing the match, and there was
feeling that she was doomed to defeat
again yesterday, after that first set
Ihls time, however, the Boston girl
had firm grip on her nerves and raj
lied in splendid style at the start of
the second set.
Miss Sears was swept off her feet bv
her rivals irresistible attack, for Miss
Zinderstein was closing in at the net
so swiftly, and was so very brilliant
and steady overhead that she literally
smothered Miss Sears's returns. Her
back full volley shots, played on
the full run as she charged from the
base line, were breaking her opponents
game up badly
After taking the second set at Go
Miss Zinderstein maintained her win
ming attack and overwhelmed Miss
Sears by the same score in the final
session, giving her the match. 1t is
but fair to Miss Sears to say that she
was suffering from an injured right
thumb in this match, but it is doubtful
if this had much to do with the final
result.
Mrs. lie Roy's victory over Miss Pol
lax was gained only after the most
gruclling of battles, during which both
girls ran miles in the court 1t re-
quired more than two hours and
quarter to settle tho supremacy. with
both players driving strongly from deep
court throughout. Mrs. lie Roy rallied
gamcly in the last set, making trcmen-
dous gets of Miss Pollak's shots.
She should give Mrs. Wightman plenty
to do this afternoon.
The summaries follow:
Women's metropolitan champfonshin
singles Cfourth round)--Mrs George "
Wightman defeated Mrs David G. Mills
Go. 60; Mrs. Robert La Roy defeated
Miss Helene Pollak, 1t, Is, 9--7; Miss
Marion Znderstcin defeated Miss Eleo-
nora Sears 1t, 60, TO; Miss Eleanor
C;oss defeated Miss Florence Balm 6-l
C..
doubles {second round)--Miss Helen Cnl.
caudeau and Miss IIclcne pollalS won from
Miss Winifred Aydclotte and Mrs. n. Daln
by default.
Third round--Mrs. George w. Wightlnan
and Miss Eeonora Scars won from Mira
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