New-York tribune., 1919-06-16
Pair
Beaten i'm Play
For Met Title
Speed and Supple Handling
of Racquet Features of
Match at Forest Hills

W. T. Tilden I'd and Miss Marion
Zinderstein playing together yesterday
had little difficulty in capturing the
metropolitan mixed doubles champion
ship title, defeating Walter Merrill
Hall and Miss Eleanor Goss in two
straight sets on the West Side tennis
courts at Forest Hills, L. l. The
scores were 6-3, Cd.
Velocity of play mixed with supple
handling>o of the racquet were the out
standing features Of the match. Games
were run off quickly and play was
rapid in every respect. The two teams
had already met, having played nearly
through their match a week ago when
rain called a halt to hostilties. At the
time each pair had one set to its credit
and in the third set Miss Zinderstein
and Tilden were leading 4-2. 1t was
decided to replay the whole match yes
terday.
In the first meeting up to quitting
time it was anybody's match. Yes
terday soon after play was started It
was quite evident that Tilden and Miss
zinderstein had the edge on their
rivals. Not that they had things their
own way; on the contrary they re-
ceived strenuous opposition to the end;
but the winners appeared to be more
aggressive, which is generally char
aeteristic of winner.
For one Tilden was in excellent form.
His play yesterday was greatly su-
pcrior to what he showed week ago
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all the confidence of an easy victor.
Ills drives carried across the net with
dazzling speed and the surprising part
was that Miss Goss and Hall were able
to return as many as they did. More
over. Tilden made many wonderful and
spectacular backhand and forehand
gets and scored with many beautiful
placements just over the net and on
the lines.
His agility and integrity took him
everywhere, at times even to play some
of Miss Zinderstein's shots. He slam
med away with the abandon of an easy
winner and thereby lost several points
which he might have saved by more
careful play.
The others were in the game, too,
but not so conspicuously as the elon-
gated racquet welder who is surely
court wizard. Miss Zinderstein aided
her brilliant partner with many splen-
did placements and gets which brought
added points, while on the opposite
side of the net the playing of Miss
Goss was spotted with brilliancy and
erraticness.
Her drives and her returns of those
whizzing shots of Mr.. Tilden were
wonderful, but it seemed that at times
she played the ball little too care
fully, with the result that she lost
points by having it netted. Had she
slammed these lobs with more force
she would probably have gotten over
on most of the Aubs. But if she fell
down here, this tall girl who will bear
watching this week at Philadelphia.
came through in many other places
with sklful and we'll played shots
which tailed.
Mr.. Hall appeared to be somewhat
off form, although at times he dis
played flashes of his former skill. His
drives did not seem to carry the sting
that earned him points week ago.
and he missed several gets which he
had generally killed.
After winning the first set at '6-3.
the champions got the jump in the
second only to go into a tie. It was
nip and tuck then until the final game
which went to deuce, and after volley-
ing back and forth Tilden broke
through with a resoundng whack down
the lines, which Miss Goss was un-
able to reach, and the battle was over.
The point score follows:
FIRST SET
den, Cd ''A '" l. III
. 3 4-s
Miss Eleanor Goss and w. NJ. Hall:
9 "a
SECOND SET
de I'd: AZ
0 Q o 7-s
Miss Eleanor Goss and w NJ. Hall:
81