New-York tribune., 1919-10-26

a hack in wonderful style, winning the
metropolitan and the national indoor
and turf court championships and en-
q joying the most successful season she
y has had in eight years.
b Miss Zinderstein, the brilliant young
q sirl from Boston. also showed the best
q .ennis of her short career. She fin
a shed as runner-up to Mrs. Wightman
a in both the indoor and turf court sin
q sles championships, was semi fnalist
in the singles of the metropolitan title
a tourney, and, paired with Mrs. Wight
a man, won the national indoor doubles
4 and the metropolitan and turf court
4 national doubles titles, paired with
4 Miss Eleanor Goss. Surely wonder
& fu record of achievement for so
young and inexperienced player.
Miss Goss did not take part in as
d many events as. usual, and this was a
pity. for the tall New York girl has
Il The basic tennis virtues of which cham
Il pions are fashioned. Next season, pro-
vided she plays through, should see her
: sell up near the top.
Names Eastern Women
! 1t is my purpo Sc here, as in other
years, to attempt logical selection of
the "frst ten" women players in the
country, based on their tournament
records; and in looking over the list,
and my reasons for naming the various
payers, it should be borne in mind I
IN. of necessity, mainly confined to the
last for my material.
Mrs. Wightman has, beyond a doubt
Yon the No. | position for 1919. Her
! tOlding of three great championship
niles alone would insure that proud
position for her, aside from the high
laallty Of her playing throughout
PARTICULARLY busy season.
Neither Mrs. Mallory, Miss Goss nor
Hiss Marie Wagner competed in the
;lnges of the indoor tourney, but Mrs.
Nghtman played with such exceeding
fillsnce, defeating Miss Clare Cassel
the semi llnai round at Go, 6-2,
nd Miss Iigdcrstein in the final at
- . Cd. that many competent
'itcs VINO watched her progress
-arough the tourney believed she Would
nave won the title even had those
notable absentees heen in the draw.
In the Metropolitan tourney, on clay,
Ms. Wightman eliminated Mrs. Rob
ert lie Roy in the semi-final round
and took the measure of Miss Goss in
me final bracket, winning by score
Of l--6, Cd, g.
Defeats Notable Players
A few weeks later, on the turf of the
fhiadeiphia Cricket Club, Mrs. Wight
man fought ner way through notable
'ied, defeating Miss Goss in the third
,,ound at Ga, &c. 6--4; Mrs. Gilbert
haryey IN the semi final and Miss Zin-
IN, 81, l.;
ne sets going at 6-1, g.
Last month. in the postponed final
i0und' Of tho womens Cedarhurst tour
h.ment, Sirs. Wightman was forced to
oier her colors to Mrs. Mallory in
ias fina round, after three desperately
ought sets. This marked the come
back OF the former Miss Bjurstedt,
Vno followed her triumph the week
after by winning the New Jersey state
championship.
1t is hard to place Mrs. Mallory
over than first place, when we con-
sioer the power of her game and her
cal capabilities, but an unfortunate
'se'aent early in the season kept her
~ me courts for many weeks, and
@nnough she played through in defense
her national crown at Philadelphia,
sue was literally only a shadow of the
olmer Wonderful player who had swept
american courts. 1t is true that the
ass two weeks of the season found
"er apparently at the zenith of her
game once more, but the return to
power came too late, in my opinion, to
snttle her 20 better than the No. 3
pace In the ranking, with Miss Finder
s'ein at No. g
the metropolitan and national in
uV'f tournaments are. next to the ma
.''nal turf court fixture, the most i'm
postant events for women tennis play
rs IN the East. Mrs. Mallory did not
Sompese in either; Miss Znderstein
"o and made a notable showing in
,V,n In the semifinal round Of the
Ssooor event she took the measure of
%is. n. Stuart Green, at Cd, 6-2,
mo win IN the final she forced Mrs.
'gntman 10 three sets at 2-6, 81
pionship.
IN the metropolitan the young Bos-
~ s'ar, after defeating Miss E.eonora
Ears IN the fourth round, succumbed
- 'hs great playing OF Miss Goss In
.@e semi-final bracket, going down by
score Of 7--5. l-s. s11. Miss Zin.
r.rs'e'n won the doubles with Miss
IVES as her partner.
outplays Former Champion
~ was on the turf at Philadelphia
S"eVer that Miss Zinderstein gained
bs h.. h'gnest honors of the season, for
80 N tne seml-final round, she over
me 'ne then Miss Bjurstedt in q
4sst match, the score going al
,.." -, o-2. Against Mrs. Wight
s..' M me final bracket, she was over
1meo at 81, 6-2, not playing
.nain .n.a'n ~ per cent Of her best game
90 80" sne won the doubles champion
ga,.p CARED with Miss Co.'s, defeating
f.si "'ghtman and Miss Sears in the
''sai g round At 81, 81.
,,iee Tact that Miss Coss confined he,
~, ~ Almost entirely 20 doubles com
ps.ition last season precludes he,
oi getting better than the
~. w.. position. just behind Mrs. Mai,
[;rss;; ihe Morse girl reached the semi.
ssisL round IN the national at Phila.
a.phM and her great victory owe,
~ " '2himan Last month, besides 9
,,,rsr over Miss Iindcrstein in mid
g"'sf' NJ. added 70 her conquests in the
H. ,,'Ffscy tourney. should earn heI
'ns NO 3 place.
uoan s"o. crlttcs are going to agree
a.. re isst SIX places IN the women,
n,,a n Ten but In my estimation tn.
orda.s snouid follow in about thii
Nj. -so. o, Miss Helene Poliak; No. 6
cls,. ncien Cileaudeau; No. 7, Mis-,
arr s rahscl; 10 s. Mrs. Gilbert Hnr
~ 10 .. Miss Marie Wagner; ant
-; ~, Aiss Flor9ucc Bali.
d, aoupSa closely behind the last tw,
I, sfes players, should place Mrs
II & 1ills. Mrs. Robert lie Roy, Mrs
e.. (, Lynch, Mrs. ~. n. prjtchsrd
g.s. o@,aael 81, WAfinv. Mis- egs1,,or,
s s~is' s'sss Ne.iy Il. fl.4yes. Mss Flor