New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
Met Final to
US. Champions
In Net Doubles
Misses Zinderstein and Coss
Easily Beat Mrs. Wight
man and Miss Sears
By Fred Hawthorne

MONS. added the Metropolitan cham
nionship 70 their record yesterday af-
ternoon by defeating Mrs. George ".
Wightran and Miss Eleonora Sears, Of
BOSTON. former national. title holders,
at 6-2, 81, in the final round of the
annual women's Metropolitan lawn ten
MS tournament on the Davis cup court
OF the West Side Tennis Club.
II was approximately one sided
match. the younger pair outplaying
ther more experienced opponents all
the way. Mrs " ghtman strove val
iantly 10 make the struggle an even
one. but Miss Sears was wofully off
form and the national champions liter
ally overwhelmed them.
In the semi-hnal round singles
match, between Miss Goss and Miss
Zirderstein, Miss Goss won after three
sets. By q score of IS, 1--6, 6-1. The
playing here was very uneven, each
PLAYER taking her turn at erratic work
Il was the weakness in Miss FINDER
stems service, an old weakness, that
made defeat certain for her. After run
mig into the lead Of 81 on games
in the first set, and with all her shots
going beautifully, the brilliant Boston
girl suddenly developed a streak of
double faulting in the sixth game, and
for the remainder OF the set all the
rest OF her strokes suffered as a con-
sequence.
Miss Goss drew into the lead at
4-5, and then her rival, steadying
down temporarily, won the next two
-,
She was serving in the tenth session.
but another double-fault, and she fig
uratiyely blew up" again, Miss Goss
taking the last three games for the
set at -.
In the second set the Boston star
got everything working smoothly
again and played dazzling game She
was smothering Miss Goss's severe
low drives by splendid volleying at
midcourt, and her full-volleying back
hand shots across her opponents fore
court were marvels O. placement Miss
Goss took the opening game on her own
service, but that was all, for Miss
zlndersteln knew no stopping for the
rest OF the set, taking the last six
games IN row and making the match
a. square by winning the set at 6--1.
The gallery seemed to take it for
garnted then that Miss Zinderstein
had settled down for good and that
she would take the third set and the
match. but after the seven-minute rest
before the start Of the final set Miss
Goss came out on the court with re-
newed termination and started to
make runaway match of it.
Breaking through service right at the
start, she crushed all opposition by
the power Of her ground strokes and
her splendid volleying. Oaly the fourth
game went to Miss Zinderstein, and
that CT Miss Goss's service. After
making two double-faults in the last
game, the Boston girl lost the match
Foln' by volleying an easy kill" into
the net
Never before has Miss Goss shown
such consistently good ground strokes
rs N this match. Her forehand and
nacAnand drives had great speed and
me depth, the ball just clearing the
net and she followed in her forcing
shots with excellent judgment,
As Tor Miss Zinderstein, she only
showed flashes Of her real ability
end she had TO be az her best to stand
an equal chance with the West Side
girl yesterday.
mere IS the point score and stroke
analysis Of tae singles match. which
may serve to give an idea Of met ho,r
the tide of battle flowed:
FIRST SET
~, Point Score
NJ. sl4s42 1444Ila ii Il '@e
! a ? O. IS 3
STROKE ANALYSIS
MS us z I9as ..s Z Z = g 9
SECOND SET
Point Score
Miss z zR'd stein { 1t Il
STROKE ANALYSIS
rs Mss z I'D: e 3 9 4
THIRD SET
Point Score
zs: z Se'' stein, i s SO s
STROKE ANALYSIS
S siss z ina 30 8 { 3 9 >
REHABILITATION
a. lsoss , sets IA games 81 points
Mss Zinderstein. i got u games Is points
~ Nets. Outs. Pl. So. Of.
S iss End zfsssrs:~a 4 4 3 3 i Il Q 3
The mi~ed doubles reached into the
maj round, with Miss Zinderstein and
William T. Tilden, I'd, and Miss Goss
and Walter Merrill Hall as the sur
"Fors. The former pair defeated Mr..
and Mira Wightman in the serni-fnal
round az "a, IS, 81, while in the
o'aeT zeni-hnal Mss Goss and Hall
Fangulshed Miss Sears and Clicton B.
nerd a. G-2. Cd. Earlier they had
,aSen the measure Of Mrs Spencer Full
sfton Weaver and William A. Campbell
a. g, liz, in desperately and
on.iiansly played match.
Inc Eunma RES:
he'n@n's Metropoiitan Championship
s-iS-ss lsefri fnsi round Miss Eleanor
'>s fffea'@d 5i.aa Marion Zinderstein
~,aeas s. ,ropolnan charap,onship
'.'a.es ftn5i rDpnej Mics rieanor Cora
- . IS MARION Zlndersi.ln defeated Mrs
e@ss Wlgntman and Miss Eieonora
- 81. CO.
nj "-.@i1fepoiliau liked Doubles Cham plon-
ssD mir ro0neJ Mr. and Mrs. George
ss<I1sseH pad Waiter j. Toutssatnt. 50.
Mar Eleanor Hoss and Walter Mer,
" H@li 1rfes'~d Arz Bpencer Fullerton
1, s&sSf ind william \. Campbell. 81. /