New-York tribune., 1919-06-19

Miss Goss wss great in defeat to-day,
conquered by superior court general
ship and by one or two heart break
ing pieces of i'll fortune In the last
few minutes of the struggle she gave
convincing proof that she has arrived
among the chosen few who were des-
tined sooner or later to wear the
laurels OF a national champion So
far as execution Of strokes, speed in
court covering and tremendous pace
we're concerned. she proved herself the
equal Of any Of our feminine stars.
Taxes Strength of Both
It was only in the little nceties of
judgment during the stress of battle
that Mrs. Wightman shone supreme,
and this must always be so, it seems,
when youth faces experience. But
the picture would be only half com
plete without telling how Mrs. Wight
man rose to the test when danger
threatened in the first and last sets,
and Of how, by sheer, steady skill she
held her brilliant young opponent off,
finally to win match that taxed the
strength of both to the limit. During
these crises Mrs. Wightman foiled her
rival with all that wizzardry of court
generalship that has marked her game
in the past.
With Miss Goss leading at 81 on
games in the final set and rushing
through with inspiring speed to what
seemed certain victory, the former ma
tional champion suddenly switched
from her hard "stroking" game to
cruelty deceptive softness of stroke,
that was bewildering in it's effect upon
the tall West Side girl. Miss Goss
temporarily lost control of her terrific
ground strokes, and before she could
steady down again the damage had been
done and victory was Mrs Wight
mans.
There is no room here to describe in
detail how the points were won and
lost, but l am trying to give in a gem
eral way an outline of how and why
Mrs. Nlghtman won to-day in a match
that IS worthy to take its place with
other classics of the courts in lawn
tennis history.
All the winners in the singles to-
day went into the round before the
semi-fnal- The eight survivors who
will clash tomorrow represent the
strength of the draw and have won
their places strictly on form These
eight and the order in which they will
meet are as follows:
Mrs. Wightnian and Miss Anne Town
send, Mrs. Gilbert Harvey and Miss
Louise Bancroft, Miss Molla Blur
stedt and Miss Marie Wagner, and Miss
Clare Cassel and Mrs. Marion Finder
stein.
Remp for Champion
Miss Bjurstedt romped through her
match with Mrs. Clement Wainwright
by score Of 60, 6-1, content to
drive out her victory from deep court
Tor she never found it necessary to go
for the net position to finish off the
shots. The playing through champion
has not been forced 20 show her hand
and so it is difficult to say Just how
lar from her best she is to-day
1t Is noticeable, however, that she
is not hitting the ball as cleanly. either
of the ground or overhead, as of wore
ana her whole game lacks the wonder
ful ire and dash that made it ia
nous IN former years from coast to
coast. Tomorrow morning. when she
faces Miss Wagner, her real weakness
may be unmasked. FOR Miss Wagner
Is playing at her best right now.
Miss Zinderstein simply swept her
way through to triumph against Miss
Eieonora Sears. winning at 6-2. s-1.
All her brilliant STOKES were Being
feeled of beautifully and her volley-
ing game was nothing less than i'm
presslve. Miss Cassel, who faces Miss
Ainderstein tomorrow, added another
victim to her list to-day by taking the
measure Of Miss Molly Thayer, at 81.
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