New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

score of 6-1, GO, in the final rou
phia Cricket Club.
Thus, after lapse of eight ye;
as the premier woman player Of the
Before she was married, as Miss Hazel
Hotchkiss, of California, Mrs. Wight
man won the national honors in 1909,
1910 and 1911. Sne then virtually re-
tired on her laurels. Miss Mary
Browne, also from the Coast, won the
title in 1912, 1918 and 1914.
In 1915 Miss Molla Bjurstedt ap-
peared from out of the North and
held sway continuously until yesterday,
when she met defeat at the hands of
Miss Zinderstein in the semi-fnal
round. Therefore Mrs. Wightman sue
eeeds the great Morse girl on the
championship throne.
Annexes Two Titles
Miss Zindcrstein, however, did not
leave the courts without her full share
Goss, Of New York, she won the ma
tional doubles title for the second year
in succession by vanquishing Mrs.
Wightman and Miss Eleonora Sears at
81, 81. To complete q full day,
Miss Zinderstein paired with young
Vincent Richards, Of New York, in the
mixed doubles and played furiously
fast and very brilliant match in the
final round against Miss Florence Bal
the national clay court champion, win
ming by Il score Of 2-6, liz. 60.
am only echoing the prevailing sem
timent of the great gallery at to-days
match when l say that the singles
event was very disappointing strug-
gle for, one in which a national cham
pionship was to pass. The whole thing
was over in just twenty-eight minutes
after the first ball was served, very
There was never any doubt as to the
final result after the first three games
had been played. Up to that time we
had not given up hope that Miss Zin-
derstein, fresh from her great triumph
over Miss Bjurstedt, would find her
self and give her great opponent
worthy battle for the honors, at least.
Play Warily at Start
Those opening games were played
with due caution by both, Mrs Wight
man dropping her own service in the
first and Miss Zinderstein following
suit in the second. The older player,
after making a double fault on her
first service in the third game, a rare
stroking and began to hit the ball with
q beautiful pace and uncanny accuracy.
She seemed to know her own strength
and the weak points in her rivals
armor, and went about her work with
perfect confdence-a smiling, easy
confidence that was in great contrast
to the mental attitude of the young
girl in the opposite court.
When Miss Zinderstein found that
Il st.tx. ,oO Nd
back hand drives and at the same time
keen the ball within the court she
made the error of softening her game,
instead of sticking to the hard hitting
style which is her natural forte
Coupled with this, she did not go to
the net with her accustomed speed and
confidence, trying to meet Mrs. Wight
man on equal terms from back-court
This she was never able to do sue
cessfully, for her opponent had per-
feet control and kept dropping the ball
very close to the base line.
Fine Change of Pace
The ex-Californian won the last six
games of the first set, with Miss Zin-
derstein never approaching the high
standard OF play she set against Miss
methods were calculated to take all
the sting out of her young rivals
game, for she was ever changing pace,
putting in battling chop stroke i'm
mediately following one of her deep
drives.
Almost invariably this sudden switch
; ing from deep to short caught Miss
Zinderstein many feet out Of position
and she had to stumble forward des-
perately to take the ball at her feet
as she ran in. Anybody familiar with
Mrs. Wightman's chop strokes, par
ticularly on turf, knows just how diff
ficult matter it is to dig the ball up.
1t has no bound TO speak Of; merely q
promise, and a weak one at that.
"Oh, well, just wait; she will really
start playing in this next set" re-
marked the collective gallery, sotto
p voce.. as the players changed courts
and began the second set, with Miss
Zindersten serving. But there was not
won the first two games.
Then Miss Zinderstein seemed to
awaken to the fact that she must make
her bid now or never. She tossed her
caution to one side for brief space
and swung hard at the ball on her
= ground strokes, and stormed the net
FOR brilliant overhead play Several
times she eluded Mrs. Wightman with
those dazzling full volley backhand
N'Se 'eiiNSN tiIC Dali JuSC on Lne
* side line and almost impossibly close
to the net
Makes Spirited Rally
The next three games were keenly
fought, Miss Zinderstein winning the
third and fifth and Mrs. Wightman the
iourth after some stirring rallies But
the former champion never lost the
fnachine-iike accuracy Of her playing
and her anticipation Of shots was ex-
ceptionally good, so that she was GEN
orally "on" the ball, no matter where
her opponent sought to place it. Mrs.
z Wightman won the sixth, seventh and
eighth games, for the set at 60, the
match and the championship.
It was a wonderful triumph for her
q and testimonial to the high quality
OF her tennis that she could regain the
top after eight years absence. She now
holds the national indoor, the metro
politan and the national turf court
titles, all gained this year.
= The final round matches in both the
women's doubles and the mixed doubles
brought far better tennis than the
{ singles. Mrs. Wightman and Miss
Sears were only beaten after most
desperate struggle on the part of Miss
zipderstein and Miss Goss, who were
playing in defence of their title.
:. The champions placed their main re-
lance On aggression, with hard hitting,
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