New-York tribune., 1920-09-19
Roston Girl
And Miss COss
Win Doubles
New York Star Defeats
Miss Zinderstein i'm Final
Match by 6-,3, 6-1
By Fred Hawthorne

That was the InOHSnI LnAC ran
.s,oush the minds of several thou
..,a persons this afternoon as Mrs
yolla Bjurstedt Mallory regained the
,.tional singles lawn tennis champion
.sio BY defeating Miss Marion Finder
,,sia, of Boston, by score of 6--3
al. in the final round Of the women's
snrup: championship tournament, on
,As Turf Courts Of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club.
For many reasons regard her tri-
rnph this afternoon as the greatest
victory in Mrs. Mallory's long and
s,illiant career. To- day she faced the
S;rl who had gone through a season
of play without having defeat marked
10 against her; a girl who had met
tse greatest players in the East and
anne Of the most notable stars from
he Pacific Coast, and always with the
,ame resu,: victory.
Mss Zinderstein had the tremendous
advantage of youth, more rounded,
rersatIe game, and the feeling that
here lay her great opportunity, since
Mrs. Mallory, defeated last year by her
s,porent of to-day in the semi-fnal
,ound of this same tournament and on
ng her oldtlme speed and playing
strength. The Morse girl had also come
Asek 10 this country after a disastrous
typ to England, where she was twice
i.tsively defeated by Mrs. Larcombe
sad BY Mrs Lambert Chambers. She
vas supposed TO be Through" but what
shall we say to-day?
Retain Title in Doubles
Mss Zinderstein partially atoned for
her failure in the singles by pairing
with Mss Eleanor Goss later in the
day and retaining the national doubles
tile BY defeating Miss Helen Baker
s1d Miss Eleanor Tennsnt, of Califor-
r,a By q score OF 1911, 4-6, 6-3,
s.,er brilliantly fought match, but it
was Mss Goss who was entitled to the
major share of the credit in this event,
her finishing shots ending many q
rslly.
In justice to Miss Zinderstein it
foud be said that the California COM
bnation centercd their attack on her
rom the star. 70 finish. The clav
court champion scored many earning
shots, but she also was guilty Of
numerous errors. and, as have said,
Il was generally a cyc.onic smash by
Miss Goss that brought matters to a
lose. Miss Baker was the moro e~ p
I've on her side OF the net, ar -,
srice giving Miss Zinder@
Ilnds OF trouble
The national title for mixed do )
vas won by Mrs. George W. Wight
Ban OF Boston, last years singles
dampion. and Wallace F. Johnson, of
Philadelphia, who defeated Mrs. NAL
h'y and Craig Biddle. of Philadelphia
Miss Louise Dixon, of the home club,
V'n The national junior singles cham
p,nshp in the morning by defeating
Yss Helen Scwell Of Huntington Val.
II, by a score of 3-6, 6--3, 6-2.
Miss Zlnderstein had her great op-
I''tunl.y for victory in the singles in
'at 'rst SCI. ~ the tirst FIVE games, as
matter o: fact, out she failed 10 take
'dyAntage OF the situation and after
nat she never figured seriously in the
E'ch. And this is why she failed.
Mrs. Mallory Nervous at Start
During the early stages of the match
u.s. Ma lory, plainly nervous at the
n art failed TO get the proper depth
70 Aer drives. Time after time her re-
'ons failed 10 get beyond the service
,'u't lines in Miss Zinderstein's court.
fIAe net player and volleyer that she
t. the Boston girl had all the oppor-
@nlties In the world TO close in and
smother these short returns as soon as
he ball had cleared the net. Instead,
me hung back, apparently unwilling to
i n hnl No.
great rival.
1 Il was fatal mistake and the cham
\ g'ohehip really passed right there, for
G she warmed to her work, Mrs. NAL
h so'y began 70 Ce. the old sweep into
fs ground strokes and her returns
eeeah to go ever deeper into court,
sa'li s the bail was kicking up little
sloacs OF dust or chalk, as it struck
j u"n.h an men or two, or squarely on
The baso line.
4 have not seen Mrs. Mallory play
M ne brilliant, hawless brand of tennis
~. W. played this afternoon since 1911,
snea She won the national "patriotic"
Sufhsment on these courts. I said IN
%s column yesterday that the Morse
s.' % would have to improve her game
%.ss0efaoiy over anything she had
f'Sn previously in the tournament
n s, sne toped 10 regain the title she
l.n . IN iSl5, 1915 and 1918. Mrs. Mall
H.! osd more than that. she raised
~. game to remarkable heights this
=, .i,aooh. 1t was unbeatable tennis,
Ms match was played to-day, and
b,a;s ;e nc hesitation in saying that no
@ .,sn,, Ss gallery ever saw more perfect
ssa'ol.'on OF driving by woman than
sh,rew ola.hew champion gave us this
q Superiority Overwhelming
s. ~ The second set Mrs. Mallory's
il.sshorlty was overwhelming. Fore
Ssa Sssa or backhand drive, it made no
.ssence to the great Norwegian. but
Fl ~ eackhand was even more deadly
& ~, s% execution than the forehand. and
q H. Mss Zlnderstein seemed unable to
B sssp ner returns away from her on
f'@ssnts left side. " W
81 Snas,Nee'w s new champions control was 80
s Asi lady good from first to last
Fl nj ~. ~. errors were almost unbeliev-
ns 1.~, . total Of twenty -four in the
A saonstass' while her earned points
IA a,in a 20 fifteen. Miss Under
A .s,a ~ y" s she other hand, piled up u
Isl tt Souk, -elght errors, including
n we're ttSoie-iauIts, tSa aud her earned shots
In .e same as Mrs. Mallory's.
apst Ihsaaylng W. the stroke analysis it
II u Nis's NSs remembered that a majority
II Ga,r. Ainderstein's errors were the
bent Jesuit result Of amazingly fine place
h n tbsa' sao's by Mrs. Mallory. On many
Ia Use shots the Boston girl never
Va ,.,S real chance of scoring on her
n i've iafns' sids TO be or the conserva-
a ysin,su ue, l., l have marked up errors
Stances mlss na Zlnderstein in these in
ar ~, s;., rather than credit Mrs. NAL
slssen'asrn, MN an overwhelming number Of
h tSs match match began with Peter Wright
ss H. aneire's chair and Mantle Field.