New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Miss COss and
Partner Take
Tennis Title
Women's National Doubles
Champion, Paired With
Miss Cilleadeau. Wins
By Fred Hawthorne

Miss Helen Gilleaudeau and MS
Eleanor Goss, won the women
doubles cham pionship at the annusi
invitation lawn tennis tournament G.
the Pelham Country Club yescterdaE
afternoon. defeating Mrs. Rawson /.
a score Of Is, 6-3, 6-2, in the
final round.
with S. Howard VoshelI, won the
mixed doubles prize by vanquishing
Miss Goss and Donald NJ Blodgatt a.
s., Cd, in g match that was filled
with hard hitting and spectacular
smashing
The women's doubles was very
evenly contested struggle, with Ms
Goss and Miss Gilleaudeau getting the
upper band because of their ability
to finish off their points when the en-
was the inability 10 "kill' when the
had fine openings TO stow the point
away, that spoiled any chances Mr.
Wood and Mrs Mclean had Of VIC
tory. There are few women playing
the game today who know more ten
his than Mrs. Mclean. but she Is no
as fast in covering her court as shc
generally is, and her overhead play
was too soft to score decisively.
OF Day for Mrs. Wood
Mrs. Wood also had an of day, and
her work at the net position was b.
no means up to her usual briliar
standard. Added to this, she and M
Mclean were forming new comblNa-
| ton, so that, not being familiar Wi
each others court tactics, they d.d
not work so smoothly as : team q
did their opponents
The major share OF the honors Wen
to Miss Gilleaudeau. who covered tae
back court W n great ef.icienc- al@
thoroughrcss and made many an ope:-
ing that caYe Hiss Goss the oppor-
tunity TO finish eff the points with q
powerful smash or sharp vole.. IN"
latter, while playing the mere spec
tacular role and bringing off several
sensational shots, generally had she
way paved for her by her partners
unremitt.ng zeal n getting around the
court.
Not only did Miss Gilleaudeau q
more than her share OF the work, but
her forehand drives carried word
Of pace and had splendid depth f1on
beginning 20 end, and she was COM
50 close to the lines that the smallest
openings n the opposite court waie
disastrous to Mrs. Wood and Mrs
Mclean.
In the opening ser the losin~ d.
ran into q lead Of 80 ard o..
games, Mrs. W GOD oeinr useful af
net at this stage. as she cut OF h ~
drives from Mss Gil.eaudeau's racq--'
with block vo.le-s. Then Miss Co.
and her partner stcad.o down ana
started q combined attack en- Mr.
Mclean, who fourht q sple1d defan-
.ive battle from the back Of the court.
even though she was not equal TO " IN
standing the combined assault.
Take Last Two Games
The set was squared at all. but
then Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Mclean came
through again with some stirring shots
that earned them the last TWO games
and the set, at 6-4
1t was excessively hot on the court.
and this seemed 20 affect Mrs Wood
more than the others. She began -
make errors on shots that ordinarll
would have been easy for her. and in
the Meantime the opposing par we}c
growing stronger in their attack ard
more dead Y IN their execution. May
long rallies from the back % the court
between Mrs. Mclean and Miss Gil
leaudeau were brought 10 q sudden
ending by Miss Goss injecting herself
into the play and scoring "kllis' with
a, forceful smash or a chop solley as
the rival pair were lowering n bac.
court. Taking the second set a. 6-3.
Miss Goss and Miss Gilleaudeau
squared the match. and the third SET
was started without the usua. rest Pc
riod between sets.
After the games had reached 2-all
with ali four players taking turns at
winning the points, Mrs Mclean and
Mrs. Wood weakened perceptibly ard
the opposing pair ran ont the neN-
four games by an aggressive attack at
the net