New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-22
Stars of East and West PLAY
Different Styles of Ten
mis-; Miss ZindersteinWi
BY Fred Hawthorne

ihey reached into the semi-fnal
round OF the singles yesterday after
NV" IN the annual women's metropoli-
Tan championship lawn tennis tourna-
menu on the turf of the West Side
ieh''is Iluo, and this is the way they
W. W. square Off at 2:30 o'clock this af
sttln1Sooh, IN the struggles to decide who
shaii occupy the final brackets. Miss
MARION Zinderstein- VS.. Miss Leslie
bancroft, both of Boston, in the unner
n nan OF the draw, and Miss Eleanor
Tenant. Of California, VS. Miss Eleanor
ton. '0"ei eec-
50 far everything has been logical
en- ,.mt accordlng TO form in the singles
~ ~ .I.aay Tn ere is more of a problem
~ ~ soiVe IN the match between Miss
remnant and Miss Goss. Here are two
SYKES almost diane trically opposed, and
Ihe Two girls have never met in a tour
hament, so it is difficult to gauge their
comparative strengths. We will get the
answer this afternoon.
MISS Alnderstein came through ves-
terday by defeating Mrs. Robert LIE Row
at o-3, 6-3, having a fight on her
nanos an the way. Miss Bancroft scored
Two victories during the day, first
G1tlnl'natlhg the young Wellesley Col
Iege player, Miss Virginia Travell at
GO, IS and then defeating Mrs W
ii. Pritchard by the score of Cd, 81
8. MISS Tenant vanquished Miss Edith
olgourney, of Boston, at 60, Is in q
match that was featured by verv I'M
even play on both sides. Miss Goss
TOOK the measure of Miss Adele c.
Cragin by score of 60, 6-1 in the
bottom bracket.
Two Pairs in Semi-Final
Two pairs went into the semi-fnal
round in the women's doubles. namely.
Mrs. Benjamin E. Cole and Miss
Sigou1t ey, and Mrs. Pritchard and Mrs.
Percy Wilbourn, with four other teams
IN the round before the semi-fnal. and
these four the strongest of the field
hey Will meet at o'clock this after
noon IN this order: Miss Zinderstefn
and Miss Tenant vs.. Miss Marie Wag-
ner and Miss Glare Cassel, and Miss
bancroft and Miss Phyllis Walsh VS..
Mrs. Frank Godfrey and Miss Florence
Balm.
Twenty-Five pairs started in the
championship mixed doubles. and most
of the first round was completed before
the sun quit saving time and went to a
well earned rest.
Again yesterday it was Miss Ten
nant who aroused the main interest at
Forest Hills. 1t sounds like an anomaly.
but it is not, when l say that the Cali
fornlan looked weaker in her game
with Miss Sgourney, yet at the same
time better, than in any of her pre-
Vous matches since striking the East
Let me explain. In the first set
Miss Tenants game was going like
breeze; strokes coming off smoothly.
Judgment of distance fawless and anti
cipation Of her opponents shots better
than good.
Then, in the second set, decided
change came.
the hack-court position in the opener,
switched her tactics in the second and
made frequent passages to the net.
She took the first two games, cutting
off Miss Tenants soft chop strokes
when the ball barely passed over the
barrier by clever volleying The Cali,
fornian, in the meantime, had gone
completely off her stroke and was over
driving the court as she tried to get
the range.
Plays Her Best
But in the next three games the
visitor played the best tennis she has
shown in the East, her best shot be-
ing a dazzling overland volley that
SSllI VIC Ddli QlNIuS IdOC ONtA VIC uEb
at a sharp angle. Her service also grew
in severity and accuracy, and at smash
ing lobs, even from her base line, Miss
Tenant was wonderfully effective. Two
of these games she won at "love,' but
then came another slump, until Miss
Sigourney led at SIS.
Right here, however, the California
girl proved her courage under fire, for
she ran out the next four games with
the loss of only three points, scoring
on every variety of shot.
Miss Zinderstein was likewise hav
ing her own troubles against Mrs. lie
Roy, for the latter never conceded
point until the ball was out Of play, so
that it was necessary for the national
clay court champion to make the "kill'
before She could be sure point was
finished. Miss Znderstein seemed to
be having trouble with her racquets,
changing half dozen times, but she
finally got things working right and
then rushed ahead at impressive speed,
her strong yolleying and overhead
play smothering Mrs. lie Roy's most
determined efforts.
Miss Goss overwhelmed Miss Cragin
by score of Go, 81, driving with
great power and splendid depth, serv-
ing with terrific pace and volleying
efficiently as she closed in at the net
The West Side girl is improving with
every match