Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-18
MARION ZLNDERSTEIN
MEETS MOLLA TODAY
Boston Girl Clashes With
Es.Champion for U. S.
La,on Tennis Title at
Philadelphia c. c.
BY SPICK HALL

rHILADELPHIA'S women lawn
L tennis PLAYERS failed to capture a
title in the 1920 championships at the
fins, but the girls saved the day. Miss
Helen Sewell and Miss Virginia Car =
nenter won the girls junior champion :
ship of the United States yesterday and
today Miss Sewell and Miss Louise
Dixson, both Philadelphians, will fight
Il out for the Junior singles title.
The juniors played off their finals
st 10 o'clock this morning, and the
next match on the big program was
the women's singles for the American
championship at 2 o'clock. This event
will bring together two Of the nation S
most noted players, Miss Marion H.
Zinderstein, Of the Longwood Cricket
Club. Boston, and Mrs. Molla Blur
stedt Mallory, Of New York, three
times national champion.
Following the singles event Miss
Znderstein and Miss Eleanor Goss,
national doubles champion. will try to
hold on to their title in the finals
against Miss Helen Baker and Eleanor
Tenant, champions of California.
Mixed Doubles Lost
The final match on the card late this
afternoon will be the mixed doubles
event for the national championship
Two Philadelphians figure largely in
this. Mrs. Mallory, New York, and
Craig Biddle meeting Mrs. George w.
Wightman, of Boston, and Wallace #.
Johnson, Of the Cynwyd Club.
Bhe semifinal matches in the singles
yesterday did not develop anything
above mediocre tennis. Miss Zinder-
stein defeated her doubles partner, Miss
Goss, with ease in straight sets, and
Mrs. Mallory had a still easier time
eliminating Miss Helene Pollak, Of New
York, Although these matches were
played on the championship court and
we're witnessed. by a huge gallery. they
we're far from being real features, as
far as tennis is concerned.
The best match Of the day was the
first semifnals in doubles, in which Miss
Zinderstein and Miss Goss defeated
Mrs. Wightman and Mrs. Mallory In
three Of the finest sets ever played by
women in this country.
Regular Tennis
While Mrs. Mallory and Mrs. Wight
man played beautiful tennis. the out
standing feature was the spectacular
work Of Miss Zinderstein. The Boston
glrl nad numDer OF 1OOCfaultS Cal'ed
on her in the second set. This caused
her game to slip badly. She double
faulted repeatedly and made many
costly errors, so many In fact that her
side lost the set 62.
Mrs. Mallory and Mrs. Wightman
continued to hammer out points, the
former by forehand drives and the lat :
Ter by superb net play. They ran up q
lead of Al in the deciding set and IL
looked to be all over but adding up the
score. But the end wasn't yet. Miss
Znderstein resembles many college
football players who play better when
they are angry. At any rate she was
angry and she began playing like a fiend
Her choppy drives were sent over with
vengeance. and she volleyed in n way
that left no doubt about the result Of
| the point.
Miss Goss tried hard. but she was
carried along by her partner. otherwise
| she would have been lost. The New
Iork girl had many chances to win
points by smashing lobs. but almost in :
variably she overdrove the base line.