New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
Marie Wagner
And OstendO OFF
Win at Doubles
Capture Tennis Title at Ho-
boken; Mrs. Lynch and
Anderson Reach Finals

Miss Marie Wagner and Albert J.
Ostendorf are the new mixed doubles
champions of Hoboken, N. j., a title
that they won yesterday afternoon by
defeating Miss Margaret Grove and
j. II. Steinkampf in the final round of
the event in the open tournament Of
the Hoboken Tennis Club. Miss Wag-
ner and Ostendorf won bv a score of
GO, Is, with all four players taking
turns at bringing off brilliant shots.
Miss Grove and Steinkampf staged
great rally in the second set, leading
at 5-3 as Miss Grove exchanged VOL
leying strokes with Ostendorf and Miss
Wagner and Steirfkampf brought off
several severe smashes of short lobs.
But being in the trailing position only
Ostendorf on their mettle.
Miss Wagner was particularly effec-
tive with sweeping backhand shots
across deep court to the side lines,
scoring the points frequently, in spite
of Steinkampf's efforts to cut across
forecourt and block these shots. Osten-
dorf was deadly at the net during this
period, "killing" everything that came
within the sweep of his racquet. and
he and Miss Wagner took the last FIVE
games Of the match in a row, for the
set at 7--5. The tennis all the way
through was very good. with the points
being decided quickly and decisively.
Two other matches were finished dur
ing the afternoon, bringing the mems
and women's singles into the final
round, and these events, for the castle
Point Trophies" will be played this
afternoon, starting at 8 and o'clock.
In the mems division Frederick c.
Anderson defeated Alfred D. Hammett
by a score Of Ga. Cd in the semi
final round, so he will be the opponent
of Ludlow Van Derventer in the cham
pionship test this afternoon. Mrs. Ed
ward V. Lynch triumphed over Mrs.
David C. Mills, of Orange, by score
of IA, 6-4 in the semi-tinal round
of the womens singles, and will meet
Miss Wagner in the final this afternoon.
Anderson was not in full control of
his yolleying shots in the match against
Hammett else he might have won by
a far more decisive score. The tall
Brooklyn player had many opportuni-
ties that he failed to take advantage
of, but every time he was in vital need
of points to win the set he came
through.
Mrs. Lynch was forced hard every
minute of the time by Mrs Mills. and
many long rallies took place from the
back of tn, court, both players giving
fine exhibition of driving. Mrs
Lynch was q little quicker at cover
ing court than he opponent and bit
superior at volleying, and thus she was
Just able to come through with the win
ming points at the crucial stages.
The last sanctioned tournament in
the metropolitan district for the out
door season of 1920 will begin to-mor-
row morning on the clay courts of the
New York Tennis Club at 23Sth Street
and Broadway, when the long delayed
and much interrupted womens New
York State championship singles tour
nament gets under way
Owing to the argument between the
princ pals after the tournament had
reached into the final round last June
the championship has not yet been de-
cided, and so the whole tourney must
be played over again. with the entrants
redrawn. Miss Helen Gilleaudeau, the
present champion, will not defend her
title.