New-York tribune., 1920-09-17


her match to-day with Miss Eleanor
Tenant, OF California, than in any
tournament in which she has competed
in this country this season. The score
vss g., Is, 6-3. In the third set,
after leading st SO and Al, the for-
mer champion allowed her brilliant op-
renens to bring the score to 4--3. In
fha eighth game Miss Tenant led at
40 on points, and it seemed certain
that she would square the match on
the next polnt-and had she done that
she might have won.
But at this point there was a sudden
shift in the fortunes of battle. The
Californian vo!leyed inches out of court
for the loss OF the next point. Then
Mrs. Mallory showed her mettle in su-
kaekhand shots across the court for
score to deuce.
Fa.;ed at Critical Moment
Miss Tenant was making her su-
pgene effort, but when she lost the
next point en- a net roll as Mrs. NAL
lpry's hand drive sen. the ball
barely trichling over the Aes, the player
rom the ( OdSL Id4ScItG tOE q
and that moment meant her last chance
for the match, as she sent an easy VOL
Lev into the net, giving Mrs. Mallory
the game for 5-4.
In the next game the great Nor
wegian star played with all her old
IRE and fra.ity, scoring the last point
Of the match with tire vicious forehand
drive down close to the side line for
nlacement. Miss Tennent barely got
her racquet on the bali as she made
desperate lunge for it,
Miss Zinde-stein had no such diff
Guilty with Miss Leslie Bancroft, also
Of Boston and her clubmate, winning
in straight sets at 6-4, &c. The
clay court champion put up another
splendid exhibition, oFsetting ali Miss
Bancroft's Ane deep-court driving by
grand voileying and unusually severe
overhead play: There was no real
weakness in Miss Z.adersteIn's game.
For Miss Bancroft it was very good
match, and in the first set, after trail
and won the eighth and ninth games,
ea-n;ng i.e- points b. beautifully ac-
cura:e ara paceful drives that passed
Mss ZlGders,ein as the latter charged
Tor ,he nct. Buc the cay court cham
nian took the tenth game for the set
at 6--4. and tf:en went after the sec
sud with even more dash and de.ermi-
nation. ree:irg off shots that kept
Mss Bancroft continually on the de-
isns!ve.
Mrs. Niles Detected
Miss Goss defeated Mrs. Nathaniel
". Mics. O. Boston, by score Of
-, &2, bur there was nothing about
the New York girls game to-day TO
rouse TIE hopes OF those who are re-
lying upon her to bring the champion
snip 10 Manhattan. Errors that have
no place II TIE game Of a player with
Mss Gos.'s great ability were coming
from her racquet with rather alarm
ing regularity, and il was only her
great number Of earning shots that
out OF more ser!ou. difficulties.
I. IS possible that Miss Goss was at
tempting 70 save herself for the great
:esr she wa. ace Tomorrow. when Miss
Z'nderstei2 5 ner opponent, bat she
wiN nave 20 do much better. Many Of
her ground strokes sen THE ball INTO
the ne-, AID overhead she was never
certain Mrs. Niles did extremely well,
eansf erl1g ne fame of ner opponent,
and q, stead.ress from ne bac. &C
the eoure kept Mss Goss on the alert
.rom star % 6a:sh.
Il ,ae second SCI TIE New York girl
ssead!ed doEn somewhat, and then she
proved how easily she could win ner
points, smot1e,icg hcr OPP neac's re
turns By powerful a2d we!, ang,ed vol
eying for TIE court corners. Mrs.
Niles gor on.y Two games.
Mss Po..ak went a.oHg steadily. as
she has do;.e since ene start OF tie
sougney. and the accuracy Of her back
court game defeated Mss Edith Sigour-