New-York tribune., 1920-07-25


narkable coolness in the most critical
crises.
II was as much an exhibition of su-
rsrb control Of nerves on the part of
the little national clay court champion
IS the magic OF her shots that pulled
her through to stirring victory. Miss
ziaderstein had risen from a sick bed
Yesterday morning 10 so on the court,
and after defeating Miss Leslie Ban
croft. of Boston, at 6--3, G., in the un-
finished semi-fnai round match, in the
forenoon. rested for couple of hours
and then faced Miss Goss.
Miss Bancroft, paired with Miss
-avllis Walsh, took the women's
doubles title b. default, Miss Clare
Cassel failing to put in an appearance,
and thereby necc stating the default
Of herself and Miss Marie Wagner, her
partner There was much disappoint-
ment in the gallery, for it had been an
tcipated that this would prove a very
evenly contested struggle. Miss Cassel
appear on the court.
Miss Eleanor Tenant, the brilliant
Californian. paired with William A..
E Cole and Lyle E. Mahan at 81,
Campbell. won the mixed doubles cham
pionship by defeating Mrs. Benjamin
s-4, IN the final round.
Shows Fighting Spirit
Miss Zinderstein showed US yester-
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arrived" in the top fight of women
players in this country. Never able
TO stroke the ball with her custom
ary power because Of her illness of the
day previous, she circumvented her
wesKnosS II this respect by splendid i'd
genera lship and a very evident deter
mination to go through to victory.
II MAS this fighting spirit. splayed
most signally when the tide seemed
to be setting agaisst her, that turned
the scales more than once in the
match. In the first set Miss Goss held
the LEAD At e-5 on games and was
driving with great speed and rushing
tHe net behind her forcing ground
strokes with splendid aggrcssiveness.
The West Side girl held the service in
the twelfth game, and it looked as
though she would win the game and
the set with this advantage.
But 1t was not to be, for the little
bostonlan got a grip on herself right
here. | could see her shake her racquet
as Billy Johnston does when about to
start furious uphill rally, and then
sue proceeded to break through her
iaiI opponents service and square the
match. IL was Miss Goss who faltered
here, sending her vicious forehand
drives out Of court three times and
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stein passed her beautifully at the net
with backhand full volley.
But MISS Goss was not beaten yet,
taking the thirteenth game as the clay
court champion proceeded to mess
things UP by making two double faults
On her heavily y-topped service, over
driving the base line on another shot
and dropping backhand cross-court
$40: into the net. The games were at
1t and Miss Goss was full of ag-
sFesslveness at she scented victory.
Miss Zinderstein Rallies
Once more defeat iured dangerously
close for Miss Zinderstein, and again
sne rallied her forces, held off her op-
ponents attack and brought the set all
square at all. Miss Goss was be-
ginning TO show signs of faltering her
SET and It was her inability to control
ner powerful forehand drives against
me dazzling placing of Miss Finder
stem that was responsible for the loss
Oh the fourteenth game. The last point
IN tnls came was scored when the Bos-
Ton giri shot across beautifully angled
luli volley to the side line as Miss
Goss came running down the center.
tnink this was the turning point
Q! tne match, Tor never after this point
did Miss Goss recover her poise. it
SEEMED n b-,,, L
tne effort to meet Miss Zinderstein's
spiendldly placed volleying shots and
falling down palpably on simple kills"
mat sne had been bringing off before.
IN the fifteenth game Miss Goss be-
came very erratic, making four nets"
and two outs" for the six points
mat went to her opponent, and making
the games read 81 in Miss Zinder-
stems favor
The last game of this set found the
BOSTON star playing with great bril-
nance. Twice she scored on beautiful
passing shots down the side lines as
Miss Goss came in. behind her severe
service. Miss Zinderstein was mask
ing her direction we'll and waiting un-
vi tne last possible fraction of a sec
ond before shooting the ball through
the openings
Miss Goss Caught Mapping
On the final point of the set she
closed in at the net and caught Miss
1oss's hard drive on her backhand
ana yolleyed the ball short, with a
wicked under-spin, so that it barely
cleared the net. The West Side girl
was caught mapping near her base line,
M ana 1aled to get up in time to return
the shot.
This gave Miss Zinderstein the first
see at s-T and an advantage that
she never thereafter relinquished A
great deal of the play had been from
she pack CT the court, with both girls
MAKING more errors on easy shots than
tney should have done, but Miss Zin-
iherstein more than atoned for these
tsapses IN the latter part of the set by
AeT extremely cool and accurate play.
Inc set had been remarkable for the
lumber of times both had broken
through the others delivery, Miss
Mnlhaerstein doing so six times and
MSS Goss five, although both are pos
seesseo OF services far more severe
snah the average woman player. The
reason lay in the number of errors
eaen made when holding the service.
=, Inc first set really tells the story of
sne match, for in the second Miss Goss
aeii down perceptibly in her strokes
ano ner aggressiveness, appearing to
iseaiize she was not to win. Miss Zin-
9erseein, on the contrary, steadied
eo"n nnely. and her errors were far
ever than on the opener, while hei
psacement shots ripped gaping holes in