The New York herald., 1921-10-03
MISS ELEANOR GOSS
I'm WINNING STROKE
Defeats Mrs. Raymond With
Unexpected Ease in Green
wich Tennis Final.
DOUBLES MATCH CLOSE
Mrs. Mclean and Miss Chap
man Win After Two and q
Half Hours Play.
DOUBLES MATCH CLOSE
ny SAMUEL ). pRooKMAx.

ny SA M VEA J. DAtOOhMAN
GREENWICH, Conn, Oct. Miss
Eleanor Goss won with unexpected ease
In the final of the women's invitation
tennis tournament at the Greenwich
Country Club to-day. An aggressive
hard hitting attack which she main
tained from start to finish proved too
much for Mrs. Edward w. Raymond,
who earned only sour games out Of a
total of sixteen played. The scores were
6-+1. 6--3.
AS usual Miss Goss forced her attack
at''the net. where her splendid volleying
cut short the rallies. but even from deep
court Miss Goss proved the superior, for
her drives carried far more sting than
those of Mrs. Raymond. and the latter
frequently was unable to stroke them
cleanly. Miss Gosss speed also had the
effect OF forcing her opponent to hurry
her returns. and her control suffered in
e'time in which to gauge her distance
and there are few women tennis players
who can place the ball more accurately
or moro skilfully,. but barring one or two
periods in the match she was kept too
busy concentrating on defence to give
much thought to tactics
Except in the latter stages Of the
match Mrs. Raymond's errors came SO
often that the rallies were compara-
lively short Miss Goss was in good
strolsc. She followed a deep forcing
shot to the net at every opportunity ana
ns a, rule found Mrs. Rayinond's return
60 lacking in speed that she was able to
defect the ball for placement. On oc-
asions. particularly in the second set,
sFrsv Raymond would loft the ball over
Mss .Goss's head or pass her as she adj
vanced. but more often Miss Goss, aided
by her height and reach, had no trouble
meeting the ball.
Long, Sustained Rallies.
Tt required nearly two and a half
h6ur'c play to decide the doubles final
Mrs. Marshall Mclean and Mrs George
Chapman won II finally after thirty-seven
. long games, in which the rallies. most
DF them fought out from deep court
averaged at least fifteen strokes for n
point. All four players drove steadily
sud took few chances. On the losing
side of the net We're Mrs. Chapman's
daughter. Marion. and Mrs Edward w.
Raymond. Mother and daughter fig
ured in frequent spirited exchanges
with honors fairly even
Just how close the extra set tussle
was may be understood from the fact
that the winners scored nineteen games
md the losers eighteen. In the long
run It was Mrs. Chapman's able volloy-
Ing at the net--she came up every now
and then in the rallies--that decided
the victory. The score was liz, 2--6
s-3.
In mems singles the field narrowed to
fojfr survivors in the semi-finai round
with Paul Martin and Elliott Fl. Binzen
in one half and Cedric Major and Rob-
srt Gilmore In the other. Binzen man
aged to defeat Alfred d. Hammett IN
straight sets in IN interesting match.
but was hard pressed In the first di-
vision of play. In which Hammett led
af 5--3. The final score was S-6, 6--S
HHmmett was not stroking as steadily
as is his habit. His usually effective
chop stroke was finding the net too
often for comfort, particularly in the
latter half of the match. Binzen be-
gan speeding up after a slow start and
HE net attack. coupled with decep-
tite. sharp breaking service. proved too
strong combination for Hammett In
addition TO unusually poor control
Hammett's strokes lacked speed. Gil
more disposed Of M. j. Quinn with the
loss of only one game i'm each set.
Mems singles will be completed dur
ing the week on days when the semi
fiifalists can arrange to play. In men 8
doubles Cedric Major and Leonard
Bcekman advanced to the final at the
expense of Elliott H. Binzen and George
9. Moore. Jr., after close match
They await the winners OF the other
semi-final between Lyle r.. Mahan and
Alex. Her and Paul Martin and Alfred
y. Hammett. f
The Summary.
Greenwich Country Club Invitation won,en's
S,ngles-Final round-Miss Eleanor C;pse de-
feated Mrs. Edward w. Raymond. Gl4f 6---:;.
Womens Doubles--Final round--Mrs. Mar
shall Mclean and Miss Chapman defeated
Mrs. Edward w. Raymond and Mrs Chap
man, 1f--o. 2--H. Co.,, T''
Mems siusies--T'hird ro,ind-t,lliott II.
Bfnzen defeatsd Alfred u. Hammett Sc
.-.' Robert Gilmore defeated N. i. Quinn.
G-t, 6--1.
Mems Doubie---seconsl. round-Ajfr-d r,
Tammett and Paul Martin defeated Robert
lmorc and w. Rand, e-4, 0--2
'eni-findl Round-CedrIe Major and Loom
ard Beekman defeated Elliott Fl. Blnzen
and George q. Moore, Jr, 81 "a 6-o
Mixed noubles-second roufid-Mrs. l.. q,
Merris and Alex Her defeated Miss Mary
lfeaton and y. 7. Hart, 6--1, 74~g, 60.