New-York tribune., 1921-03-13
Champion.
ships Attract Great Ar
ray of Feminine Players
BY Fred Hawthorne

Beginning tomorrow morning. on
the Longwood covered courts at Chest
nut Hill, near Boston. the annual wom-
EMS national indoor champ pionship lawn
tennis tournament will start, with the
greatest field of feminine stars tina.
ever contended for the title, now held
by Mrs. e. A. Falk. the former Miss
Helene Pollak, Of this city.
Mrs. George W. Wightman, OF Bos-
ton, who is conducting the tournament,
gave me the names last week o. just
few of those who will play in both
singles and doubles at Longwoed, and
the high quality Of the entry may be
judged from these. Mrs. Molja Blur
stedt Mallory, the present national
champion, will make her temperance
two or three years. She won the cham
pionship in singles on three different
occasions and has never been defeated
while competing for this title.
Mrs. Mallory has been in hard train
ing at the Brooklyn Heights Casino
for the last two months, under the
direction OF Harry McNeal, the pro-
fessional, in preparation for her trip
to England this spring, when she will
compete for the worlds championship
at Wimbledon. At Longwood she will
make her last appearance indoors be-
fore she goes abroad.
Morse Player at Her Best
I mention this as evidence that the
great Morse player Will probably enter
the Longwood tourney playing close to
her best game That she will have
need of all her skill and speed may be
81. hot L,Aco
who will oppose her next week will be
Miss Marion Zinderstein, of Boston,
the national clay court champion and
runner-up to Mrs. Mallory last year
for the national turf court crown.
Miss Zinderstein, hardly yet to be
considered as being within striking
distance Of her greatest days on the
courts is probably the most brilliant
exponent of the game developed IN tins
country within the last decade. She
has youth, speed and endurance, and.
in addition. is one of the most yersatlle
players now on the courts. There are
only one or two women players in the
United States who are the equal Of the
little clay court champion at vo!leylng
or in overhead play. She and MIS-
/ Mallory are the logical finalists in the
singles should the luck OF the draw
place them on opposite sides.
Among the other players in the
singles will be Mrs. Falk, who will play
through in defense Of her title; Miss
Edith Sigourney and Miss Leslie Ban
/ croft. of the Longwood Cricket Club,
! two young players who have shown
great Improvement in the last twelve
months; Miss Florence Ballin, New
Jersey champion. always a strong tour
nament contender: Mrs. Benjamin Z.
! Cole. Of Longwood. who a Miss Anne
| Sheafe, made very fine showing IN
our metropolitan championship three
or four years ago, and score or more
! of other prominent players from this
city, Boston and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Wightman's Strong Points
The doubles will be fully on par
with the singles, as regards playing
strength, for all Of the players I have
mentioned above will compete in this
event, and, in addition, Mrs. Wightman
whom | regard the greatest woman
doubles player in this country. if not
in the world, will pair off with Miss
Znderstein.
There does not appear to De any other
com mbination that could be forme
among the other players that can hope
to stand off the combined attack OF
Mrs. Wightman and Miss Zinderstein
Both are very powerful in their over
head attack, and their ground strokes
are OF the soundest. Mrs. Wightman' s
command or change OF pace is perhaps
one Of her strongest assets, and she
can kill" lob more expertly thar
any other woman player on the courts
There will also be mixed doubles
! event, with many prominent New York
and Boston men players entered. anc
altogether the week of play at Long
wood should produce the highest
quality of competition ever seen in thi;
annual fixture, which is being played
in Boston this year for the first time
in its history.