New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
New National Indoor Cham
pion TO Be Crowned, as
Mrs. Falk Is Not Entered
By Fred Hawthorne


lawn tennis tournament began this
morning on the Longwood covered
courts at Chestnut Hill, with a total
Of forty-nine players for the singles
title now held by Mrs. Edwin A. Falk,
of New York City. Some of the great
est women stars in this country are
entered for the honors, but Mrs. Falk
is not among them, having decided not
to play a few days before the tourney
was scheduled to begin
Even had Mrs. Falk attempted to
play through this brilliant field in de-
fenso of her crown it is exceedingly
doubtful whether she would have even
reached the final round, for the draw
is full of players of local, state and
national reputation.
The most prominent entry in the
singles is Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt NAL
lory, present national turf court cham
pion and three times a winner of the
indoor title. The great Morse star did
not play to-day, but will engage in her
opening match tomorrow morning.
Miss Leslie Bancroft, one Of Long
woods most promising players, Will be
her first opponent.
Sweep for Boston Girl
Miss Marion Zinderstein, national
clay court champion and runner-up to
Mrs. Mallory last year, swept through
two matches, one in the morning and
the other in the afternoon, without the
1Cc
man, Of Boston, was the first to go
down before Miss Zinderstein's me-
tecric brand Of tennis, yielding quickly
at Go, Go. Miss Helen Yerxa was
the second victim, meeting with an
overwhelming defeat by exactly the
same score
Mrs Mallory and Miss Zinderstein
are by far the most formidable players
entered, and logically should fight it
out in the final round for the cham
rionship. But this is not to be, for
the fate of the draw has placed these
two brilliant eXponents of the game
in the same half. Unless there is a
tremendous upset and reversal of form
the national turf court and the ma
tional clay court champions Will meet
IN the semi-hnals round on Friday and
the winner of that match viii be prac-
ticaNy certain to win the Champion
ship.
A glance over the draw serves to
is il this lower half, and, more than
that, in a majority of matches New
York players will meet New Workers.
and Boston players will oppose those
from Boston. 1t seems, indeed, that
fate was unkind in this instance.
Miss Zinderstein Confident
Yet Miss Zinderstein, who might be
expected TO be nervous at having to
meet Mrs. Mallory before the finals
bracket, is quite philosophical, even
cheerful, about 1t. She said to me to-
DAY:
runner-up III rather meet Mrs Nal
lory early and win or lose before
reaching the final round
There are many qualified critics Of
the game mere in Boston who believe
that the day" has arrived for Miss
Zinderstein, and shat when she faces
Mrs. Mallory on Friday it Will be to
Use to victory. In truth, would hesi-
tate 70 hazard a prophecy at this time
is to the result OF such a match.
In her playing to-day. against notably
inferior opponents, OF course, Miss Zin-
derstein seemed to have cvervthinr. "
all her shots having that crispness Of
wrist action and evidence Of perfect
control that cannot fail to impress the
onloOker. have not seen Mrs Nal
lorF on the courts IN almost two
months, therefore it is difficult to place
an accurate value on her play to-day;
but watching Miss Zinderstein this
morning made me think that the ma
tlonal turf champion IS going to have
q more difficult task than ever before
when she faces Miss Zinderstein on
this occasion.
Miss Bayard TO Compete
Others in the lower half are Miss
Florence Ballin, Of New York; Mrs.
David c. NILS. of South Orange, who
defeated Miss Gretchen G.nn, Of Bos-
ton, to-day BIZ score of Go, ct :;
Miss Edith Sigourney, Of Longwood:
Miss Martha Bayard, OF Short Hills,
y. j., and Miss Ceres Baker, of South
Orange. In the top half are Mrs Ben
jamin +. Cole, Miss Phyllis Walsh, Of
Philadelphia Mrs Frank H. Godfrey
and Mrs. T. T. Cabot, both OF Boston.
Mrs. Mallory is in the strongest quar-
ter Of the draw, Miss Bancroft, Miss
Sigourney and Miss Balm being prob
, able opponents before she can reach
the semi final to face Miss Zinderstein.
The weather to-day was OF North
Pole procliyities, bNt the Spartan Bos-
toncse seemed to regard it as warm
and enervating, so that big doors on
each side Of the covered courts build
ing were thrown wide to the sweep of
the winds, while mere ordinary NOR
tails from New York and points south
got their main exercise from chatter
ing teeth and the rubbing Of their ears
with their fingers.
"Eet ees zee SPRING but not here
in Boston.
The womens doubles probably will
begin on Wednesday and the mixed
doubles on Thursday, with unusually
strong fields entered IN each event.
The summaries:
WOMEN's NATIONAL INDOOR CHAM
rfON>IliP SINGLES
FIRST ROrND-Mrs waiter II. Truu-
bull IT. defeated Miss Dorothy Dill. 6-1.
Alarearer Cooke b. default. Mrs. Benjamin
Cole won from Mrs John FaNon by
default; Mrs. IT, HarGwick defeated Mrs.
F. Il. Esta brook, l-6. 10, IS: Miss
Phyllis Walsh defeated Miss Martha Corey,
6--3, 6--4 Mrs =. H. Cabot defeated Mrs.
Charles Magrane. 6--1. ia; Mrs. Frank
Godfrey defeated Mrs 5. NJ FELTON, IS
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