The New York herald., 1921-06-26
MISS GOSS SCORES
EASILY IN final
Defeats Miss Gilleaudeau 60,
6-2 on Apawamis Club
Courts.
WINNER is AT HER BEST
Spectacular Net Play and
Speed of Stroke Prove Too
Much for Rival.
By SAMUEL j. BROoKMAN.


About as impressive tennis exhibi-
ton as has been witnessed in ~women's
tournament play this season was that
of Miss Eleanor Goss in winning the
gles yesterday. Despite the fact that
she played well within herself and
called on her best speed only when
the occasion demanded she succeeded
in defeating Miss Helen Gilleaudeau
by score OF 60 6-2, placing ten
games to her credit before her op-
ponent could check her momentarily.
If there is any weakness in Miss Goss's
tennis she failed to give any evidence Of
1t yesterday. When she elected to stay
In deep court and engage Miss Gilleau-
deau in a long driving duel, her superior
speed Of stroke gave her the advantage.
But it was her work at the net that
stood out most prominently. She was
content to meet drive for drive until an
important point was at stake. Then she
moved up daringly, and despite the ac-
curacy of Miss Gilleaudeau's attempted
passing shots she was able to block the
great majority of them for earned points.
Her volleying and overhead smashing
were decisive and furnished the spectac-
ular elements in the match.
That Miss Goss felt sure of her ground
all the way and that she always had
plenty in reserve for a winning rally
may be understood from the fact that In
four of her six games she came from
behind when the score was 1910 In
Miss Gilleaudeu's favor and placed it to
her credit. In ano ther game the score
was 40--15 In her opponents favor. and
again the latter was unable to hold her
lead.
Deuce Games Aplenty.
With every game in the first set going
to deuce the tussle was far more inter-
esting than the score of 60 indicates.
Miss Gileaudeau deserves great credit
for her persistence in covering court and
her refusal to give any point up as lost
until it actually was lost. 1t was this
quality that enabled Miss Gilleaudeau to
make startling recoveries and to force
Miss Goss to speed up to prevent the loss
of games. She was as usual. remark
ably steady whenever she had time to
set herself for return, and frequently.
too, when she had to hurry her strokes,
but her more or less defensive game
could not prevail against the harder hit
ting and far more versatile exhibition Of
her oponent.
A fairly good idea of the comparative
effectiveness of the finalists may 81 had
from the stroke analysis which shows
that they were practically even in the
matter Of errors, but that Miss Goss had
81 placements to her credit to for her
opponent. The rallies were not nearly as
long as in Miss Gilleaudeau's previous
matches in the tournament. chiefly be-
cause Miss Goss wasted little effort In
defensive stroking, her apparent object
in the most Of the rallies being to finish
off the points As quickly as possible.
After a short rest Miss Goss and Miss
Gilleaudeau came back to the court for
the doubles final, this time playing on
the same side Of the net. They proved
an ideal women's doubles combination
With Miss Goss at the net blocking ef-
fectively and Miss Gilleaudeau returning
everything safely from deep court, their
opponents could make very little head
way and the victory was scored in
straight sets over Miss Leslie Bancroft of
Boston and Miss Martha Bayard of
Short Hills, 6-3. 6-1. While II lasted
however. the rallies were sharp and
sparkling and marked by hard hitting on
both sides.
The point score and stroke analysis OF
the singles match follow:
FIRST SET