The sun., 1907-12-01

Veteran Players SE seveneh Blsgluneme WIN
First indoor MmtOh.


... First indoor Match.
Yalo's team OF lawn tennis players was
beaten by the vsterans OF the Seventh Rogi-
ment yesterday on the indoor armory courts.
In every match. however. the wearers OF the
blue performed CredLtably and A. +. 9psiding.
Yale expert who halls from California,
scored In the singles over william y. CEagtns
Jr.. after the reglmental player had thrice
been within a point OF winning the match.
While this was Yale's only victory ON the
board playing surfaces nc Sixty-stxth street
and Park avenue during the afternoon
others OF the six matches In singles and three
In doubles were closely scored.
To the majority OF the team from New
Haven the indoor game was new one.
While the light was all that could be desired
the long. low and sharp bounds Of the bail
found them unprepRred for the shots IN raA
turn. As N. II. Bundy. the Michigan state
champion. who played on the Yale team
expressed IL: Il found myself playing In
too close TO the net and oftener received the
ball In the Dit Of my stomach than upon my
racquet" The experience Of the seventh
Regiment players resulted IN their winning
all but one match In the singles. SpaldingS
victory. in straight sets.
Spalding, n. II. Bundy and Jones played
the strongest games for Yale, The former
proved very fast and his severity Of service
helped him to win the first set 0f his matcn
with William u, Cragin. Jr.. the Central New
Jersey champion. in Unexpectedly easy Iesh,
ion. In the second set Cragin placed the ball
shots 20 astray by some timely lObbing in
which he dropped the ball right upon the
base line OF the Yale PLAYERS court. CraEin
steadiness finally balanced the score after
deuce had been called three times.
set. Games were scored on 4 up TO all.
IL was during the playing Of these fourteen
games that M the Yale PLAYER proved eSots Snss Ss
was equally good both on his forehand and
backhand and rot the ball down so well that
Cragin was Outplayed During this period
the Seventh Regiment man bounced around
much 20 the amusement Of the coIiegians and
the gallery of spectators. Three times CraRln
was within "A point OF winning only 20 nnalIy
cut loose and vOleyed out his victory.
Morris s. Clark faced the Michigan cham
piOn, N H. Bundy. The latter displayed
some cleverness. but as It was his debut upon
boards he was all at sea az to the bounds OF
the ball. At vOlleying Bundy more than held
soon realized this and thereafter avoided all
exchanges at close range when the points
and e"2. &. d. Jones OF Yale mastered the
speed Of the courts after his hrst set against
Calhoun Cragin lie was four & times mes Idinr wlthin
player was able TO win by his superior steadi-
ness at al and IO-S.
Robert T. Bryan and Morris \. Clark. regi-
mental champions. played the best Of the
doubles matches against Spaldng and n. II.
Bundy. Bryan has held TO good form since
he won in the Ohio state tournament at the
close OF the outdoor season, His concerted
action with Clark and his skill in working over
posite side earned the victory at ca and
80. Columbia Harvard. Princeton and
other collegiate teams are to meet the regi-
mental players during the indoor season.
The summary:
lnterclub SingleS.-A, r. SpaldIng. Yale. defeated
William p. Cragin. Jr., seventh Regiment, 5.o.
10, 81; Calhoun Cragin, seventh Regiment. de
feated G. ID. Jones. Yale, 81, 10-s; Robert r
Bryan Seventh Regiment, defeated n. IL Bundy,
Yale, 81, 90; Arthur s. Cragin Seventh Regi
ment. defeated ~ c. stevens. Yale, 81, 90 Nor
rs =. Clark, Seventh Regiment, defeated y. u.
Bundy, Yale, 90, 6-2, l.. II. Fitch, Seventh Regh-
mcnt. defeated L. T.sPOst, Yale, "a, ga.
Intcrcub Doubles-RobeTt T. Bryan and Morris
s. Clark, seventh Regiment, defeated A. T. SPald-
ing and ". II, Bundy, Yale, "a, So: Calhoun
defeated c. ID. Jones' and II. II. Bundy, Yale. 6-l,
al: Arthur M. IovibOnd and William b. Cragin,
Jr, Seventh ReLiment, defeated n. &. Stevens and
L. Il. Post. Yale. 90. a..