New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
CR4GIN WINS EASILY.
Capture Singles Championship on
Plainfeld Courts.

William p Cragin. 5r the 7th Regiment expert,
captured the lawn tennis singles championship OF
loJs ease He played both his serni-fnal and the
final rounds with only the loss Of two games, and
these were scored against him In the match Tor
the title in last by William Barlow In this
match C-ragfn surpassed himself It seemed I'm
possible for Barlow get the ball past him. de
spite the fact that his drives all played speed
iv and the length and direction were good Cragfn
was up 10 his work and cut the drives down FOR
IoIleys and snappy cross court shots. 30 that rs
srothered Barlow in the first and second sets Then
he slackened his pace so that Barlow was ho'
ahitewashed but lost AZ SO. SO, So
In the serni-fnal round Cragin ronped away with
W L. GIe-ny by winning two love sets by the score
Go. Go
After a hotlv contested hve-set match c Fred
erick Watson. jr., the right 10 challenge for
the singles lawn tennis yesterday on the courts
OF the Ridgewood Golf Club Ridge~ooc. y ) Ihls
was only after his opponent, George F Touchard.
had led him for two sets. and in the third was
twice within 2 stroke Of winning when Watson
succeeded IN checking Ills overwhelming streak It
was q close call for Watson, who won by the score
IS. IS. SIS. 6-1. 6-3
W II. Jennings. Jr.. and r A Roberts. Of the
Kuic.erbocl5er Field Club, the final Of the
doubles They defeated c. Frederick Watson. jr-.
and Y. ?. Conway in five sets Of fast and spec
tacrilar tennis. the score being s. 81 IS IS,
Ga The winning pair worked together well and
tiisulaved splendid ability and rssourcefuness
when pIavIrs al close range Their lobbfng was
yell executed and 4 was this In the last set that
contributed toward their taking the match and 'he
prizes
Four plave-s of the Pronxve Athletic Assocla- :
ton won their places in the seni-hnal round OF
the lawn tennis handicap singles for the cup
offered by Don Ward, a brother OF Ho!connbe
Ward The tournament matches were contesten
r,ron the courts in Lawrence Park, BronxVile. ana
produced excellent sport J A Roberts. IN the
upper half and d. Sears, In the lower, are ex-
nacted 10 take their places in the final round Tor
the trophy Roberts IS a former holder or the
Hudson River title and did well in the New YORK
State championsllip. His hardest match yesterday
was that in which he met r Parnley, 1r wh"
rroved TO be swift driver. Roberts finally winning
AT s8 6- 60. Sears won all OF his contests IN
straight sets
The Glass A handicap doubles lawn tennis tour
-,aroen, at the Crescent Athletic Club has been
completed. Charles NJ Bull. Jr., and W, Alexander
car1rheIl who had the heaviest handicap. minus 80
heing victorious in the final round over Perry ana
henderson scratch. This was a keen rnatcn
,skgrp FIVE sets to determine Perry ana iehutF-
son made a runaway Of the first two sets winning
AZ s- s-2 That ended their squirt however, IoI
T3,,Il and Campbell the three following sets III
handy style .,.,. - =,
play IN two handicap singles competitions no" is rs
,,,,5er vxav In Class a, Henderson ana CaInppeii
are I'm the upper seni-fnal bracket buii mas
o,alfHed for the lower semi-fnal, ana VIII NEE.
the winner of the match between Peizer anu
T3re-- There are also three players IN Class %
- p.ya reached the serni-fnal round Lunt
,,.ets stoddard TO pick the for the finals II.
the lower half. Neale Is awaiting INC ou'Io'iio "a
the match between Mitchell and sears