New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
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PELL AND GRANT WIN
Play Fast Game IN Final Round for
Indoor Cham ponship.

Theodore Roosevelt PeIi and wyiie c. Grant won
the national championship herors for indoor lawn
tennis doubles yesterday upon the courts OF the
7th Regiment armory. Ssth street and Park ave
nue. In straight sets they the titles which
Frederick B. Alexander and Harold II. Eackett
have held safely for two seasons upon outdoor
we'll indoor lawn tennis fields. Both PelI and
Grant. each former holders of the singles champion
ship. played an almost fauItless game Their
hard hitting. coupled with skill In finding the
openings, helped them to win against William 3.
Cragn. jr- and Miles 9. CharIock OF the Eliza
beth Town and Country Club. at S-s. s-2 and
IS
Previous to playing the championship match
Cragin and Charlock their unfinished conlpe-
ttion OF the semi-fnal round. defeating George
Carleton Shaffer and L. II. Fitch. 6-S 6-3 and
"a. This was Just enough to put them on edge
for Peil and Grant, against whom they played
well, and fought each point to the limit.
Pell scored his opening game on service, placing
returns down the side with machinelike regularity
Then Crasn followed with love game. in which
Chariock distinguished himself at the net by some
terrific smashing that sent the ball bounding high
over the heads OF Pell and Grant as they scam
pered back Of the base line for recovery. Right
through the set 1t was fast and furious tennis all
Of the using powerful strokes. From these
exchanges PeIl and Grant usually emerged with
flying colors. they handled the shots far better
than their opponents. and each was keen OF eye
for openings for placing shots.
The pace little faster in the second
set At this sort Of thing Pell and Grant showed
advantage. winning out the games so that the
losing side scored only third and fifth. The third
set found Cragn and Charioc< forcing matters az
close range. Both Pell and Grant lobbed consid-
erabiy. Occasionally Grant used low and slow
lob across court that was deceptive to earn
the points in ''pnching'' out some Of the games
At 5-4 on games CraSin and Charfoc< led. They
made a frantic effort TO gain the set. Pell and
Grant met them even terms In the next three
games, however, with such singing drives and
voIleys that tuo Of the garhes scored at love-
and In the last Cragtn and Charlock got only two
points.
Games
PeIl and Grant. .....--.-.4 &<s4 go
Cragin and Charock. --....--f l 8 o OBJ
SECOND SET.
Pell and Grant -----------.I 4Zo
Crasfn and Charlock --.---....5 s o O-i9
THIRD ser
Pell ard Grant. g 4 o 4 I 4-5S
CIaKin ana CharIock- s. I ! = o o 2-2S
The summary follows:
National championship doubles-senai-hna round-W-
Cragfn and NJ Charlock defeated George Carie
ton Sha1er and e Il. Fitch. 6-s. SIS. 50
Final championship round-Theodore Roosevelt Pe
wyie c. Grant defeated William B. Crasn. jr and
Miles s. Chsrlock, S-3 6-2 -
Consolation singes-Second ro1ndA Bassford, r. Won
fronn G. J Stsinacher. by default
Third round-W D Bourne defeated r N Beckley
80 so: A Bassford jr. defeated f. H Pfefher. S-S
s.nni-nn.1 round-A- Basstord. jr.. defeated ". d
Bourne. 6-2 6-l-
Cnprs-Roy Rtchey.