New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
TENNIS TOURNEY ON
TREAT UINS TUICE.
SCJeHth Regiment Courts See
Some LiUely PIdy.

RsEinentaI lawn tennis players began
the annual championship tournament on
the board courts OF the eth Regiment
Armory. 6sth street and Park avenue. yes
terday. Arthur 5 Cragin. OF Company l.
got his place in the seml-dnal round of
the championship singles. while in the
Class 3 handicap singles Valentine Treat.
the remarkable loOo yards runner. PLAYING
from the scratch mark. won hts place IN
the final round
Altogether the matches decided we're
productive OF unusually fast playing The
drawings for the four events revealed an
assemblage OF class. I'm the championship
singles alone. two former holders Robert
T. Bryan and Calhoun Cragin. being drawn
with the present holder. William 3. Cragiu.
jr. The matches were confined 70 the
morning and midday a. the storm soon
made the light indoors uncertain for rapid
play
Interest early centred upon the showing
that Arthur Cragin would make against
the Company 3 expert, Harry Parker.
Both had drawn byes for the first round
and 50 started their match with a rush.
Cragin's impetUOsity. combined with ac-
curacy in slashing the ball down the sides
OF Parker's court. enabled him 10 score
strengthened his game az the beginning OF
the second set. lie was quick In getting 20
the net. and once there he successfully
volleyed the returns for clean passing
aces. His service was also good and ne
obtained a lead Of 2-love before Cragin
began 20 vary his tactics and outpIay him.
The games went 20 S-au before Cragin
actually surpassed his opponent by his
speed. winning the set at s-3 and the
match.
Treat, in his opening contest Of the Glass
B handicap. administered 70 Parker, at the
minus half 10 mark. his second defeat.
In this match the heetness Of foot of Treat
IN his court covering was the dominating
feature Of his game. The track athlete sell
dom stroked the ball with any severity Of
stroke and confined himself almost entire
iy 10 back court manpuvring From the
opposite side % tbs net Parker hit the
ball hard and worked away at the left
hand side Of T-eat's court Steadiness and
agility in getting into position saved
many OF the games for Treat. who won
~ -. 70.
In the semi-hnaI Treat faced Harry L.
Follett, minus half T.. who had previously
defeated William Cunningham. minus 90
-, &C. A FOllett displayed the same
q.
long deuce and vantage set before Treat
came through az 80. Then FoIIett made
use of all the tricks Of strategy that he
knew and balanced the set score by win
ming AZ % Treat was not TO be coaxed
out OF range in the third set All OF the
rsllies we're prolonged as both worked
evenly. Treat made his service count, how
ever. finally winning the set az St and
the match.
In the Class A handicap singles the for
mer Harvard player, King Smith. minus
half Is, defeated the scratch player. Louis
h. Fitch -. s-s S-3 The summaries
follow.
Regimental championship singles second
Iound .-Arthur = Cragiu defeated Harry
class a hardicap singles ,arst roundl-
kinF smith minus half 10 defeated Louis II
class r handicap singles 1hrst round,-
Valentine Treat tscratchl defeated Harry Par
ker minus half 15l. e.. 70: Harry l. Fol-
ningham minus SOl. -. g.;
senll- ana round-yalsntine Treat 1scratchl
defeated Harry l. Follett tminus half I5I.
IS. 3-C G-I
Two dual series OF indoor lawn tennis
matches have been arranged by the
Seventh Regiment club subject TO the off,
cial sanction OF the regimental athletic
governing body on Saturday. January
%. the regimental team Will meet YaIe's
team Of six selected players in the seventh
annual indoor series OF singles and
doubles on the srmory courts. The follow
ing Saturday. February ;. the Skivi Club
will meet the Seventh Regiment team on
the armory courts. Four doubles and fve
singles will be decided. This viii be the
FIRST time that the Skivi players have ap-
peared as an organization