New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
SMITH OUTPLAYS CRAG|N
Reaches Final Round in Indoor
Lawn Tennis Tournament.
rnRCES ATTACK AT THE NET
winner to Meet W, NJ. Hall for
the Championship of the
Seventh Regiment.

a.cking a net attack by splendid court
.,sr,rg King Smith defeated William &.
C-.g,n ir.. an ex-champion. yesterday in
- semi-hnal round OF the regimental
,.,,iorsbip lawn tennis tournament on
-. courts of the eth Regiment Armory,
49,. street and Park avenue The match
=, the limit Of three fast sets 70 the
..,-s of g.. 2-5. &c. The victory coupled
s-.,,b q former Harvard athlete. with
y-,l,sr Merrill Hall, the present title hold
- for the final and championship match.
The doubles also We're brought up to the
A,.l round. as Calhoun Cragin and Arthur
6 c-agtn won their place upon the upper
s.scket. defeating King Smith and Morris
: clark. 6-4 5-7. 81. Smith and Clark
-, o, the odd game OF the third set. and
..s,4d 70 have the match clinched. only
"a polnt being needed. Arthur Cragin
,rashed straight at Smith. however, the
,su hitting him. so that from the deuce
,oirt the CraEin brothers were successful
- ,skinC the game and match.
smiths victory in the singles was rather
rrsxpectsd. From the beginning he started
net attack that was fast and furious.
pr,rinc 10 close range behind every re-
avn smith simply slaughtered the drives
. ,,a passes by which Cragin vainly endeav-
,.ss 10 win his points The old champion
,,sa MS placing shots skilfully Smith,
Novsrer, executed the most amazing gets.
M. # these came in the first set, with the
,,-s, az ALL Smith was set at the net
IA rorley or smash. AS the ball sailed
.1,vs his head he leaped in the air and
,sled 6, down for the point that really
r,s the important one in giving him the
sst
N the second set Cragin took desperate
chances He met Smith az a net game and
relatively outgeneralled him. For time
c-sEIn had Smith on the run, but could
m, hold 70 the pace necessary TO come
,hnough Smith was at his best in the last
sst His crossing shots went true 70 the
ooruers and Cragin was often out OF range.
The old champion tried 70 make a fight by
,lacing 10 Smiths backhand. The result was
nat the strength Of Smith on his left
.,se vas urettily developed, and he brought
Of some great drives from the difhcult po-
rtion Of swinging his racquet clear across
bis body for the shot.
In the Class B handicap Harry A. Park
e.. minus half 60 who saw military ser
vice in the Philippines. reached the semi
ina round. He came through from the
e-st with three straight victories. The sum
mary follows:
Rezimeatal championship singles (seni-hnaI
runsJ king Smith defeated William B. CrasiA'
= Rssg5-5arts1 cbarpionship doubles (semi-hnal
ro-- t.. ia fhoun Cragin and Arthur :. CTagIn
defeated King smith ard Morris = ClarA' of'
cas- r handicap singles Ch-st round)-HaTry
A Parker minus half BOZ defeated NJ. ?. WilletJ
'-lrug 49, 81 So. William Cunningham
minus sO defeated John McEyety (plus lo' oy
-'se-.- se-ord round-Harry A. Parker minus half
%, 6efeate9 f. Kenny plus 15l, 6-1, ID. %,
Robert Putnam minus half lJJ deIealea NJ i'i'A'-
cunningham minus 30), - g. detanlt, a.
T-ir.i7 r1und-Harry A. Parker minus half 8Ql
i4feated Harry I. Follett (minus 8Ol 6-I -.
a. put1an9 (pIus 15l defeated Naisawald and
Leigh plus half 10, 90, 49,, 4ienlsyST ySI-i,1.t 49,
plus 30l. 6-i, 10.
ysle's lawn tennis team will meet the
-lavers Of the 18th Regiment in their annual
match indoors on Saturday, January q.
This date was determined upon yesterday
'v Walter Merrill Hall, president Of the
-srimental organization. 1t is expected
rat Reuben A. Holden. r., whose phe-
7orenal PLAYING through the recent season
,s- a new high mark in the sport for Yale,
ain lead the New Haven players.
Plans for the 69th Regiment lawn tennis
tournament were made yes
,erdav ot a meeting held in the armory,
Goth street and Lexington avenue. The
will be in mems singles and
doubles and mixed doubles, open TO regular
competitors under the regimentA regu-
Iations in the use Of the courts.
The committee in charge Of the tourna-
ment is made Up Of Dr. William Rosen-
baum. William n. Connell, Julio NJ. Stein
scher. Gustave r. Touchard and Wylie c.
Grant.
L is planned to begin the matches on
Saturday. January q. and 10 continue each
and Saturday up 10 the time Of
the national indoor championship, on Satur-