New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
SHAFER WINS ON COURTS
Defeats Arthur S. Crauin in
Long Beach Tourney.
CAPTURES CUP WITH EASE
Plays Spirited Match, and 0puo.
nent Wins Only Four
Games.

Placing his drives with certainty q. a.,
from deep court. George g. Shafer won ~.
singles cup on the courts Of the Long gsac,
Lawn Tennis Club at Long Beach. Lon,
Island. defeating Arthur S. Cragin. the ~
Regiment star. in the final By scor. .,
6-1. 6--1, 60. The games and nosr,
tally was eighteen games to four and "a
points 70 ~. The silver cup. which "a >,
be won three times 10 become the persona,
property OF the holder was presented >,
Shafer last night NJ a dinner at tire Hot,
Nassau, Long Beach. The doubles prize,
were presented TO Charles ". Bull. jr, and
Henry c. Martin, OF the Crescent A,hle,.a
club. FOR their victory in the doubles
AS in the match which he played aga.nr.
Frederick C. Inman in the final Of n.
metropolitan championship. Shafer devoted
his energies to court covering. He was fau
OF foot His drives came of with speed
and so well did he work his placement shot,
that Cragin was held IN the back Of hi,
court. From that position Cragin tr.es
high lobbing until he found that e was n.
tile. for the slow dropping ball gave shats
time e get into position for acins shos
along the side lines.
After losing the first set through tho
steadiness Of his opponent. Cragin cut looss
for smashing game for the second ard
third sets Ills overhead swinging o, TIA
racquet produced spectacular lawn tennis
The eth Regiment player failed completely
on his range. however. and II was only n
the proportion OF one shot IN three that h.
scored. Shafer seemed always 70 ant!ci.
pate the returns from the peculiar manner
I'm which Cragin lifted his racquet when 10
intended 20 play a smash. AS a result.
when the shots fell good in court shater
was far back OF the base line and returned
the ball at a long and slow drive. The
slow pace seemed % battle Cragin. 10
could not accommodate his game 10 Il, 50
the bail usually went flying away outs!ds
the court after such returns.
throughout the three sets Shafer did nc.
make more than two errors He ran miles
about his court. as he always held position,
and his steadiness was of a remarkably
high order. On the other hand, Cragia
largely worked his own defeat. as on his
snashes alone he sent the ball outside coEr.
twenty times. The match brought the
tournament the first ever held by the Long
Beach club. to a close.
Lawn tennis teams OF the Yves, SO,
Club OF this city. and the Longwood Cricket
Club. OF Boston. Will meet on the courts q
the former this afternoon in an intercy
series OF six singles and three douh!-s
matches. The players for the West Sits
will be Gustave T. TOuchard. W. ~ Hall
Karl Il. Behr Lyle L. Mahan, George c.
Sbafer and Raymond D. Little. Bea.s c.
Wright. Nathaniel ". Niles. Frank J. SUI
lowav and others will represent the Boston
organization.
The West side teams in the doubles viii
he Harold H Hackett and Raymond D. Lit
tie, Touchard and Mahan, and Behr and
Shafer. The leading pair for Boston vii
be Wright and Sulloway the MASSACHUSETTS
state champions.
Ranking lawn tennis players OF the coun-
try will meet in a round robin tournament
on the courts of the Knollwood Country
Club ar White Plains, Wednesday. Thurs
dav and Saturday OF this week. Twelve
PLAYERS will compete, and these have been
drawn in two sections. so as 70 expedite
tho matches The winners Of each section
will meet in the finals on next Sunday. The
reason Friday is left open is on account q
the Yale-Harvard boat races at New Haven
The pairs entered include Beals c: Wright
and Nathaniel ". Niles. Harold H HACK
ett end RAYMOND y. Little, Albert 9. Bosi'
wick and Edgar ". Leonard. Theodore
Roosevelt Pel and Lyle f. Mahan, Charles
NJ Buu. jr, and Henry C. Martin, GustaVee
r. Touchard and partner. Dean Mathey ana
partner, c. Frederick watson. jr, ana part
I1er Howard Romans anad partner. Newton
RAD and George VI. Bodman, Karl H. Benz
and partner. and Reuben \. Holden ana
mariner