New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
BLUE BEATEN ON C0UlI
Seventh Regiment Wins n,.
Lawn Tennis Meetinu.
SCORE IS 6 MATCHES n,
Holden and Thomasson, Of M
Defeat Hail and Won der
Muhl, Respectively

Yale's lawn tennis team went do,,
defeat before the indoor experts a, -.
Regiment yesterday 10 the final rs,,,.
s matches 10 and draw in the d,,.,
The competitions. an annual dual r..a
were decided on the courts OF IN. A.,
at 6sth street and Park avenue. T.
somewhat dificult for the coller.,,, L
play with their accustomed snap ana !.
because Of the unsatisfactory lirhs,s,
overcast and cloudy sky outside v,,
tlceable enough indoors, and play.u
both teams experienced difficulty IN ~
ting their eye on the ball" IN some q, !.
stirring rallies.
Yale's captain, Reuben A. Holden
who halls from the West. where b. r.
captured several titles, took the meas,
OF the this champion, Walter Merrill n,
by the score OF s-4. 81. The outcon. j
this match was a surprise, as was aI, +,
one IN which L. ". Thomasson. Of "a,
scored easily over George A. Won der NJ
by a score OF Ga, 81.
These were the two matches that II
men from New Haven captured. ri
managed 70 draw in one OF the ,,,I
doubles matches, as the pair OF wmr
cracks, Reuben a. Holden. jr and r 81
Gates. scored a set against the yet.u
Calhoun Cragin and Arthur s. Cragir J
SO, and then played the soldiers T.
standstill in the second set AT all aessI
the vigorous attack OF the latter Az q \
stage II was so dark that further conp~l
ton was impossible.
The work OF Holden showed marked 4
provement since his playing here last yTI
He was very fast IN getting 70 n. Il
He also made his long drives so low n
with such terrific speed in his s!rtl
match that he forced Hall n take 4
ball far behind the base line Of the C..
and almost TO tho backstops With 4
soldier so far away from the net. the N
champion found IL possible 10 get 10 4
some pretty slsshne cross court Nora
was so that he scored the Arst SET.
Resorting 10 high lobbine, by vhisAJ
dropped the ball down at the back lir
the court Hall managed 70 check HaIs
in the second set. A battle developed 4
the opportunity TO bring of smash y \
drive for placement or pass. II Ta
contest. not only ot stroke, but % strs,rI
So evenly vas it fought-Hall yoleY1i
and smashing with a wonder'u, shov 4
speed, while the Yale player whipps .:
ball into deep court for his shots-a,1
thrice the games touched at deuce, a.
all, sail and tall. Then Holden MS
aged 10 get his angle shots workll
straight 10 the corners, so that the mr-
went 70 Yale at 81.
F. II. Gates, the other Yale player II
the West, also proved strong. He ,o'sI
his match against Arthur s Crut
through three sets before the this PAD
won. The score was So, F6, -. Gaj
was once within a stroke Of taking 4
third set. He was a triho unsteady, Il
It was this that cost Yale the victory
The summary follows:
Singles Reuben 4. Holden. tr.. Yale, ds,z |
Walter Merrill Hall. 18th Regiment, 81
Arthur = Cragln, 7th Regiment, defeated !
Gates. Yale, 6--2. t-6. ID; ~ulIam 9. ~
81 50: Morris s CLARK, 7th Regimen 4
feated r. F. Goodhue. Yale, So, 6--3; CsAst
Cragin. eth Regiment. defeated r. Evans psi
e-3, 81; r. ". Thomasson. ale. ee's
George A. Won der Muhl, eth Regiment Il
o-i.
Doubl.s-Reuben A. Holden, jr., and "
Gates, Yale, W. Calhoun Cragln ana Arss
C'raein. 9Th Regiment, SIS. I-all, unfnss1,
Walter Merrill Hall and William p. CragS
I'm Regiment, defeated r. Evans and
Goodhue. Yae. g. 6-2; Morris :. Clan
Robert T. Bryan. Ith Regiment, defeated ! 4
cote and z. NJ Thomasson, Yale. 81, &"