New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
UNREST IN LAWN TENNIS SHOW SPEED ON COURTS
Indoor Lawn Tennis Tourney
Starts at Fast Pace.
.CRAGINS BOTH VICTORIOUS
Former Regimental Champion
Has Easy Time of It with
Valentine Treat.

Displaying remarKaDIe speed anu CoAIi'i
Of the ball upon the fast indoor courts,
William b. Cragin. jr., the former regimen
tai singles champion, and his brother, Ar
thur S. Cragin, won the opening matches
yesterday in the first Of the lawn tennis
tournaments of the winter season at the
7th Regiment Armory, 68th street and Park
avenue The tournament is the annual
meeting for the title, and this year four
events are on the card-the singles and
doubles championships and handicap sim
giles and doubles for Class B players. Ten
competitors were drawn for the singles
title, and because Of first round byes the
two Cragn brothers by their victories ar
rived I'm the semi-fnal round.
William Cragin had as his opponent VAL
entine Treat, one of the star track athletes
of the regiment. Treat played fast game.
but he was no match for the former cham
pion. who brought off his drives splenddly
from back court and smashed and volleyed
at the net until ne won the competition at
81, 81.
Arthur Cragin was having one OF his best
days at smashing. He proved uniformly
steady against Harry 4. Parker, slashing
his way through two love sets to the score
Of 90, SO. At no stage of the match was
Parker successful In handling the ball. Cra-
gin took every return on the jump and so
smothered Parker's shots from start to fin
ish. Walter Merrill Hall. recently ranked
as tho tenth best player in this country
and the present holder Of the champion 8
title, made his appearance in practice. He
Is drawn to again compete for the cup, but
did NOT DarticiDate in - match
Seven of the matches In the Class b
handicap singles were decided and one in
the handicap doubles. Twenty-three men
were drawn in the former event and twelve
pairs In the latter. The most spirited con-
test in the singles was that in which Rob-
ert I. Putnam, the winner OF this event
last season, was disposed of in straight
sets by A. c. Postley. The score was e--3,
90. Putnam had the long handicap mark
of minus half 10 and played to Postley's
plus half 30 The latter confined himself
chiefly to a back court game. He was not
snowy in his strokes. but he made I'D for
this by bringing off his shots with remark
able steadiness. II seemed impossible for
Putnam to place the ball beyond Postley's
reach, the latter leading all the way 10 the
end.
Treat made amends for his defeat in the
championship singles by winning in the
handicap From the mark Of minus half 80
he defeated d. c. Despard, at minus half
10, by score of 60, 6-3. Treat was alert
and quick in covering court In this match
Then he also found the openings along
Despard's side lines and swiftly drove the
ball through for placement and passing
aces.
What was considered somewhat in the
light of an upset was the victory of Harry
larker. at minus half 40, over Corey NJ.
Amerman, on the same mark, by the score
of Go, 6-l Amerman, one OF the stars of
the Woodmere Country Club, was away off
on. MS shots, Parker winning easily.
The summary follows:
megmental SIit,, championship singles (second
iouhll-Wilsm V. Crsgin. jr.. defeated VsIep
iIne Treat. 6-l. 6-1: Arthur S Cr,Tin d.fsstsd
Harry y. Parker. 60. Go
lass handicap singles (Hrst round,-pob,r,
= I,rfhaon plus half l5) defeated g. 6 Hauck
nan 90 defeated Z. II. Moir (plus half Isl G"i
ndlentine Treat (mnus half 4Ol defeated
- =, Desiaid minus half i5). 90. "a: Harry
Anlra,s, 1rSer ,Ialnus half io) defeated Corey ~
nestIey ,, Splus half 800 defeated Robert f. Put
nam minus half 4O), 6--3. 6-2: G. II raiSb
t R,us l2' ae'sated {. c. Rossere. jr. (minus hat
=, second round J. Keon (pius l5) defeated A
- h,ock"eiI' Jr. tscratch) Ga. 6-I; William
Cnnhlhgnam uninus half iel vs. H. W Wilsnn
minus l9l, -, unfinished
ridSS u handicap doubles (frs, round,-A n
hto.hSe,i ana II W. Wilson minus half i5I de-
tt tea,ed t. wagner jr., and F. J. Kannev
minus half l0. e.. 60. '"e'