New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
Reach Final Round for Indoor
Lawn Tennis Championship.

lawn tennis matches which went the
limit of three sets carried William b.
Cragin. jr, the regimental champion ana
Wylie c. Grant, former indoor title holder
into the final round Of the national indoor
championship tournament on the courts OF
the eth Regiment Armory, 66th street aud
Park avenue. yesterday
Cragin defeated George Carlton Shater
the former Columbia University baseball
and lawn tennis star by score Of SC
-. 80.
Grant had an easier time Of 1t, az he
was only called upon to reconstruct his
game when his opponent made quick
change in his line of attack. The result
was that Grant disposed of Oyiedio NJ
Bostwicl<. the veteran West Side player, by
q score of 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
The doubles also were brought down TO
the finals. but the matches did not prove as
spectacular. The playing through. Cham
pions Frederick r. Alexander and Theodore
Roosevelt Pel defeated William II. Cragn,
ir.. and George G. Shafer at %, 6-5, and
In the lower section OF the draw Wylie g..
Grant and I. Millens Burt defeated Cal
houn Cragin and Arthur :. Cragin. SIS,
championship match i'm the doubles this
afternoon. and from the manner In which
Alexander. the former internationaliSt
worked Yesterday the performance will be
the best that the indoor doubles has shown
In many years.
Cragin's defeat ~ Shafer was not I'm ac-
cordanco with the form that IN" two have
been showing u was chiefly due To the
wonderful fighting qualities Of the former.
who overcame lead and finally Ton by
the manner in which he sliced the side lines
with his passing shots.
At the beginning Shafer was the speedier
and stcadisr Of IN" two. Later he was
bothered by the calling Of foot faults by
Benny Pri.tps. II was ten for Shafer and
two for G. lin during the match. Shafer's
passing drives did their work In the first
set and he came on the winner at G-3.
Cragin began 10 block Off Shafer's returns
in the second set He sprcad-eagled the
court and the rallies were long and des-
pcrately fought Shafer, however. managed
to keep In front at 80. Is and 5i. lie
had the service on the tenth game, and
while he sped the BAH swiftly and true.
Cragin pounccd on II, hitting with tremen-
GOnh power. bN Nt'tT lhI'' 'lhHii l''"l''''''
out the game and took the set
In the third set Shafer had foot faults
called against him at critical stages. He
led at 4O-15 I'm the first game. and still
could not bring II OF against Cragin :
drives. that burned through his court 50
fiercely was the match contested that the
points touched at deuce twenty-four times
I'm the last game before Cragin won
The summary follows
National indoor championship semi ma
Toundl-Wylie g. Grant defeated ovedio NJ. Host
wick. 6-3 4-6. 6-3; william u. Cragn, IT,
defeated George e. Shafer. %-6. .. 90
National indoor doubles tsemi-itnal rounh' :,
Frederick u Alexander and Theodore HopseNell
pen defeated William h. Cragln, jr., and George
G Sdafer g Ga: Wylie g. Grant and IL
NiIlens Burt defeated Calhoun Cragin and NJ
thur s. Cragln, B-3. &c ,.,,,t..
consolation singles uhTd roundup. Nlilan
poscnbaum defeated = Wallis Merrhew, g
Id. 6~l; William g. DE Mile defeated IT, Z"
SENT semi-iinai round-wlniam C. de Mile defeated
Paul Gopld, Go. e-3