New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-26
ONE ROUND ENOUGH
FOR WILLIAM CRAG|N
Hall Eliminates Champion in
First Match of Indoor Lawn
Tennis Tourney.
CONTEST A FAST AFFAIR
Results in Most Stirring Rae
quet Work That Has Been
Seen at 7th Regiment
Armory This Winter.

lust to give the annual indoor lawn
tennis championship of the eth Regiment
sensational beginning. Walter Merrill
Hall yesterday put William B. Cragin jr..
the four times HOLDER of the title, out OF
the tournament after three sizzling sets.
1t was easily the most stirring racquet
work that has been witnessed in the ar
mory at Ssth street and Park avenue this
year. the final score being 81. IS 6-l.
The defeat of the playing through
champion was entirely unexpected, as
Hall has been lowering around meGiocrty
ever since the lawn tennis players turned
their attention to indoor competition. The
sting that Hall. rated as No. 10 on the
national list for the season of 1911, put
into his strokes helped him along in the
i tight places Cragin. however. fought all
OF the games out to the limit, and was
| easily up to his usual form.
While this spectacular match was hold
| ing the attention in the upper section OF
the first round, Arthur S. Cragin was
! sailing through Louis Koen TO the score
OF 81. 81, in the lower section. The
winning player was going eXcellently at
his fayorite overhead smashing. Likewise
ne experienced no difficulty in blocking
of Koen's return as he came In to the
net so that he led all the way
Two Of the men, l.. H. Fitch and
George G. Moore, jr, managed to arrive
in the semi-fnal round OF the two,
Moore's match created the greater amount
tx,te he a
Craxin for the title last season. Moore.
who was prominent on the Columbia Uni
versity team a few seasons ago. defeated
Cory NJ. Amerman. one OF the leaders oil
the Woodmere Country Club. by score
Of 81, 6-S. The agility with which nc
old Columbia man covered court and his
cleverness in changing pace and direction
always had Amerman trailing through
both sets.
Before the match in which the cham
pion yielded up his place began the I'M
preston prevailed around the courts tnat
Bill Cragin would score in straight sets.
The light was the best that II mao oeeh
this season. so that Hall, who is nandi-
capped by eyeglasses was able to see the
ball clearly in its flight on the long 10"
drives. This gave him plenty OF time 70
nrepare for his shots, with the result that
by leading off with the service Hall led
at Glove on games. Then Cragin began
TO peg in his cross-hre voileys ana 10
score on some splendid drives. The best
he could do however was TO pull up 10 the
shorter end of 81, Hall taking the set by
driving Cragin's service for placed shots
Again. In the second set, Hall got the
lead at 2-love on games Then. after
e-all service, played the important part
up to 3-ali. with Hall ahead at IS.
This time Cragin by plunging for the net
blocked off Halls returns and by reehng
off three games balanced the set score
Cragin won the first game Of the third set
in the same manner. Then Hall forced his
forehand and volley shots so skilfully
that he ran off the set and match with
six straight games.
Progress through the large entry in the
handicap singles was slow. The best or
the matches was that In which Arthur
n. Milne at plus half is, finally man.
AGED to defeat Louis r. Naisvald. minus
half Is, after three holly contested sets
at SIS. 3-S, SIS. Harry Parker. at
minus half 80. and G. NJ. Rossire, minus
half 80 played to a tie and standstili
at 81, e.. 11-sll. This proved
dingdong AFFAIR. neither Of the men sue
ceeding in steadying at the critical stages
OF the contest Bob clarendon and Frank
]. Keeney. both at scratch, had lively
set-to in which each attempted TO out
drive the other. until clarendon got the
better of the shooting for the side lines
and took the match at rs, 6-3.
The summary follows:
Regimental championship singles thrst
| round )-Walter Merrill Hall defeated Will
| isrr g. CragIn, tr., e.. Is, 6-1; Arthur
g. Grasin defeated Louis Koen. 81. 81.
Second round-L. II. Fitch defeated r. j.
| Kenny, 6-1, 90 George G. Moore. Jr. de-
Seated Cory N. Amerman, e--1. 6-3.
ReEimental handicap singles thrst round
"A. c. Pcstley, scratch, defeated NJ: l.: rim
lay. plus half Is. O.. Sc: A. \. Milne
plus half rs. defeated r. NJ. Odds. minus
half 40. IS Sc; H. W. Wakcman plus
half Is. defeated c. ri. Rowley, plus half 10
ia. S-S. 6-3.
Second round-A. j. Broenniman. plus ha I
1g.. defeated c. n. Burt. minus half 10, 60
6-4: ". W. Austen. plus half H. defeated
Pescy NJ. Hall minus half 40. e.. g
A. y. Milne. plus half l5, defeated Louis n
Eaiswald. minus half IS. Sc. S-8. So
Robert T. clarendon. scratch, defeated p.
&enney. scratch, 7--5. 6-3; w. G. Richard
Dou. plus half 10. defeated George Hauck
Seratch, s., 6--3.