New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13
CRAC|N GETS SHOCK
ON INDOOR COURTS
Loses GrlleIIing Match to N. c.
Stevens After Being Within
a Stroke of Victory.
DOEG SHOWS HIS SKILL
Grant, Pell and Touchard Win
in Opening Rounds of Play
for National Indoor
Lawn Tennis Title.

Lawn IennlS Title.
Neal g. Stevens. the former Yale star,
md Z. T. DooE young Californian who
AS returned TO this country after a ten
,ear residence abroad. stood out promi-
aently Yesterday in tn opening rounds Of
the fourteenth annual holding of the ma
tional indoor lawn tennis championship
tournament ON the courts Of the eth Regi-
ment Armory. Goth street and Park ave
nue.
stevens worked the reversal Of the first
round by defeating William +. Cragin,
H.. the regimental champion. after three
eruelIng sets az 10. IS. Sc. Cragln,
at 81 and 1910 in the second set. was
once within stroke Of victory. The old
Yale player was fought of five times from
the match point before he finally put the
winning ace across the net
stevens played himself out in his COM
peution against Cragin. He followed
against Remsen Schenck. of the Park
slope Tennis Club. in the second round.
Schencks ability as a eetter and his
agility az court covering eventually
brought Stevens up lame and wavering.
After the two had split sets at 6--4. -
stevens was compelled 10 default. The
muscles Of his legs knotted with cramps,
and he was so exhausted that another set
was out Of the question
Those who watched the clean-cut Doeg.
who was at first reported 10 be an Eng
lehman. were greatly impressed by his
II
three sets TO win his first match against
Arthur r. Durham al 2-6. Go. e..
Then he worked his shots with better ef-
feet 50 that he disposed OF Harry Parker,
o. the West side Club. by the score of
6. IS,
Doeg is O. friend OF l.. Norris Williams.
the youngster who was the sensation Of
the last season. and who was rated second
on the national list To Maurice T. Nc
Loughln He placed his service with
pace and precision that completely baf-
fed his opponents. In addition TO this he
nossessed masterful control Of the ball. his
forehand and backhand being equally
good. Doeg stated that ne intended to
play In the important tournaments dur
ing the coming season i'm this country.
The progress Of the tournament moved
with uninterrupted smoothness from early
morning 10 dark. the original field OF
sixty-three competitors in the singles be-
ing reduced TO twenty-five. Altogether
tiirty-three matches were decided on the
six courts ~ which one was in the
doubles. which stands as record for the
Tournament
Wylic &. Grant. Tie present holder or
,hc championship title: Theodore Roose-
Welt PeH and Gustave +. Touchard, for
m-r champions. all came through their
matches with colors flying. Grant was
ir lis lest form lie began by defeating
: Howard Voshell by score OF 81. 6-3.
and chen eliminated Or. John Welland
Traven al C.. s.. Both OF the defeated
players made a stubborn resistance. The
rallies were long. but the crossfrc shots
from Grants side. his wonderful reach
ard bis ability 10 attain great speed car
ried him through the tight places.
Pen I'm the only match in which he
competed. reveaed the excellence o.
stroke which caused his selection as the
American representative al the Olympic
games last summer. He met g. A. l.
Donne. captain Of the West Side Club'
AMI defeated him al 2-f, e., 6-S
Dioune used a pulling drop shot which
often fooled PEEL as he came in 10 tie
net. X was this and splendid court COW
ering that helped him win the first set.
Then peH took fewer chances. always
holding the lead in the deciding sets
Touchsrd toyed with George s. Groesbeck
r,-kf III. 81 ar
e.
o. the Younger colegians. Dean Mathey
the Princeton title holder. easily per
formed the best lie won his wav into the
third round to couple with Grant by de-
feaJing J. J. Porter al &c. g. ana G.
c. Edwards AT 81 e--l
Watson NJ Washburn. Of Harvard. raet
lis Waterloo at the hands OF Walter Nor
rim Hall. rated tenth on ih~ national list
q year AGO. hy the score OF &c. Go. The
hound cf the ball on boards and the slash
ing drives from Hairs side Of the net
prorld more than Washb1rn could handle
wits any degree Of certainty
Tho tournament VIII loo continued to-
Day. tie singles being brought level IN
th- thild round and beginning made in
I4n doubles
Tho summary follows.
National indoor mems clamplonridp singles
Girst. rouudt-H NICK GiazcbrOok defeated = .
j. kOeu. CT G-lt Dr ". 3d. Bates defeated
Lincoln Barker. 81. &C. -. q. q. Grenz
defeated Bernon Plentcc by default: Paul
j. Good defeated Dr. u. GOrse Simmons IS
C3. Nyue g.. Grant defeated : Howard
NosHe1. q g. G-3. Dr. John Welisud Travel
defeated Cory "a. AuIerman. 81 6-3. g. -
Edwards defeated Lincoln Reimer. by default .
Dean Mafhey defeated j. =. Porter 60. g
Clarence a. Sparks defeated Arthur :. Cragiu
is default! George G.. Moore. jr. defeated T..
A. Filter 81. IS. j. ). Patterson defeatod
f.usent D. Pelham. CO 6 o, DimOn T. Rob
efts defea3ed Edmund " Reaslec by default :.
H. T. D1eg defeated Arthur r. Durham. %.
60 g2r Harry Parker defeated l.. H. Fitch.
b. default. George O.. Shafcr defeated Walter
y. Roberts q J. G-i. Morris = Clark de
feated Alan Tobcy. G-3. = q. ~. W. Robinson
defeated Walter Hazard. Ct &c G-3. Or.
William ROscnbaum defeated +. v. Apariclo.
PSI default. Lester Y. Robinson defeated lingo