New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
Reaches Final Round in
9TH Regiment Lawn
Tennis Tourney.
ANDERSON WINS IN
CLASS B SINGLES
That Extra Piece Of Pie Works
Downfall Of Kenney in Post.
poned MaICn.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Arthur w. Loy.bond. the PLAYING.
through champion. reached the 6s,,
round Of the annual championdn
lawn tennis tournament Of the IA
Regiment yesterday at the armor
Park av. and Goth So Lov.6ond d.
featca Artnur $. Cragn. a former
holder Of thc at.e. by O score o.
6-i. 81. AID viii meet .te winner O.,
The semi-daal match Do tlc .oYer hall
Of the draw for che title.
King Smith acd Waite Merrill Hall
are the two who viii meet for a plses
In the final bracket. the match 70 h
played next Saturday On form Hal
should gain the place. and this would
BRING the present champion and Hall
who has also held tie title. into the
challenge round.
Lovi5oad was q1ick as iigh,ning ia
his cOur. covering and rarely eft snv
openings for tragin. Ho @. so used AZ
effective chop stroke from close 70 the
net 20 cnoEe Off CragIn's drives. bet
the match was mostly fought out from
the back court.
The champion Tai the rarce Of tie
court down nicely and made few errors
Of judgment. whereas Crsg.n seemed 70
/ lack his usual control, and this COS.
him many points.
. J. L. Anderson defeated A. y. Milne
By score Of 6.-3. -. ir the Class
singles. and his victory placed him in
} the semi-dnal round. The winner
played like a Class A man. s.ashing
away al the ball from a.. angles and
outplaciHg his opponent frequently.
Milne put up @ sterlCr struggle in the
second set. but after the games nae
gone 20 deuce once Anderson cane
through with the two deciding games.
his low drives 20 the base line catch.
ing Milne unpreparcd.
Fred Acker landed in the final round
in the Class c fixture by defeating A.
D. Rockwell in three-set match q,
%. g. 6-3. Acser's game was
sound in all departments. and although
Rockwell, by virtue Of quick start,
took the first set. his opponent gained
in speed and accuracy az the match
progressed, getting the last two sets
and the match
Another match in this class was fir
ished only after twenty-five games had
been played IN the third set II. l.
Follett and F. }. Kenncy who left the
match unfinished at all in the third
set or Friday because they both feit
the lure Of the New Years turkey din
ner were the principals 900 his battle
Of the courts. Follett proved the bet
ter Yesterday and the match went 10
him az & 3. SO. - 10.
After they left the court kerney took
out his notebook and iotted down a
resolution for the New Year. 20 the
effect that he would eat no more minee
pie.
"That last slice yesterday at din.
/ uer was what defeated me to-day. u
was the pie and not Follett who ri.
umphed." Kenney s. said 30 have de-
clared TO sympathetic friends.
In the Class \ doubles hlng Smlu
end Arthur $. Cragiu and Z. X. Tom
lin and G.. G.. Moore. jr.. were the
pairs % reach the final round. Ihey
will meet for the championship next
Saturday.
The summaries follow:
cis.. 4 srass t.ea..eru rou- Aria. u
Lo,'Soni defeated Ar.lr = trtrr. o. 80
Clas 4 doubles fl,' round o. o. Gief ~
Julian : Nbr.ea defeated A. e. io''e5 'la .
A@ s.T..a l.ai round Krr smith aat \ s c,fa
. defeated a D N hefha ana D. Z. ,.,,i
/ -. i. X Toni. s.H 49,.
c,s,, e.rre, Is..caI r.urd'-i. D. Aaie'sl
defeated 4 y Milne t--l. e" OIL. ,....., ~.
CIa., ,uEas .frf round a. j. R''a'ol 60
60. ,.nrt b. k-.s. d-.rs'ci vs. Gd-t
20. o.: j. R3s.T.A r...' '' 49, ~ i = =
N. sT ra. + A.r. .esatei D.