New-York tribune., 1920-02-24
Columbia Team
Loses All Nine
Court Matches
Frank Anderson, 9TH Regt.,
SmothersC College Captain;
Brother Beats Emerson
By Fred Hawthorne

Samuel Robert MacAllister, captain
of the 7th Regiment Tennis Club, and
his teammates of the racket and the
bucket of whitewash all over the
courts yesterday afternoon in the team
match with Columbia University on the
7th Regiment Armory courts. The SOL
diers won all nine matches, six singles
and three doubles, only one encounter
tnking more than straight sets to de-
eide.
The most impressive victory Of the
day was scored by Frank T. Anderson,
the brilliant Brooklyn schoolboy, who
crushed Herbert w. Forster. the Co.
lumbia leader, under a score of 6-1,
6--1. 1t must be remembered that this
Forster is the same player who has
won many important matches in compe-
tition during the last three or four
years; a player of much experience
and considerable skill, yet against the
hard-hitting, swift-volleying Anderson
he never had chance.
Anderson is showing every indica-
ton of being on the verge of very
successful campaign on the courts dur
ing the coming season. Somewhat of
| stylist> in stroke, and extremely fast
III covering his court, the former Long
Island and North Side champ has
recently been tempering his game, and
there are fewer instances of his losing
points at critical stages Of match
through overanxiety than formerly.
Easily Beats Collegian
Against Forster he was veritable
whirlwind. His service was into court
so swiftly and the ball such a wicked
break that the Columbia player was
well-nigh helpless before the on
slaught. Anderson made this service
count heavily by following in after II
/ like a streak and smothering Forster's
returns b. severe smashing and SHARP
volleying His ground strokes were also
! excellent, the ball from fore and back
hand travelling low and being under
fine control.
Forster showed Enthusiastically that ne
was shy of practice, and this, together
with the poor light and the rapidity OF
Anderson's game, made his task a for
lOrn one from the start.
While Frank was thus accounting for
Forster's scalp Fred, his elder brother
was taking the measure Of Gerald B
Emerson by a score of 81, GO. The
latter player, who competed in many
tournaments during the last two years
as a schoolboy from New jersey, and
with fair success, was utterly unable
to cope with the brand of tennis flashed
by Fred Anderson.
Also Win in Doubles
MacAllister made it three straight
for the 9TH by defeating young Shep-
ard L. Alexander, of Columbia, at 6-1
6-3, pitting his court craft and steadi-
ness from the back of the court against
the youngsters more daring play. As
is so often the case, the former quail
ties won. George G. Moore jr., van
quished Irving w. Raymond, of Co
lumbia, by a score of 6-3, 6-3, and
J: D. Ewing scored another through
his defeat of A. E. scovill, of Colum-
bia. by score of 6-3, 60.
in the doubles match between Mac
Allister and Moore and Alexander and
Raymond came the only three-set
struggle of the day. The regimental
team won by a score of IS, 1913,
81, smoother team play being fac
tor. The Anderson brother won an
uneven match from Forster and Emer-
son at Go, S-6, the collegians not
hitting their stride until the second
set. In the third doubles meeting
Abraham Bassford Sd and Ewing con.
quered Herbert w. Haldenstein and
Scoville by score of 6-3, Ga. Be-
lore this Bassford had beaten Halden-