New-York tribune., 1921-02-14
Richards Gains
Two Victories
For His Side
Frank L. Anderson PLAYS
Brilliantly for Losers I'm
til He Sprains am Ankle
BY Fred Hawthorne

IN one of the closest team matches
played on indoor courts in this city in
several years the New York Indoor
Tennis Club defeated the 7th Regi-
ment Tennis Club by a total of fve
matches to four yesterday on the
asphalt courts OF the New York club
IN the armory of the 9Th Coast Artil-
iery, at Kingsbridge Road and Jerome
Avenue
Not until the last match of the day.
IN which Vincent Richards and Ben
I.etson, of the New York club. defeated
Arthur S. Cragin and Fred c. Ander-
son, of the regimentaI team, by score
OF 6-S, 12-l0. was finished, was the
team match settled.
Regiment Team in Lead
The 7th Regiment team. led nv
crank I. Anderson, went into a big
lead at the start by winning four out
OF the SIN singles, and this made il
necessary for the New York men to
win all three of the doubles, something
mat they accomplished only after a
nltter struggle in the final match, with
R!chards and Letson several times
~\ltnln point Of the match, only to
be beaten back by the regimental pair.
The last point Of the match came when
Letson drove return of Cragin's
Square!y between the latter and Ander-
ION for placement ace.
dad 1t not been ;or an unfortunate
accident TO young Frank Anderson in
ms match with Richards, when he
Spralned his ankle badly in the first
SET the 9Th Regiment team might have
Won the team match. Anderson was
outpiaying his opponent by a decisive
margin in the opening set, leading at
% on games. when, in going back
after deep lob, he twisted his right
ankle.
Anderson managed to win the next
game for the set at 6-2. but from
then on he Was severely handicapped,
ana Richards won the second set at
., squaring the match. BY this time
anderson was barely able to get about
ms court, and after Richards had taken
the. first game Of the third and final
set Frank was obliged to default
These two youthful stars have met
several times within the last two or
three years, and on every occasion the
matches have resulted in the keenest Of
stfuEg!es, with Richards invariably win
ner. The margin between them is Of
the slightest however. and had it not
been for ADderson's misfortune yester-
day ne might have come through TO his
urSt victory.
Richards was always the better court
tactician in this match at the Armory,
but ne lacked control of many Of his
EolIeylng shots, whereas Anderson, a
harder hitter, was sailing along at re-
nsrkable speed, volleying and smash
lng so keenly that he held his opponent
on the defensive throughout the open
ing set.
Rain of Placement Shots
T.,
player simply could not cover his court
of placement shots that Richards sent
through the court, and in the third,
seeing it was impossible to continue,
Anderson dcfaulted the match.
Fred Anderson did not have great
difficulty in defeating Herbert L. Bow
man, Of the Indoor Club, winning in
itraigNt sets at GO, Cd. The winner
had better control of his overhead shots
chan usual, with the result that he
smothered a majority of Bowman's re-
turns By fast work at the net.
Cragin and DR.. William Rosenbaum
had terrific struggle before Cragin
could clinch the victory by score Of
9-11, G-3, 81, with Rosenbaum more
than once needing only point FOR the
match. Each time, however, the medico
was foiled by streak of wild hitting,
while Cragin came through with the
winning shot at the psychological mo-
ment.
Another match in which the ultimate
victory hung in the balance several
times came in the meeting between w.
n. Cunningham, of the Seventh, and
william NJ. Fischer, of the home club.
with Cunningham winning at 6--1, 4-6,
12-10. Savage attacks at the net posi-
ton when points counted most enabled
Cunningham to nose out his veteran op-
ponent.
The work of Crogin and Richards in
tho last doubles mstch of the series
vas the feature of the late afternoon.
Cragin was both severe and reliable
overhead, and his fore and backhand
drives carried a deal of pace. Rich
ards, while not as steady as usual,
brought off many shots that dazzled the
gallery, and, in the last analysis, it was
his directing genius that weighed most
heavily in the end. Letson took prom
inent part in the smashing of lobs, and
Anderson improved as the match neared
It's end
The summaries follow:
slngsss-,vncen Richards IN. V de
feated T Anderson (7th), 2--6, 6--2. 10
}dffa%l }dFfat sVasntine n@yTns tN X
I'll, 6-9; Fred Anderson (7th) deleated
Herbert l." Bowman IN. 70, G. "a;
Arthur S. Cragin (7th) defeated DIR. VIII
liam Rosenbaum IN, -. 9--ll, 6-3. 81;
w p Cunningham (7th) defeated W. NJ,
Moore jr. (7th) defeated Abram Bassford
jr IN. ", 6-4, Sc, Cd.
poubea--Ingo Hartman and Ralph b.
Gatcomb (N. y defeated r. X. Tomlin
4r. and Jay, Anderson (7th). GO. Go;
j. H. SteMieampf and Herbert L. Bow
man IN. " defeated Merritt Cutler and
James D. Ewing (7th). Cd. 6--1; Vim
cent Richards and Ben II. Letson IN. y
defeated Arthur s. Cragin and Fred An
darson (7th). 6-S, 12-lO.