New-York tribune., 1921-03-30
Recent Hurts
Cause Veteran
To Stop Play
Werner, Princeton Tennis
Captain, Credited With
Victory: Richards Scores
By Fred Hawthorne

unexpected defeat yesterday in the |
mems annual national indoor lawn ten
his championship tournament at the
cventh Regiment Armory. when ]. l..
Werner, captain of the Princeton Uni
kersity tennis team, defeated S. Howard
Noshell, champion of 1917 and 1918,
kay 2 score Of 4--6, rs, 4-a1l default.
The match was resumed where it had
been left off on Monday, set-all, and at
4 she end Of the eighth game yesterday
VoshelI was compelled to default,
Moving to a straining of the muscles of
his neck, the result of his recent auto
mobile accident. in which his skull
was fractured.
voshell found that every time he
served, and also when he smashed at
a lob, the injured muscles prevented
him from bringing off the strokes sue
cessfully. and. added to this difficulty,
he experienced attacks of dizziness.
Ex-Champion Lacks Stamina
Up to the time he wns forced to leave
the court the former champion just
about held his own. but he was tiring
fast as Warner started to use lob
bing attack, and it is question
whether Voshell would have been able
to pull the match out had he continued
\ to the end. Personally, I think vosheil
is making a serious mistake in con-
tinuing in the tournament
For Werner it must be said that his
work has been q revelation all through
he tournament. Unheralded, the
rinceton student has advanced
rough round after round. and yes
rday came his greatest triumph in
is victory over Voshell A severe SER
,ices always deadly offensive weapon
on the TIN Regiment Armory courts;
good volleying game and soft chop
stroke, deceptive because of its soft
ness, we're Werner's chief weapons
against Voshell.
= he latter placed his main reliance
on his net attack and lis heavily topped
service, and as long as his strength
lasted he held his own without diff
Guilty. Once he began to lag in his
xushes for the net Voshell began to
experience trouble Werner fell back
to lob5ing as soon SIS he sensed his op-
ponent's condition, and when ne held
the lead at 4-5 the end did not look
far away. At this stage. however,
Voshell made his supreme effort. and
! smashing and volleying attack, and this
was hs final effort.
Vincent Richards, the Fordham Prep
School star, had q runaway match
with James D. Ewing, taking the match
IN straight sets at Go, 6---1 The
champion of 1919 was in great form,
volleying with such deadly precision
that Ewing never had g chance.
Close Call for Anderson
Frank T. Anderson, whom | expect
to see in the final round bracket in
through yesterday by the -narrowest
of margins, defeating Herbert L. Bow
man, of Mount Vernon by a score OF
4-6, 6-3, 1O--S. In the 6nal set
Bowman needed only one point for the
victory when he led at SIS on games
and 'vantage-in on points. on his own
service.
1t was the tensest moment of the
match and Bowman just failed to
clinch sensational victory when he
netted a comparatively easy volley.
lie continued to hold the odd game
advantage up to ST, and then Ander-
son, whose playing throughout was
distinguished by unevenness, came
through with final sustained burst
of speed and hard hitting, and ran out
the last three games for the set at
1o--S, and the match.
Fred Anderson, Franks brother, de-
feated George G.. Moore lr, by score
of 6--3, 6-3, his volleying and over
head play holding Moore on the defen-
sve from start to finish Tomorrow
morning Fred Anderson will face Wer-
ner in the struggle to reach one Of
the semi-fnal brackets in the lower
half, while Richards meets David Hede-
kin in the adjoining bracket.
GEORGE S. Groesbeck continued has
great work by defeating w Fl. Ruxton
at Go. 6--1, his unvarying steadlness
and faithful court covering overcom-
ing all his opponents aggressiveness
Groesbeck and Arthur S. Cragn, an
other veteran, will meet to- morrow
Veteran Cragin Advances
The latter qualified yesterday by de-
feating Jay L. Anderson at 60, Of
flashing a brand of overhead play that
has not been excelled by any player IN
the tournament to date. Cragin treats
short lobs with decisiveness that
T leaves no room for argument, and his
service was also extremely effective.
Werner, in his second match of the
day, vauduished G. Carlton Shafer al
6-3. 6-l. Shafer was completely out OF
stroke in this match, an unusual thing
for him, and Werner always held the
lend. David Hedekin and Walter Gels
schoolmates at ST Paul, Garden City
engaged in a struggle that lasted more
than two hours before Hedekin coulc
claim the victory at 6--S, l1--9, 6-3.
Only doubles will be played to-day.
The summarizes:
Mems national indoor championship
singles fsecond round)--J. L. Werner de
feated s. Howard voshell 4--S. 7--5.
ali (defaultl.
THIRD round Frank T. Anderson de-
feated Herbert l.. Bowman. 4-~-6. 6--3, y
IS: Arthur S. Cragn defeated Jay l.
Anderson. s-a; Cd: George s.. Gross
Erederick c. Anderson defeated Georg'
O. Moore jr..- 6--s 6--s; J. l. Werne
Vincent Rich ards defeated James p. Ewing
SO. 6--l David Hedekin defeated Waitel
Gels 6--8. III. 6--3
Mems national indoor championship
doubles tfirst round - iliiarn 80 Aydelo,t' t
ton and Frederick Dararau. 6--3, 81
6--s.
Harvard Delays Advent