New-York tribune., 1921-04-01
Veteran Cragin
And Richards
Also Move Up
Werner, Princeton Captain,
Eliminated in Two Sets;
V0sLcll Wins in Doubles

Frank 7. Anderson. Arthur S.
Crngln, Frederick G. Anderson and
Vincent Richards advanced into the
somi-tinal round of the mems annual
national indoor lawn tennis champion
ship singles yesterday afternoon in
the 7th Regiment Armory courts, and
they will meet in that order at 1890
o'clock this Afternoon in the tiqht to
reach the final round, with the cham
rionship match scheduled for to-nor-
row afternoon.
Four teams gained their semi-final
hound brackets in the doubles. as fol-
lows: Fred Anderson and Ben Lctson,
j. l.. Werner and E. I. Herndon, s.
Howard Voshell and Vincent Richards
and G. S. Groesbeck and George Garbe
They will meet in the above order this
afternoon at 3 o'clock
There was nothing Of startling
nature in yesterdays matches, the
favorites coming through according to
form and none of them being in danger
OF losing at any time.
Richards, champion in 1919, who
looks like the most promising candi-
date for the honcrs this year in both
singles and doubles, made runaway
affair of his match with young David
Hedekin, taking the match at 60,
0--1, and it might just as we'll have
been twelve games in row had the
Fordham Prep. School student cared
to have it that way.
Richards Shows Best Game
Richards was hitting everything off
the ground and overhead with lots of
sting yesterday, and his volleying was
70 tol, L. II
close in at the net and finish off his
points. Hedckin made a valiant at
tempt to make q battle OF it, but his
best attempts were doomed to failure
Fred Anderson, the elder and the
taller of the famous tennis brothers,
held command all tho way in his
match with Joseph l.. Werner, the
princeton captain, winning at 6-4
6--3. Andersons tremendous reach
enabled him to stand in mid court and
smother many of Werner's returns,
and he was steadier overhead than
usual, SO that the Princeton star was
always up against a barrier that he
found difficult to penetrate.
A regularity Of Werner's game is
that his service is the only shot in
which he puts real pace on the ball.
His ground strokes, while we'll placed
as rule, have little speed, nor is his
overhead severe, except when he gets a
short lob directly overhead
In considering Fred Anderson's g
chances to-day against Richards, it
must not be forgotten that the forme r
defeated the national junior champion
on the armory courts this winter in
a Metropolitan League team match.
Richards reversed matters later at the
9TH Coast Artillery courts, in the city
champions but when they meet to-
day Anderson will be playing on his
home courts, most decided advantage,
in view Of the execrable light cond-
tlons at the 7th Regiment Armory
However, look for Richards to win
with something to spare
Frank Anderson Wins Easily
Frank Anderson took matters easily in
his match with Stephen V. Brubans. ONLY
closing in at the net position when he
wished to end matters quickly. A
majority Of his points were won from
back-court, the youths swift drives
being too speedy for Brubans to handle
with much success.
beck, the West Side Tennis Club vet
eran, by score of 6-2, 6-3 holding
distinct advantage in the volleyine
exchanges, and Groesbeck's lois, when
they fell short, were killed sn spec
tacular manner by Cragin.
In the doubles Voshell and Richards
won as they pleased from Brr bans and
4. S. Johnson, the sets goina at g.
6-l, and they look to be ths stronges st
team in the tournament.
The summarizes:
Mems National Indoor Charn ptonshir
Singles fourth round)-Frank T. Ander-
son detected stephen Y. Brubans. e--2
0--3; Arthur s. Cragln defeated George s.
Groesbeck, t. c-S: Frederick c. Ander-
son defeated Joseph l.. Werner. Ct, IS
Vincent Richards defeated David Hodelin
60 6-1.
Mems National Indoor Championship
Doubles Nhird round)--F. c.. Anderson
and Ben II. Letson deefated G G.. Moore
Jr. and s. r. MacAllister, 6--3. 7-5; j. J..
Werner and E. T. Herndon defeated ]. G.
W, Herring and Walcott Warner, 6--l, g.
;. Howard Noshell and Vincent Richards
defeated S..V. Brubans and *. i. johnson,
6. GI.