The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Takes 5 Straight Matches
From Seventh Regiment
T. C. Team.
MATHEY BEATS ANDERSON
State Champion Scores in Fast
Contest Marked by Spec
tacular Play.
by SAMUEL j. BROOKMAN.

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Heights Casino defeated Seventh Regi-
ment Tennis Club in dual meet on
the courts OF the Casino yesterday.
1t proved to be a sweeping triumph,
the New York State tennis champion.
taking all five matches from the
visitors. To complete the meet four
more matches are to be contested to-
bearing on the result, for Casino al
ready has won the majority of nine.
The event marked the first of series
of dual meets that promise an unusually
active indoor season in the metropolitan
district. Arrangements are being made
for Heights Casino, Seventh Regiment
Tennis Club and Eighth Coast Artillery
Tennis Club to meet a number of prom
inent out of town teams in home and
home series, which will mean at least
one dual meet a week until the national
indoor championship is held in this city
in March Casino Is represented by
most of the players who made an en-
viable record q year ago. and the per-
sonnel of the team indicates that the
squad will be hard to beat
In the feature match Dean Mathey,
playing Frank 7. Anderson, the youthful
Brooklyn tennis champion, scored in
straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. 1t was a
splendidly fought contest, made so by
the speed of both players in covering
court, their startling recoveries and bold
strokes for placement Both racquet
wielders were close to their best, having
had considerable practice indoors. and
the rallies were of the sparkling variety.
IT was clever play mingled with hard
hitting and marked by an abundance OF
volleying In the long run, it was
Mathey's superior steadiness that
counted in his favor. In all other re-
spects 1t was a tossup. Anderson might
easily have forced the issue into an
extra set had he shown a trife better
control at critical points. but a tendency
to overdrive the baseline checked his
advance.
Fails to Maintain Pace.
There was only one match in which a
Casino player was forced to play an ex-
ira set to earn his victory. In that con-
test George G. Moore of the Seventh
Regiment, after slow start in the first
set, ran into n streak OF brilliant play
ing during which he passed William j.
Gallon time and again as the latter
moved UP to the net. Moore at that
stage had the side lines judged to a
nicely and appeared to have the tussle
well In hand. Unfortunately he was un-
able to maintain the pace in the decid-
ing division of play, and Gallon, stroking
steadily and getting everything back
safely. turned the tide in his favor.
In the third singles match Harry s.
Parker of the Casino had his hands full
taking the first set from w. Dickson
Cunningham. the latter carrying the
score to deuce games but the Seventh
Regiment player slumped badly after
that and failed. to win single game Of
the second set.
In the leading doubles match Dean
Mathey, playing with Harry Parker, de-
feated Frank T. Anderson and his
brother, Frederick C. Anderson. by the
comfortable margin of 6-3. 6--3. Again
II was q case OF control overcoming
swift and occasionally brilliant tennis.
The fifth match OF the day ended in vic
tory for Cedric Major and Hugh Kel-
leher over George G. Moore and Merritt
Cutler.
To-day's four matches are to start at
10 30 A. NJ, and are due to wind up at
o'clock. In singles G. A. L. Dionne of
the Casino is to meet Samuel r. Nc
Allister; Hugh Kelleher Casino. Is to
play Merritt Cutler and Frank #. An
derson of the Seventh Regiment will be
opposed by Cedric Major. In the only
doubles match William NJ Campbell and
william J. Gallon OF the Casino will
face Samuel r. McAllister and w. d.
Cunningham