New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-17
Major Defeats
Fred Anderson
In Deuce Sets
Casino Racquet Men Oppose
Longwood Club for Chal-
lenge Cup This Winter
By Fred Hawthorne

Making a clean sweep of the series
Of nine matches in the two days OF
play, the lawn tennis team Of the
Heights Casino, of Brooklyn, defeated
the team of the 7th Regiment Tennis
Club yesterday on the Casino indoor
courts in Montague Street, by winning
the last four matches, three singles
and one doubles. A return match be-
tween the two teams will be played
some time next month on the Casino
courts.
The final match Of the day. between
Cedric Major, Of the Casino. and Fred
erick C. Anderson, of the regimental
team, was the most keenly fought Of
the entire series. and Major only won
after two deuce sets, at SIS, IS.
The competition in this instance was
particularly spirited, for Anderson was
making great effort to prevent his
team from being whitewashed, while
the Casinos string Of victories un-
broken.
Samuel Robert McAllister, captain
of the 7th Regiment team, found the
steadiness and fine court covering Of
G. A. L. Donne, Of the Casino forces,
entirely too great an obstacle, and was
defeated in straight sets at 60, 60,
although the match was quite a bit
closer than the games score would in
dictate.
Kelleher Downs Cutler
In the other singles meeting the tall
Hugh Kelleher carried the Casino COL
ors to the fore by defeating Merritt
Cutler. the regimental player, by a
score Of 6--3, e. In the doubles
match William A. Campbell and Will
lam ]. Gallon. Casino, trumphed over
McAllister and W. D. Cunningham by
q score of Ga, 6--3. the winners serv-
ice and volleying being deciding factors
In the struggle.
Harry McNeal, the Casino profess
sional, announced yesterday that his
club is planning td hold an annual
intercity team match competition, to
start this winter, with a challenge cup
to be competed for each year. 1t is
expected that the team of the Longwood
cricket Club. of Boston, will be the
first to meet the Casino players, on the
latter's courts. The Boston club has a
particularly strong group of players
from which to pick team, and it will
behoove the Casino management to put
fortl the most formidable aggregation
possible in the effort to squeeze out q
victory.
In the match between Dionne and
McAllister the former went after every
Hhlng that came over the net, and
almost throughout the two sets it was
g. back-court struggle, with Donne
always the more reliable in the pinches.
The Casino man covered up the holes
IN his court so we'll that McAlister
1Hund it almost impossible to score on
Clean placement aces. Some of the
games were fought out at great length.
with the deep court rallies long drawn
cut and McAllister generally losing
Che crucia! points by overdriving the
Eaes.
Anderson's Delivery Severe
Major and Fred Anderson went into
shelr match with both determined to
win, and hence fine battle for the
points followed. Anderson had the adj
vantage on serving, his delivery being
very severe and we'll placed, and quite
frequently he scored aces by this shot.
At times too, the regmental star won
his, points with beautiful back-hand
vo!ieys across the court, playing the
BALL so close to the side wall that
Major could not make the return.
But the Casino player overcame all
these handicaps by his fine driving
from the back of the court Time after
time Anderson went charging wildly
Tor the net, only to be passed by beau
tifully placed shots down the side lines
or across the fore court. Major also
worked his openings we'll, only going in
to the net position after his forcing
shots had placed his opponent on the
defensive. At such times the Casino
star finished off the points by clever
volleying or hard smashing.
The Casino pair, Campbell and Gal
lon, were always superior to Cunning
ham and McAllister, forcing the issue
almost every minute as they stormed
the net position and smothered ma
Jority OF their opponents returns. Nc
Aiiister covered the back of the court
faithfully, while Cunningham strovc to
noid the Casino pair off at the net, but
the attack on the other side was too
severe and the regi.nental team went
down in straight sets.