New-York tribune., 1921-03-31
Richards Gains
Easy Victory
With Voshell
Youngster and the Veteran
Spring Tennis Surprise;
Beat Cragin and Shafer
By Fred Hawthorne

Play in the mems annual national
,nooor lawn tennis tournament on the
poard foor courts of the 7th Regiment
Armory, was confined entirely to
doubles yesterday, and when the last
match had been completed only seven
teams remained in the struggle for the
title now held by William T. Tilden Cd
and Vincent Richards, who are not de-
1endlng as team owing to Tilden's
sickness.
The surprise of the day came in the
straight-set and overwhelming defeat
OF G. Carlton Shafer and Arthur S.
CSagin by Voshcll and Richards, the
score being 6-1, 6-1. 1t was expected
that Shafer, who has held the title
three times, paired with Cragin, would
form one Of the strongest combina-
tlons in the tournament and that yes
terday's meeting would bring out one
OF the feature matches of the week.
1t so happened, however, that both
Shafer and Cragin were completely
out Of stroke, whereas Richards and
Voshell were going extremely we'll, the
former being particularly effective from
any position in the court. Cragin's
usual deadly overhead game was not
working we'll, with the result that he
landed many smash in the net; nor
was his volleying up to the standard
Shafer, while not as erratic as his
partner was certainly not in good
stroke end majority Of his shots
lacked finishing power.
Perfect Play by Richards
Voshell showed up in surprisingly
good form, smothcring returns at the
net net position in spectacular manner.
His service was also q decided asset.
But it was young Richards who played
the most brilliant tennis of the four.
The junior national champion was
everywhere on the court, volleying in
beautiful form and smashing overhead
with a severity that he has seldom
shown before.
The match that was next in interest
for the gallery saw Fred C. Anderson
and Ben Letson, the young New Jersey
state champions, pushed 80 the limit
to defeat Edgar I. Appleby and James
D. Ewing, by score Of 16-14, Ga.
The first set, the longest played in the
tournament, was distinguished by long
rallies, Appleby and Ewing putting up
"a great defense against the hard
smashing Of their opponents. There
was lot Of loose tennis in the match,
alternating with some sensational
racquet work by all four.
The Princeton team, j. l.. Werner
and Z. r. Herndon, woE two matches
during the afternoon, first defeating
G. 81. Coster and 7. w. Whitall at 6l,
6---1, and then vanquishing William
Aydelotte and Jerome j. Tucker u. 6-3,
3-6, 6-3. The losers are only juniors,
yet they put up such Il sturdy defense
that the final result Of the match was
IN doubt until the end.
One Pair in Semi-Finai
One pair, George S. Groesbecl and
George Garbe, advanced into the semi
final round in the lower half as the
result of two victories. first over A.
Orth and T. Baranko at Go, 6-3, and
then over r. S. Ross and Milton Soper,
by G-4, G-3. Groesbeck, who is one
or the veterans of the game, has been
playing better tennis this week than
in several years. lie is also in the
round before the semi-anals of the
singles.
The summaries:
Mems National Indoor Championship
Doqhlea tArst r9undlIJo = /; Werner and and
voshelI and Vincent Richards defeated
Walter Gels and David Hedei.in. G--l'
s--l; q. Carlton Shafer and Arthur :.
Cragin won from E. G. Baclle and Herbert
Vail by default.
Second roundF. c. Anderson and Ben
I.stson defeated Edgar T. AppIeby and J.
.. Ewing, 16--l4 0--4; S. II. MacAlister
and Il. G. Moore ir. defeated Jay l.. Ander-
SON and Morris 5. Clark, tt. st. 60;
J. c. W. Herring and Waicott Warner Won
from lingo Hartmann and partner by der-
fault; J. /. Werner and L. 7. Herndon
defeated William Aydelotto ard Jerome j.
Tucker, Ga. 81. :. Howard Noshsn and
Vincent Richards defeated g. Carlton Sha-
fer and Arthur $. Cragiu, G-l, 6--i; s. Y.
Brubans and X. s. Johnson defeated j.
W. Travel! and G. j. Post, 6--.3, e.,
feated A. Orth and T. BaranSo, G--2, 6--3
r. s. Ross and n. II. Soper defeated l.
Il. Tyndale and Paul Richards, tt. 6--+
Third round-George s. Groesbeck ana