The New York herald., 1921-02-14
SEVENTH REGIMENT
LOSES TENNIS MEET
Close Match Goes to MetrOpoli-
tan Indoor Club by
5 to A..
RICHARDS IS WINNER
Twisted Ankle Forces Frank
T. Anderson to Default Con-
test iii Third Set.
BY SAMUEL j. BnooKMAS.

On the asphalt courts of the Eighth
Coast Defence on Kingsbridge road
where the local indoor tennis champion
ship is to be held late this month, the
Seventh Regiment Tennis Club lost
dual meet TO the Metropolitan Indoor
Tennis Club yesterday by a score of five
matches TO four. 1t was the first COM
petitfve event in the huge armory, where
twenty courts have been laid out. and
players on both sides expressed them
selves delighted with the conditions OF
light and the fast, true bound 4 the
ball.
Seventh Regiment appeared to have
the meet well III hand when the singles
wound up with the score four matches to
two IN their favor. They aeeisd just
one OF the three remaining doubles con-
tests to clinch their victory, bat they
failed to win any of them. Indoor Club
took all three in straight sets and fooled
the visitors. who had begun 20 jahilate
too early over what appeared TO be
certain triumph
In the match that decided the rrrult
Vincent Richards, the junior national
champion. and Ben Letson, defea Ell
Frederick c. Anderson and Arthur 5.
Cragfn by a score Of 6-3, 12-1c. The
and their alert volleying at the net gave
them clear advantage in the opening
set. In the second division of play they
CONTINUED to storm the net. but their oi-
ponents, Cragin in particular We're be-
ginning to get the range OF the sidc,ires
and PASSED them frequently. Games
went on service for nearly an hour be-
fore Richards and Letson finally broke
through Anderson's service in the twcr
ty-second and ended the match and the
meet in their favor 1t was fast. hard
hitting tennis all the way the losers
showing to advantage at deep codrt dI iv-
ing, while Richards and Letson had
much the better of it in forward court
play.
Anderson Twists Ankle.
In what was expected to be the fea-
tnre Of the competition. Frank It. An
derson. the Seventh Regiment champion.
was forced to retire early in the third
set of his match with Vincent Richards
after he had made splendid bid for
victory In the eighth game of the first
set when he was leading Richards by
TO 2. Anderson leaped high to smash one
of his rivals iobs and succeeded in maxi
ing the stroke perfectly. In 80 doing.
however. he lost his equilibrium and
twisted his ankle badly as he came
down hard on his right foot. 1t was
severe sprain, and Anderson aggravated
il by insisting upon continuing for an
other set before he finally decided that
ne had better stop.
Throughout the first set Anderson out
played the junior champion, passing
Richards repeatedly at the net and get
ting many of his rivals best shots back
by his speed in covering court. Rich
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stroke and his errors came too often for
comfort. In the second set Richards
turned the tables on his opponent, out
the, latter was limping all through that
division OF the match. The result might
have been entirely different but for An
derson's mishap. Richards had taken
the first game OF the third set when An
derson found his twisted ankle was Civ
ing him too much trouble and he had TO
retire.
Valentine B. Havens was the only
other indoor club player to win In SIN
giles. He defeated Samuel r. McAllister
the Seventh Regiment Tennis Club cap
tain, 81, e.. Two others OF the horne
team had victory snatched from their
grasp in hard extra set matches. Will
lam Fischer was five times within r
point of defeating w. Dickson Cunning
ham OF the Seventh Regiment in the
final set OF their tusssle. but failed on
each occasion TO come through with the
necessary stroke. The score in the de-
Gliding set was 12-tO. William Rosen-
baum was also within a point of trl-
umphing over Arthur s. Cragin, The
Seventh Regiment veteran. but lost his
opportunity through lack of control.
Easy Doubles Victories.
Other winners In singles for Seventh
Regiment were Frederick c. Anderson
and George G.. Moore. Jr. lingo Hart
mann and Ralph b. Catcomb and J.
Henry Steinkampf and Herbert 1. Bow
man scored easily for the Indoor CLUB
in doubles, and tnen Richards and Let
son won the match that settled the meet
In favor of the home squad.
The summary:
Slngles-Vincent Richards, Indoor Club de-
feated Frank T. Anderson, Seventh Rsgi-
nient, 2-G. 6-2, 10. and default. Frederick
G. Anderson. Seventh Regiment dofeated
ArhlIr $. Cragin, Seventh Regiment. de-
feated william Rogenbaum. Indoor Club,
n-ii. 6--3. 81 W. u. Cunningham. Seventh
Regiment. defeated william W. Fischer.
Moore. Jr.. Seventh Regiment, defeated
Abraham Bassford, Jr.. Indoor Club. e.
Sc, g4 Valentine =. Havens. Indoor Club,
defeated Samuel r. McAllister. Seventh
Doubles-Ingo Hartman and Ralph y. Cat
comb. Indoor Club, defeated p. X. Toniln
and jay Anderson. Seventh Regiment. 6-2.
Go: Harry J. Steirkampf and Herbert L..
Bowman, Indoor Club, defeated Merritt Gut
ter and James n. Ewing Seventh Regiment.
Ga, 9-1 Vincent Richards and Ben Letson,
Indoor Club. defeated Frederick G.. Ander-
son and Arthur s. Crngin. Seventh Regi-
mont Ga. fg--10