New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
Local Players
Lose on Courts
AtPal1n Beacl,
Roscnbaum and Shafcr Arc
Beaten i'm Semi-FinaI
Round of Title Sim
giles Net Tournament
BY Fred Hawthorne

PALM BEACH, Fla, March 2-tritz
Bastian. of Indianapolis. and G. Carl
ton Shafer, Of Philadelphia. fought
their respective ways into the final
round Of the singles to-day in the an
nual mems championship lawn tennis
tournament on the clay courts OF the
Roya! Ponciana. Bastian gained his
bracket by overwhelming Dr.. william
Rosenbaum, Of New York at 6-3, 81
while Shafcr had closer struggle in
York, at Cd, 6 3, with many OF the
games going to deuce. The match for
the championship will be played to-
morrow afternoon.
Shafcr, paired with DR.. Rosenbaum,
was also successful in the mems dou
bles, winning his way into the final
round by defeating Captain Guy West
macott and Cecil Vim, of England, by
big upset of the tournament, and. Incl
dentnlly. the match that brought out
the best tennis shown at Palm Beach
this winter, came in the defeat Of Bas
tian and S. s. Barnett by Ralph L..
Baggs, of New York. and Richard W.
Scabury, Of Boonton, \. J.
Baggs and Scabury Rally
After being four times within point
Of defeat, Baggs and Scabury started a
desperate rally that carried them from
2-5 and 040 in the second set (the
first having beer lost at Sd to final
victory by the score Of St, 86, Cd.
This was partly the result Of Scar
bury finding himself when all seemed
lost in the second set. Where before
he had been timid about "stroking'
the ball and piled up errors, forcing
Baggs to do most Of the work. Sea
bury started to hit like a demon and
inject himself into the rallies in a
manner that completely upset Bastian
and Barnett.
The latter was the weak man on his
side Of the net, so that Bastian had
to cover a tremendous amount of court
Sexbury and Baygs started a lobbing
campaign when on the verge Of dc
feat, and j. was one of these shots
that Bastian finally missed, lost all
control and "brokc up the party The
indianapolis youth had been carrying
too much Of mental burden in trying
TO do more than his share, and the
almost unceasing delugc Of deep lobs
took away his speed and forced him
into errors
Scabury Provides the Thrills
While Basgs played the better tennis
on his side from first to last, it was
Seabury who provided the thrills fol
the gallery. He and his partner had
led at 5 . in The first set, and lost
trailed at 2-5 in the second, and wor
it. and finally led at 90 in the third
snd came dangerously close to losing
that when Bastian and Barnett made
notable bid for the honors.
The summaries follow:
Mems sirglcs (semi final rounde-FriN
Rastian defeated Or. William Rosen oa u'a
s-3. t-l; G.. Carlton shafer defcste'
Manfred Goldman. c., "a
Mems doubles 'second round) RS lDh l.
Raggs and Richard W Sea buty defea,e'
William A larncd and Douglas paiGe
! e--s. -. 8--3; Fritz Hsstiau and : s
Barnett defeated Sismund Spaelh aud ed
4 win Fuller T0rrey. Is, 6--+ q. Carlto'
Shater and Dr.. William Eossnba am de
fested Osoorno uowcs and T. II. Shaw
ssnl,hnsl revnd Rslph T. Rsgss ssl; a. sn'
,ian md S. s. Barnett, 81. St 50; G
Carlton Snafer and Dr. William Rosen
baum defeated Captain Guy Nestmacot
Mixed doubles (seoond round Nj 8.
Clare Cassel and Fritz Bastian defcatet
Miss Dorothy Nlotz and partnr,e.r e-4
Iarned defeated Mrs. John N. l.. Kuther.
! ford and Captain Guy Westcatnot. -
Semi final round Mfr and Mrs Franz
Ogden Phipps. 6-1, 81