New-York tribune., 1922-03-31
Anderson Wins
From Bowman
In Hard Mattel,
Defending Champion Plays
Noshell To-day: Shafer
and Hunter Earn Brackets
BY Fred Hawthorne


,erday in the mems annual national
championship indoor lawn tennis tour
rament at the 7th Regiment Armorv.
when Frank I. Anderson, the playing
through champion; s. Howard Voshell.
former title holder; G. Carlton Shafer.
4 Philadelphia, and Francis T. Hunter.
serni-hnalist at Wimbledon, worked
.heir way into the semi-fnal round Of
the singles.
-Four teams arc also in the semi-fnal
brackets of the doubles. as follows:
shafer and DR.. George King. Voshell
and Anderson, Herbert L. Bowman and
J. H. Steinkampf and Clarence 4. I'm
terberg and Paul s. McHuxh.
This afternoon, AT 80 o'clock, An
derson will meet VoshelI IN the top
half Of the singles draw and Shafer
will oppose Hunter for the places in
The fnal round. Vosheil and Anderson
will play Bowman and Steinkampf and
Shafer and DR.. King will meet Inter
berg and McHugh in the semi-fnal
round Of the doubles, starting at g
o'clock.
The results of the singles matches
played Yesterday were: In the fourth
round Hunter defeated Stephen V. Bru-
bars at 6-1 G-1, and in the fourth
round he eliminated Percy L. Kynas-
tor at 6-2, 90. Anderson defeated
Bowman at 6-4, SIS. &c; Voshell
yanouished Dr.. King at g., 6-3, and
Shafer eliminated Unterberg by a score
o. 6-l. : 5.
Only Two matches were played in the
doubles. both third round events
Voshell and Frank Anderson defeated
Armand L. Bruneau and Charles A. An
derson at GO, 81. and Shafer and
Dr. King defeated Samuel r. Macal-
lister and William D. Cunningham by
score of e. 6-l The other two
teams had already reached the semi
final round.
Anderson Lacks Control
Lack Of control at various times
forced Anderson to go three sets with
Bowman, whereas tho champion should
have won in straight sets. The dull
day out of doors accentuated the
gloominess within, and this may have
had its effect in causing Anderson to
err on his shots. although the cham
plon plays more frequently at this
armory than any other player now in
the tournament.
The first set developed into a sryicc
duel, each man winning on his own
delivery up to dali, when Anderson
broke through and then took the tenth
game, for the set. Both players relied
upon particularly severe first ball
in serving, and when they landed the
ball in court it was extremely difficult
Tor the receiver to reply with more
than defensive return. if he kept the
ball in play at all.
Bowman was uncertain when he went
into the volleying position. failing to
"kill' on easy shots, and also was slow
Oh his feet, so that Anderson succeeded
frequently in scoring on side line and
cross-ccurt returns But in spite of
his greater speed Of foot and crisper
strokes, the Young champion was
erratic overhead and often threw away
points by smashing short lobs into the
rot and by overplaying the lines on
his volleys. Thus Bowman, lighting
hard but cautiously. mede it an even
struggle up TO 4-all, when Anderson
steadied and took the last two games.
In the second set Anderson grew
careless in his play and Bowman went
INTO leads Of 50, al, g So and
6-3. thus taking the set and squar-
ing te match. 1t looked then as though
Bowman might win, unless Anderson
tghtened up in his playing
Champion Shows Real Form
The champion came through, how
ever, in that third and last set with
fash OF something like his real form
HIS shots carried more pace and his
volleying and overhead were under
better control, so that many of Bow
man 5 returns we're smothered at the
net. The latter also developed weak
ness on his backhand, losing vital
points through his inability to hit the
ball cleanly on his left side.
Noshen, on nearby court, was i'm
the mean time forcing an aggressive
attack against Dr. King. the former
Williams College star athlete, with the
railIes generally short and sharp. The
rormer champion did not show any
hesItancy about closing in TO finish
of his points when his forcing shots
had furnished tho openings in the op-
ooslng court, and his overhead smashes
and heavy service were large factors
Ia the defeat of Or. King.
Hunter won both his matches with
out being extended at any point The
speed Of his service and ground strokes
made the ball difficult to handle and
neither Brubans nor Kynaston could
make much of a showing against such
powerful bombardmcnt.
Shafer Wins Handily
Shafer had no trouble in the first
set against Untcrberg, allowing the
latter only one game. In the second
session, however, the former indoor
doubles champion had battle on his
hands. winning only after many long
drawn out rallies and twelve games.
The summaries:
MEMS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN
DOOR SINGLES
Fourth round-~Francis T. Hunter de
tested stephen Y. Brubans. al. 6-l.
Fflh round-Frark 7. Anderson de-
loaied Herbert L. Bowman. 6--+. S--e
-, ; Howard Noshell defeated Or
George King, e--2. 6-2; 6 Carlton Shafer
ggetsated Clarence r. Urtorberg 6--1. Ia
hynsston, e 60
MEMS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
DOUBLES