New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-17
TENNIS.
NETWORK CLUBS TOURNAMENT OPENS
WITH BIG ENTRY LIST-MOLLEN-
HAI-ER KEATS RICE.

r,,,. was begun Yesterday in the open champion
shin tournament Of the New-York Lawn Tennis
CIun One-hundred and Observation-Disclosures and Man
haitian ave. with the largest entry list for several
.ooeons ThIrty-oue competitors drawn for
the singles and before the rain flooded the courts
AT nightraH the first round had practically been
completed.
mis- club and Chester Rice OF the New-York Lawn
Tennis Club engaged in the most spirited competi-
ton of the days play The former had received the
benefit Of two weeks Of tournament work. and AZ
ter three hoty contested sets he defeated Rice by
a narrow margin the point score. Rice had an
effective service which he overworked in the first
set He was able force the games TO deuce. out
the heroic effort fatigued him TO such an extent
that he became somewhat unsteady in the last
games and lost the at los. Mollenhauer saved
himself in the next set by lobbing, but Rice
smashed the returns with enough force and accu-
racy 10 take that set At Ga and tie the score The
final and deciding section Of the match produced
the best tennis of the day. Mollenhauer held the
position Of vantage the net against the terrific
voHeving and driving of his opponent. On points
ii was nip and tuck between the two men Molten
hauer was the cooler and steadier man of the pair.
and he finally his right TO a second round
bracket by virtue of mis- good judgment on place
shots
Wyfe G Grant. the Columbia University player,
proved an easy victim for Harold H Hackett. the
former Yale champion. Grant could not get his
stroke in working order with the result that he
kent the ball dropping into the net or sailing be-
yond the lines. The most brilliant work of
the Yale man was accomplished while the net
He never failed shoot the ball past Grant for
the point when he attempted the trick, and his
cross court plays also of a high order of
excellence.
The defaulting of the old Princeton team. Ray
n1ond D. Little and Frederick r. Alexander
disappointing although they will compete in the
doubles. Their failure to appear in the singles was
amply compensated by the playing OF Russ and
Cresson. the champion pair from Texas Russ
made speedy work of his match with Warner.
PLAYING in rare form his ground and overhead
strokes CressOn began his match with Cragfn In
TIC second round and set finished when
the rain compelled them 10 retire. From the play
courts are their liking. and that they will make
p good showing
The doubles with eighteen teams. will be started
to-day with the handicap singles and mixed
doubles reserved for tomorrow. The summaries:
Championship singles preliminary round-Freterick
FIetkamp Kings Tennis club defeated DR.. c J.
Smythe, New York Tennis Club, e, Ct
Tennis defeated Raymond .. Little West Side
mis- Club by default; ". WestfaI Kings County
Tennis club defeated Louis J. Grant, NevYork Tennis
Club 81. 8 Henry W. Mollenhauer. County
Tennis club defeated Chester Rice. New-York Tennis
Cub JOS. Sc G-3: SemP W Russ. Texas. defeated
Harry Warner e.. g: Frederick e Anderson
York Tennis Club. Ct 6-3: H. Hackett West
side Tennis club defeated Wylie Grant Columbia
University. 6-3 81 Wyeth New-York Tennis
Club defeated Walter Hazard: Crescent Athletic Club
H New York City e, Is. c. J. C'resson
Frederick b. Alexander Princeton Uni
versttv by default: Calhoun CTagn. West Tennis
Club defeated J. G. Cooper Kings County Tennis Club
60 g"
second round-CaIhoun Crasn. West Tennis Club
versus c. J. Crcsson, Texas SIS unfinished