New-York tribune., 1910-05-25
GRANT MISSES A CHANCE
Beaten After Being Twice Within
a Stroke of Victory.
MOLLENHAUER THE WINNER
Hard Fought Sets Mark Play in
Bedford Park Lawn Ten
mis- Tourney.

staving off defeat by spirited attack at
the net. Henry J. Mollenhauer the old
Long Island champion. eventually turned
the tide of a three-set match and defeated
the former national indoor champion, Wylie
c. Grant at Ga, 26. rs. In the second
round of the Bronx championship singles
on the clay courts of the Bedford Park
Lawn Tennis Club yesterday. Twice in the
deciding set Grant was within a stroke of
winning but was unable to cope success
fully with Mollenhauer's attack.
Theodore Roosevelt Pell ex-indoor ma
tional champion and Southern champion in
doubles. easily scored his matches in the
second round, defeating the Columbia Uni
versity player. D. Peiser. So, 6-3. James
O'Neale, the young Southerner, failed TO
get match. as he advanced by defaults.
In fact Referee o. c. A. Child was un-
sparing in recording defaults against those
who failed to appear, and by so doing he
brought nearly all the survivors level into
the third round.
Mollenhauer's victory over Grant provided
the sensation of the day. The two had been
engaged in a varied driving game, with oc-
casional spurts at close range, until the sets
had balanced Grant in the third set.
used his cross court shots effectively,
catching Mollenhauer off his balance or
out of position, until he led at So on games
and held the vantage point in the eighth.
Then Mollenhauer tricked him with slow
return and by good placing won the game.
The next game was almost duplicate of
the preceding one, Grant was within a
stroke of the match a, second time. Mollen-
hauer played with such rapidity and re-
sourcefulness, however that from So he
ran five straight games, taking the match.
DR.. William Rosenbaum caused mild
surprise by defeating Joseph c. Condor.
the New York University player, 6-3, 3-6,
6-. Steadiness was the feature of the
winners game, and despite a splendid effort
at a net game on Condon's part he was
unsuccessful in checking DR.. Rosenbaum's
passing shots.
Another result that savored of a reversal
was the defeat of S. Howard voshell by
George S. Groesbeck at s-6, So. Groes-
beck's lobbing and softened game did not
suit voshe1l, whose consequent errors
proved costly. In the next round Benjamin
NJ. Phillips disposed of Groesbeck, 6-4. g.,
as the former shortened his game prettily
and always drove his opponent out of posi-
ton and wide of the court as he came up
to the net.
The summaries follow:
Bronx championship mems singles (frst round
DR. William Rosenbaum defeated Joseph G
Condon, 8-3 &C. 6-4: Harry Parker defeated
Louis J. Grant, Go 60; DR.. B. F. Drake de
feated z. II. James, by default; DR.. II. B. Beals
defeated C. Black, by default; Henry J. Molten
hauer defeated c. NJ. zimmerman, by default; G.
G. Plyfnpton defeated G. Han1lin. by default; II.
NJ Fox defeated the Rev. a. F. Tamblyn. by
default; G. Brinkerhoff defeated Gustave Stein
acher, by default: Henry j. Fftz Patrick defeated
William H. Connell, by default S. Howard
vosheil defeated Royal D. Ritchey, by default;
Benjamin NJ. Phillips defeated J. Oskinson, Co.
60; r. F. Woods defeated James Cushman. by
default W. L. O'Brieu defeated Robert T.
Bryan, by default; Theodore Roosevelt Peu de-
feated Walter Merrill Hall, by default James
ONeale defeated Morris s. Clark. by default;
the Rev. Edgar A Lowther defeated c., NJ.
Schubert, by default.
Second rodnd-Dr. 3. F. Drake defeated Harry
Parker, 81. 60: Henry J. Mollenhauer de-
feated wylie c. Grant, 81 2-6. IS: Edgar
F Leo defeated c. Gilbert Plympton by default:
Norman C. johnson defeated Henry J. Fitz Pat
rick. 6-1. 6-3; George s. Croesbeck defeated
S. Howard Voshell, s-6, 60; BENJAMIN 9I.
Phillips defeated n. n. Bundy. 6-1, 6-4; ". l.
O Brien defeated r F. Woods. by default: Theo-
dore Roosevelt Pen defeated D. Peiser. e.
6-3.
Third round-Bent tannin NJ. Phillips defeated
George s. Groesbeck. 6A, 6-2.