New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
|HAMMEH wins A PLACE
College Player Scores In Bronx
Lawn Tennis Championship.
LIE ROY ON COURTS AGAIN
Former Columbia Champion in
Good Form After Absence Z
of Two Years. hs

Speeding his drives deeply through h,s
opponents court. Alfred d. Hsmmett thu
former New York University player, won
his place in the fourth round Of the Bronx
championship singles yesterday on the
courts Of the Bedford Park Lawn TENN,
Club The others Of the field Of fifty-thre.
asprants for the cup and title held By
Gustave +. Touchard Jagged far behind
Hammett In coming through drew bye for
the first round. Then he surprised Walter
Roberts, the Hartford player. by defeating
him at 6-3. 60. In the next match Ham,
nett met T.. II. Pfeiffer. the former Column.
bia University player, and won at 81 2-s.
81. The points fell closer than the score
indicates. After finding that Hammetts
deeply played shots cut his baseline and
spotted down in the corners Of his court
with uniform accuracy, Pfeiffer came up to
the net more frequently in the second set.
BY fast work he blocked off the drives. and
1t was thus he scored the set. PfeiNer was
not equal to holding TO the net position.
When he fell back to long range again
Hammett worked his drives with terrific
speed and scored the match.
Three Of the players came through to
the third round, the trio being DR.. William
Rosenbaum, Joseph Condor and Wylis G.
Grant. The two last named had little TO do
to win. Or. Rosenbaum, however, faced
the old veteran, J. +. Paret, and IL 70.
quired the limit OF three sets before he won
by the score of 4--6, g. SIS. Both OF thu
men had previously warmed up In the frs,
round and ~
edge Dr. Rosenbaum had defeated Percy
Cummings at Go, Sc, while Paret scored
at 81. SO over II. +. Blandy.
The crafty, shrewd stroke playing a,
Paret, coupled with his wonderful ability
to discover the weakness Of his opponent
kept DR.. Rosenbaum on the move in thu
first Set which he lost by a close score.
With one set In the hole Dr. Rosenbaum
began to shorten up on his game. His vol
leying was often uncertain and showed tina
lack OF seasoning play. Still, II was esre--
tive. 1t checked the veteran, and when ho
began to shoot the ball swiftly across the
court, both on the volley and on the long
drive. his opponent was soon trailing, and
lost the sets and :he match
The appearance Of Robert lie Roy, Co.
lumbia's former intercollegiate champion,
was one OF the features of the day. lie Roy
was splendid at driving, and ne easily de-
feated r. S. Stantisl by the score OF CO,
SO. All of the work that lie Roy accom-
plished, after an absence OF two seasons
from the courts, was fully Up TO the stand
ard he established when he rated among
the first ten in the country. .A
The summary follows:
Bronx mems championship single. ffrs.
roundD-S Howard Voshell defeated A. =
Postley, s.. e.: 4. 9. Lord defeated Louis
J. Grant, e., 6--1: George 5. Groesoeck de-
feated Harry J. Fitzpatrick, e.. 6-2: Z
Ostendorf defeated G b. stewart, 90, So;
}. ?. Paret defeated II. F. B!andy. e-l. g.?
DR.. william Rosenbaum defeated p. Cum
mings 60, Sc; Benjamin NJ. Phillips de-
feated Ralph. c. Baggs, 90. e-3; Frederick
II. Bags defeated o. c. A. Child, 6-l g.
Robert lie Roy defeated r. =. Stantisl. 60
e.: lingo Hartman defeated Victor Ham.
60. %; the Rev. Kenneth Bray defeated
Ii. G. Skinner, 1t 81, 6-J.
Second round-E. Fl. Pfeifer defeated Abrs.
ham Bassford,. Jr, by default; DR.. William
Rosenbaum defeated J. T. Paret IS "a,
Is. Joseph Condor defeated NJ. z. Fox. 81.
6-l 80; Wyiie c. Grant defeated F. W. Pei.
ger 60, 81; Alfred d. Hammett defestsd
Walter Roberts Ga. Go
Third round-Alfred ID. Hsmme,t defeated
E. II. Pfeirer. 81, 2-5. 81.