New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
.PELL VICTOR ON COURTS
Defeats VoShe|l in Hard Fought
Match in Singles.
BOTHERED BY SLOW BALL
Phillips Plays Fast Game
Against Hartman in Bronx
Lawn Tennis Tournament.
BOTHERED BY SLOW BAL

Dislike for a slowly moving ball came
near bringing about the downfall OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt Pell yesterday In the thirn
round of the Bronx championship singles
on the courts Of the Bedford Park Lawn
Tennis Club. The former national indoor
champion had all he could do to defeat s.
Howard Voshell by the score OF Is ll-9
IS. The left-handed wizard Of Brooklyn
afforded the gallery an exhibition OF goat
getting" that was both entertaining and
amusing, despite the fact that the really
brilliant playing was spasmodic rather
than uniform. Pelrs greatest achievement
was that he surmountcd his difficulties
and won against a tantalizing and bathing
attack
Next TO the performance Of Pel we're the
two victories Of Benjamin NJ Philips
The doughty hockey veteran began by pol
ishing off Frederick c. Bags, Of the West
side Club, by the score Of 6-3, SIS. Theh
A. ]. Ostendorf, the tournament manager
prevailed upon Phillips TO play another
match and loaned him dry suit or nan
ne1s a mIsat and somewhat the worse for
wear This time Phillips defeated lingo
Hartman at CO. 81. II was splendidly
done. Phillips energy was spectacular
He possessed an amazing reach Tor pass
ing shots and gathered in the ball from all
| corners Of the court.
The appearance of Hartman against
Phillips was due TO the fact that Robert
LIE Roy, the once famous Columbia Uni
versty player. met with an accident In the
match that was chalked unfinished on
| the previous day lie Roy slipped, twisted
| his ankle and fell in reaching for drive
at his base line. Hartman, rather than
take a default, put the match over to yes
terday afternoon for completion. 1t was
reported. however, that LIE Roy's injury is
bad enough to keep him out OF tourna-
| ment playing for several weeks
Holding up to his reputation of being
dangerous antagonist and an adept at form
reversals, Voshel gave Pell one OF the
hardest matches of his career He had ap-
parently heard the whispered PLAY EN-
easy TO Teddy and get his goat" The lover
of the strenuous game simply slammed the
ball all over the grounds as Vosheli gently
patted 1t back to him.
! With one set in the hole, Pell valiantly
! attempted control. 1t was hard task, ana
! he alternately blew up in his service games
and bungled easy back handers-usuaHy
his surest shots. Up to Gall In the second
set the games followed service. Then Pell
made a stirring attack at the net and won.
/ He was FIVE times within stroke of the
third and deciding set before he was sue
cessful in scoring the match. The rallies
in the closing games were all well fought
as Voshell met his famous opponent in a
number Of volleyed exchanges at the net
| Voshell seemed to tire toward the end
while Pell who earlier lacked his accus-
toned yigor, wsded in and made merry
with hard hit ball in the finishing games
Pel next meets Alfred D. Hammett tho
New York University player, for the place
in the semi-fnals.
The summary follows:
Bronx championship mems singles FIRST round
| C b. Raymond defeated r. o. Porter, 8-4
| e.; Morris s. Clark defeated G. H. Chambers
| by default; Charles Slaughter defeated the Rev.
Edgar A Lowther by default.
Second rounds. Howard Voshe defeated
Louis III. Graves by default Theodore Roosevelt
Peli defeated O. Il. Raymond, e. Ell Ben
1amin NJ. Phillips defeated Frederick c. Bags,
| Ga Ga: Ingo Hartman defeated Robert 10
| Roy, O-8, ga, OIL defaulted; @. a, l., Dionne
| defeated Morris S. Clark, 3-6 I'd, 81 the
Rev. Kenneth Bray defeated Charles Slaughter.
| Cd, 81.
| g. Howard Voshell, % 1l-9, 10; BENJAMIN
NJ. Phillips defeated lingo Hartman 60. 81.