New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-05
VOSHELL GETS PLACE IN
LAWN TENNIS FINALS
Will Play in Both Singles and
Doubles for long Island
Championship.
M0LLENHAUER IN SINGLES
Former Title Holder Does the
Real Work of the Day,
Playing Ninety Games
in Ten Sets.

S. Howard Voshel, the Borough Park
player. won his place in the final Of the
singles and the doubles in the Long ISL
and lawn tennis championship tourna
ment yesterday on the courts Of the
Kings County club. at Kingston avenue
and Crown street. Brooklyn. In the
semi-fna, round of the singles Voshell,
who stood as the challenger of Gustave
+. Touchard. the champion a year ago,
was at his best. He defeated Frederick
c. Bags, his playing partner in the
doubles, at Ga, ca.
In coming through in the doubles Vo-
shell and Bags scored in lively fashion.
They were alert forcing the rallies and
volleying so cleverly as 10 defeat Henry
J. Mollenhauer and Allen Behr at SO,
6-3.
|. While the performance Of Voshel was
filled with brilliant and compelling lawn
tennis, the real work OF the day was ac-
complshed by Henry ]. Mollenhauer the
former holder of the title. Molenhauer
began at 10 o'clock in the morning and
played steadily through four important
competitions. finishing up at o'clock in
the afternoon. Altogether he played
total Of ninety games in ten sets.
Mollenhauers only victory-and 1t was
in the match which he cared most about
came in the semi-fnal round Of the
singles. in which he defeated Vanderbilt
b. Ward. the Yale youth, after three
fiery sets. ut 4-6, Sc. 81 Ward began
the service I'm this contest. His gets were
masterful. and despite all the swift plac-
ing that Mollenhauer accomplished he
could not break through the Yale
| youngsters game. The points IN nearly
all Of the games went to deuce several
times
The hardest foCCht game was the ninth
Of the first set, when Molly" set him
self to the task of breaking the boys
service with his slashing drives. The
points in this game touched at deuce
twenty-five times, and then Ward won
by sizzling side line passes Ward led at
SIS on games and at the vantage point
in tho twelfth game Of the second set. 1t
was within a point OF victory. and he
tried to catch Mollenhauer along the side
lines. The veteran fought him off and ran
out the set with three straight games.
Mollenhaucr went to the net I'm the third
set, and his volleying beat back the at
tack Of the Yale player. In coming
through the tournament Mollenhauer has
defeated Phillips and Roberts. after each
had several times been within a stroke
Of winning the match.
The Westfall brothers-sam and
"Vorne"-won their places I'm the final
| round Of the doubles. In one OF the most
spectacular matches OF the day the West
falls defeated Dr. William Rosenbaum
and Frederick g. Anderson at 2-6, IS,
G-3. The rallies I'm this contest were
stubbbrriy fought. II was hard hitting
on both sides The wind. which blew a
stiff breeze. prevented any lobblng, so
that the men had 10 depend upon their
alley AMI crossing shots. Steadiness, COM
bined with quickncss to sec the openings
and shoot the ball through saved the
Westfalls in the second set. They played
strongly to the end.-leading all the way
In the last set. The finals will be decided
this afternoon
The summary follows:
Long Island mems championship singles
semi final rounds Howard Noshell defeated
Frederick &. Baggs. 81, 81: Henry J. Mol
lenhauer defeated Vanderbilt y. Ward. 4--6,
Sc. s.
Long Island mems championship doubles sec
ond roundJ--Henry J. Molenhauer and Allen
Behr defeated J. W. Anderson and r. c. SEE
plaky. G-3 IS. 6-3.
Third round-Hcnry J. Mollenhauer and Allen
Behr defeated Maurice ]. l.. Galvao and q.
Jollinc. 6-l. So; Dr. William Rosenbaum and
Frederick g. Anderson defeated X Fisher and
" Fisher. SIS. IS. s..
Semi-fnal rounds Howard Voshell and
Frederick Q. Baggs defeated Henry J. Mollcn-
hauer and Allen Bchr 80 G--3. Samuel \.
Westfall and n L. Wcstfall defeated Dr. Will
lam RosenbGum and Frederick c. Anderson.
2-6. - 6-3.