New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
Playing Through Cham.
piOn Goes Down to De-
feat in Straight Sets.
WINNER STEADY IN
CRITICAL SITUATIONS
Shafer, Peaslee and Baggs Also
Reach Semi-FinaI Round in
N. Y. l.. T. c. Tournament.

s. Howard Voshell. the playing through
champion. vas defeated by Louis Graves
in the round before the semi-final yes
terday in the open tournament Of the
New York Lawn Tennis Club. Graves
won in straight sets at 6-3 81, and his
victory proved the sensation OF the day
g. Carlton Shafer. Il. w. Peaslee and
Ralph l.. Bags were the others 10 come
through to the semi-fnal round. Shafer
and Peaslee will meet i'm the upper half
OF the draw, while Bags and Graves will
settle the question OF supremacy in the
lower half.
In the doubles matches many defaults
were recorded. narrowing the field to a
considerable extent Progress also was
made in the handicap singles.
Graves earned his victory over the
champion by reason OF his unfailing
steadiness, no matter how critical the
situation he faced. Voshel played his
usual hard hitting game. but his oppo-
nents method of meeting it. apparently
caused him TO waver, with the result tina {
his usual forcing tactics lost much OF
their power
In the first set Graves resorted TO lob
bling, with the ball rarely missing the
base line by more than a few inches.
This had the effect OF forcing Voshell TO
remain in the back of his court, from
where he could not bring off his favorite
passing shots.
IN the second set Noshel changed his
tactics, and instead of attempting to
reach the net accepted the issue and
met Graves AT mis- own game-back court
play. To the surprise OF the gallery. and
apparently OF Voshel himself, Graves
began TO go to the net himself. from
where he outplayed the champion a vol
lcying and placing.
Shafer defeated Lovibond after stiff
struggle by scores of ll-9. -. his supe-
rior staying powers giving him the adj
vantage over the eth Regiment cham
pion.
The summaries follow:
Singles Fourth rounds. Howard Vo-
shell won from King Smith, by default; Paul
Mead defeated julio NJ Schumacher 6-4.
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Filth rourd-G. Carlton shafcr defeated
Arthur NJ Lovibond, ID 6-3; L.. ".
Peaslee defeated Albert !. Ostendori. Ct.
Sc. II. L. Bsggs defeated Mead. Ct. G-3,
Louis Graves defeated Noshell. 6--3. a.
Handicap singles second round Walker
tplus e Of 15J defeated Pndcr lplus To-,
Ct Go
Third round-W. H. Wood ominus = u
15l defeated Whine (plus I5l, 60. IS.
6-1; Walker (plus y OF To- defeated Bald
win (pus {. OF ij). G--i. sc g.; King
,plus 10, defeated \. II. Wood (plus h OF
To-. SC. -
Fourth round-Bates tplus = OF l5) de-
feated Lipschutz Cplus 49,. 81. 6--l.
Doubles (irst round)-Peaslee and Osten-
dorf won from Chids and partner. by de-
fault: Lovibond and Roscnbaum defes ted
Behar and FiNman, 6-l, e..
Second round-Smith and Shafer won from
Ross and SchinZeL by default DR.. Drake
and Walsh defeated Selembier and Stewart.
Go. g; +. Bsggs and Noshell defeated
KRUGER and Manchester by default; Peaslee
and Ostenoorf defeated Groesbeck and Bass
ford. G--1, c.: iovibond ana Rosenbsum
won from Il. Baggs and Graves, by default :;
Grant and Schumacher won from j. NJ. Stei-
nacher and partner. by default. Henderson
and Fitzpatrick won from Mead ana partner.
by default. Brown and Wood won from
Walsh and partner. by default.