New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-30
College Tennis
ChannpiionIoses
To Local Star
Cedric Major Eliminates
Phil Neer, 10, 81, in
Metropolitan Tourney


The original field of 1875 competitors
IN the first annual metropolitan grass
court championship lawn tennis tour
nament, being played on the courts of
the Crescent Athletic Club at Bay
Ridge, was still further reduced in the
course Of the second day of play yes
terday. Only thirty-eight survivors are
left in the struggle for the champion
ship.
There were several surprises in the
results of some of the matches, per-
haps the greatest being the straight
set defeat of Phil Neer, of California.
the new national intercollegiate cham
pion, by Cedric A. Ma jor, of the West
Side Tennis Club. ajor won by
score of 3, Ga in the first round
and then continued in the second round
with victory at IS, Go over T. A.
Lightner.
Henry W. Molenhauer, of the Ores
cent Athletic Club, who was winning
championships twenty years ago, came
through with another splendid victory
yesterday, following his elimination of
Harold Taylor on Sunday. Mollen-
hauer vanquished Gerald B. Emerson,
of South Orange, yesterday by score
of S., 7-5 in the second round.
This afternoon he is scheduled to play
Ralph l.. Baggs, CT the West Side Ten
mis- Club Mollenhauer's circumstance"
is full of pep, speed and mighty hit
ting. All he needs now IL bit more
experience, it seems.
Willis Davis, the biz California,
made his first appearance in the tour
nament yesterday, winning two match
es without being extended. His first
victim was Frank Danieson, who went
10y ~ 10
then took on the tall W. j. Gallon, of
the West Side Tennis Club, winning
at 6-3, 6-3. This match was largely
battle between two terrific services,
both men being noted for their speed
and pace in this respect. Davis had
the edge, however, and was also quick
err and more deadly in his volleying,
so that Gallon was unable to get more
than six games in the two sets.
kinsey Brothers Win
Two other Californans went into the
third round, Howard Knsey defeating
l.. w. Knox, of New Jersey, at Cd, Cd,
in the first round and then eliminating
Manfred Goldman by a score of 81,
GO, in the second bracket. Robert
Knsey defeated, in turn, D. NJ Pear
sail at 81, GO, and Percy L. Kynaston
at 6-3, 60. showing both steadiness
and fine control, no matter if driving
from back court or vollcying inside the
service court lines.
Vincent Richards, the new national
doubles champion, defaulted to Ralph
f. Roberts in the first round. The long
session of tournament play in which he
has figured this spring and summer,
capped off by the grueling match for
the doubles championship last Sunday,
has left young Richards trlfle over
vi Il AAA 70
rest up for q week or ten day preceding
the mems national singles tournament
at Germantown on September 9.
few practice matches will be the ex
tent Of Richards's work until then.
/ j. B. Gilbert, Of the British Isles
Davis Cup team, came through into
the third round yesterday, winning
both his matches in straight sets. lie
first defeated Louis Slesirger, at GO,
81, and then put out the steady go
ing chop-stroke expert, Alfred d. Ham
nett, the sets going at g, "a.
Clarence V. Todd, member Of the
Australasian Davis Cup team, tri-
umphod over the Japanese, Sadakazu
Onda, by score of Cd, CO, in the
opening round, and this afternoon at
a o'clock he will meet Francis T. Hun
ter, who recently returned from Eng
land after highly successful tourna-
ment season IN England ana the Con
tncnt.
Danish Players Qualify
Two members of the Danish Davis
Cup team are in the draw. Eric Teg-
ner won by default from George
Stadel jr in the second round, and will
face the hard-htting Davis this after
noon at 4:30 O'Clock. Van Ingerslev,
the other member Of the Scandinavian
team, overwhelmed J. l.. Anderson, at
60, 6-l, in the opening round. THIS
Dane looks the part of a fine player,
but he will have to encounter sterner
opposition before we can get true
line on his abilities.
Charles j. Raleigh, chairman of the
tournament committee; Albert J.
Gibney, Howard Voshcl], Charles
Chambers, the official referee, and
corps of expert tournament directors
are conducting the Crescent tourna-
ment along the lines made noteworthy
by the West Side Tennis Club at the
national championships
Play will begin each day about 4
o'clock, or Immediately after the ar
rival at the Crescent dock of the Sea
gate boat. The tournament is open to
the general public, single day tickets
being on sale at the gates at 81 and
season tickets for s. 1t is planned
to suspend play at Bay Ridge during
the days of play for the Davis Cup at
Forest Hills, next Friday, Saturday
and Monday, and complete the tourna-
ment during the following week