Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-22
UPPER TEN" OF TENNIS.
O. Campbell Entitled to Rank as the Lead
ing Player-Other Good Men

ing PIayer-Other Good Men
The task OF ranking the ''upper-ten" PLAYERS
in the lawn-ternis world may now with pro-
priety be undertaken as the season of tourna-
ments is virtually at an end, says the New ork
WOrbL The intercollegiate. which will occur
early in October. and the LeuoI. tina. took
place last week will not affect the present stand
ing 10 any appreciable extent Hovey is the
ouly player OF note who Will compete at tie In
terco!Iegiats and none of the cracks were at
Lenoy.
Ii Ia proposed in this ranking TO make each
man actual record the basis for assigning him
his place as far as possible.
U. S. Campbell is placed number one. not be-
cause the record warrants il. but because he
successfully defended the championship. II is
conceded TO him by courtesy of his position as
champion Of the United States.
To make il plain that the record does not
warrant it, il is only necessary to recall that he
beaten by T. A Wright at Tuxedo in the
spring and was beaten at Nahant by Hobart
and Huntington
The second place can be disposed Of without
much argument Hobart's successful defense
OF tine New Jersey championship and subse-
quent winning OF the three most important
tournaments of the year do not allow any one
to dispute the place with him. His record is.
In many respects unprecedented. being a COM
piete Hhe OF Nlctorle-, orCAen only IN the nnal
championship round at New York.
Huntington Is placed third. There would be
no question about this were II not Tor the poor
form lie displayed at Newport when beaten by
Chase, and the exceptionally good showing
novey made there InsvleW OF the TACT, how
ever, That Huntington came IN second AZ West
chester and Sahant. defeating Hovey at the
latter tournament, it seems only inst to place
him ahead His defeats by Lee and Chase are
balanced by Hovey's twice losing to T. L. Hall.
hoNey comes iourth. HAD MS nerve not
failet him In the finals OF the. all-comers he
would be ranked higher Inc victory seemed
TO BE his. when MS hand tremoled and couple
OF aouote fauits made tno prisht prospect fade
away MS gooo WORK In n'e-set matcnes at
Nexper' was quite surprise, as the result OF
previous Contests had made u appear probable
that he would weaken and lose in long match.
HIS most notable victory was that over Knapp
In the preliminary round.
ferS! hnApP ID placed nftn- HIS position
must De almost enureiy matter OF opinion,
as ms only reeora Is the single de.eat by Hovey
at Newport Many consider him the better
player. and his practice record Is very good
But u certainly would not be fair to place him
ahead OF his eonqueror IL knapp had been
able 10 get away from business for Narrsgsnsett
or Nahant the result might have been differ
ent tournament play Is a nerve tonic
The sixth place Is gracefully filled by Z. l..
Hall, who has made more rapid strides to the
'front.' this year than any other player. He Is
the youngest Of the ranked players. His
checkere'i career in the many tournaments he
entered this summer Is sufficiently well known
His beat effort at Bar HarbOr, where he
defeated hoyey and won the challenge cup
from his eIisr brother. The fact tina. he beat
Hovey IL two out of their three matches is the
strongest point In MS favor. He has lots OF
VINE 70 develop INTO great PLAYER ana Is ex-
Peetea 70 distinguish himself suii more next
seas'n
age, In the shape OF Valentine o. Hall, fol-
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