New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
WESTERN TENNIS PROTEST
Collins and Waidarer Should Be
Ranked First IN Doubles, 1t Is SAID.

Protests in lawn tennis that the OBJ
lection made by the Western Tennis Association
TO the ranking of Kregh Collins and Louis H.
Waidner in the doubtless although not strictly Off
cal. comes something OF a surprise. 1t is true,
however. that the Westerners have supporters in
their claim that Collins and Waidner are entitled
10 the first place on the doubles list, because OF
their performance at Newport. irstead of the
fourth. The ranking committee was composed OF
Holcombe Ward. chairman of the orange Lawn
Tennis Club; Beals c. Wright, Lon6wood Cricket
Club, Of Boston and Harry F. Allen. Belmont
Cricket Club. OF Philadelphia
The Western Lawn Tennis Association bases its
objection the play of its champions in The East
West match in the doubles at Newport. in the
national championship series. Then the Western
pair defeated Holcombe Ward and Leonard f.
Ware. the Eastern champions, in straight SETS
The Westerners argue that though champion
ship title and cups were held by The Doherty
brothers the English team Collins and Waidner
should be first OF the American pairs
An officer Of the Western Lawn Tennis Assocla-
ton has expressed the sentiment Of the followers
of the sport in that section of the country as 1ol
lows:
waidner practically made the latter the American
men not included in the ranking. it seems that that
there should be no question OF awarolng HTSt
i nss and w Wadner We're defeated three times at
the Weschestef invitation tournament But that
tournament held the first part OF July which
was far too early for Championship tennis
committee Y.
ings. tried to put the Western pair as 10" as u
could. and took the showing made at an cary
season tournament, which was merely a club al
fair, in preference to the showing made at New
port. where they defeated Ward and Ware coI-
querors Of all Eastern teams, in straight sets On
the result of the season the ranking should pc
Collins and Wadner. first; Ward and Ware. sec
ond; Larned and WRIGHT. third. and hooert u
/ Wrenn and George L. Wrenn jr-, fourth.
While the officials Of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association have refused TO discuss
the question one Of the who played In many Oh
the tournaments IN the had this 10 say re-
garding the work Of the ranking committee
Difficulties innumerable presented themselves to
the ranking committee this year The Work 4L tte
practically impossible to get anything IKE, nhe d
fair estimate of where several Of the men pelohSeu
the list. In giving tie first place to WllIlam a
Larned in the singles. element OF sentiment
entered into the placing of the defeated American
champion However, the committee did their worE
to do, they ranked the men. not on indlvldual
contests and tournaments but on their perform
ances in the entire season.
Collins and Wadner, it is true, defeated Ward
and Ware at Newport. but the Eastern team
PLAYED any number of matches. and in tournaments
+Nat. in A sense. the victory or the western
players at Newport regarded in the nature OF
a nuke Nevertheless. the match was taken lnto
consideration, il had to be, but even with TINS
match Collins and Waidner are not in the least
entitled better than the fourth place which was
is to count in making up the rankings. and any
one without prejudice will place the double teams
as has been done, when the work of the pairs IS
taken into full consideration