New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
LAWN TENNIS RANKING.
Wright. Wa-d. Lar1led and Hobart
For,ored By the Erprrts.

nv, sst,ure Of the ranking cen1rnittee o. s'i4
T7rstad states National Lawn Tennis 49,
"a make its report has aroused censluFi ar
..ia-aa and criticism Robert Nj. Miles. Of the
o-snge IaH7n Tennis Club chairman; A j.. HOS
10. r,an,ont Cricket CLUB Philadelphia, ana h
IT carleton Crescent Athletic Club brooNl9h'
make 1p the committee this year IL Is nom 80
v,aats later than the ranking was announced lHst
season The committee last year was raoieoinst
sx,ard Robert LIE Roy and Fl F. Alien IT IS az
The end of the season that the players wish 20
kpoV, how their work has been regarded by the
experts IN the light of national comparison.
The DELAYED action of the committee TINS year
has again emphasized the fact that more active
ana businesslike administration OF the affairs q
tte limited states National Lawn Tennis Assocfa-
t3on js needed. IN some quarters the almost oPe.
rebellion that existed last year at the time OF
the annual meeting is again manifest anu 10"
the annual meeting of the national governing po"S
Is hut little more than month AVA!
Among those who participated in active touFha-
roent rlay during the last season the opinion Is
unanimous that Reals c. Wright OF the Le9sN
Cricket club, Boston the national chaihpioA'
,,o,,,d he nlaced at the head OF the list 1or lhs
go IJoieornbe ward the defeated champion
because of his showing against Belgium Francs
Austria Australasia and finally England IN ms
international matches in London last Jnis' aq Als
win of the London championship. is also feeatesH
universally as the man for the second piaee' 49,
William A. L,arned. also of the American sA4-
longing team third, for the same reasons.
II is after placing these three That many OF INV
experts show difference of opinion Cia ellrg -
bart Kreigh Collins, Richard Stevens ana 'A4i0li'
I C,lotbier the latter also Of the American HitEir
.e+ionoI scam are named for the fourth place
Because of Hobart's splendid performances ih VII
ming the Iongwood tournament ana coming AatS J
to the finals IN the national championship AZ
port he is rather favored TO RANK alisee - -
otberz Hobart was defeated only six times aellhs
q long season upon the courts of this country
Alexander defeated him twice early In the yed' -
each time it was in such a closely pay 0 i'le-I
that single stroke might have changed us
suit Karl Behr, Yale's champion aeiea't 80
at Nabant Richard Stevens defeated him Ia s1S
semi-fnais at Southampton on wei eoAL -, bis
LaIi s ne anal at Newport defeating Stevens ana
Collins and going down before NTght, VIZ be az
ta tame b es fhat On class he snrpaes the other
men named. They are lnellne Sy 10 pa9 aTnea Hos
II is upon Clothier that great number of the
showing was made as member OF the AIe iGer
on that team is regarded as sufficient TO insure
hl Fo FIJI out the honor list OF the first ten the most
priced position among the lawn tennis sseste9
Of this f county, Desons on the list redc
G. Anderson RICHARD Stevens lander a11 and Robert
lie Roy appear to be the ones upon wnoIa the &c
perts centre their attention AS Ben5; 5A9 dIf.
Inc nee icbard Stevens follows Behr closely in
ppoint of favor with Anderson for the ninth plece
and Alexander to complete the list,
Further in the list sven Veterans a YS eaxe r
Massachusetts champion; j. D. 3. Jones, ~ W
Niles of Harvard; E. B, Dewhurst, Of the unlyeT-
sitV of PENNSYLVANIA; H. H. Hackett, Wylle cams
eron Grant and others should sold high positions,
The ranking of the doubles teams aifords a conf
parafvely easy problem, in the estimation Of the
followers of the sport. Holeompe ward ana Beal5
of all the others. The Eastern champions ana
chailengers, Frederick B. Alexander and HaT9ld , n
Hackett come next, with the Western pair kreign
Collins and Louis H Wadner. third George e25ar L.
Hobart and Wylie c. Grant, fifth and Raymond u
Little and Robert lie Roy sixth. While MilSfn s a.
welt PeIl and Malcolm D. Whitman and Karl n
BehF and F. j. Sulloway are well up.