New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
BEALS c. WRIGHT LEADS.
National La5cqf Tennis Cham piom
Heads Ranking Players for 1905.

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Heads Ranking Players for 1905.
The annual meeting of the United States Ma
tionaI Lawn Tennis Association held at
the waidorf-Astoria last night and the official
rankings of The players for 1905 were an
nounced As expected. Beals c. Wright of the
IsongTood Cricket Club. Boston. the national
champion heads the list with Hoicombe Ward,
the 1904 champion. who won the London cham
pionship last summer second. William A
Larned is third and William ]. Clothier fourth.
Bealc c. Wright occupies Class alone, which
is Handicapped at Sc Of 10 In Class :,
which is rated at owe 20 Of 10 are Ward,
I>arned and Clothier.
Fifth place in the official ranking is given TO
Frederick b Alexander. sixth Clarence Ho-
hart seventh to Richard Stevens eighth TO
kreigh Collins OF Chicago, and ninth to Ray
n,ond D. Little. These five players are all
grouped together in Class 3. and rated at
scratch.
1t is worthy of note that the unofficial ranking
which was published in The Tribune on Sunday,
December 10, was nearly identical with the ON
cial ranking as announced by the ranking COM
mfttee last night
Tenth place goes to Frederick G. Anderson
eleventh to Karl H. Behr. the Yale champion
twelfth 10 E. 3. Dewhurst, of the University
of Pennsylvania: thirteenth, to Robert Le Roy,
OF this city; and fourteenth. 10 Louis H Waid-
ner, the Western player These players compose
Class 4, which is rated receive 2-6 of 10
Next in order and rated IN Class 3. which re-
ceives 3-6 of Is are G. II. Nettleton, r. c.
seaver wylie C Grant. ]. D. z. Jones, the
Rhode Island champion; Lewis Terry, f J.
sullovay- K. Horton. Henry MoIlenhauer and
II. J. Holt.
Class s. which receives As of Is, contains
r - q A TX
E J Clam b B. V Lyon and z. T. Cross
In class = and rated at receive SIS Of Is. are
Y ". Niles T B. PlyTnpton and W. C john
son
Class s. in which the players receive 15, winds
mp the singles rating. This class includes H
2. Cole. r. Bishop J. O. Au1es. H w Montgom-
cry H. Romans, r n. Dana and P B. Hawk
There was no question, of course, as to who
would head the double list, and this place goes
tn HoIcornbe Ward and Beals c. Wright, the ma
tioral champion. who far ahead Of all other
teams last summer. This pair is alone in Glass
and ranked at owe 3-s of IS
Harold H. Hackett and Frederick B. Alexan-
der, the Eastern champions. second. and
Kreish Collins and Louis H Waidner. the West
er-1 champions. third. These two teams are in
Class , which is ranked at scratch. This is the
exact ranking which was given in advance in
The Tribune
are fourth and Raymond D. Little and Robert
lie Roy fifth These two pairs make up Class 3.
e-hich receives SIS of IS.
Clarence Hobart and wylie c. Grant placed
sixth ny the ranking committee. while Dew
hurst and Holt are seventh and Nettleton and
Perry eighth These three teams make up Class
= which receives As Of IS
The last class ranked is Class ;. which re-
,c,eives fifteen and contains Frederick G. Ander-
nd SUlloHaV and
Niles.
The following players were not ranked in
singles. owing 10 insufficient records: H 8.
Allen J. c. Davidson, Nat Emerson. Reginald
Finct1e. W. S. Fitz. Harold H Hackett Edgar
Leonard. c. F. Watson, jr-. and George L.
wrenIl. jr.
The following members of the executive COM
rnittee attended the meeting last night. James
Dwight Boston: Robert D. wrenn, York;
Malcolm y. Whitman, New York: William A
Iarned. Annapolis: William ]. Clothier, Phia-
5elphia: Holcombe Ward Orange, y. j; T
Presbrey, Boston. Only two members of the
ranking committee, A L Hoskins, of the BEL
7r1ont Cricket Club, Of Philadelphia. and r. H.
Carlton of the Crescent Athletic Club, OF
Frooklyn were present. The third member Of
the ranking committee Robert NJ. Miles. Of the
Orange Lawn Tennis Club, who is also the chair
man. was absent
adoption Of the report of the ranking committee.
The fun rankings follow:
SINGLES
8 BIG BIG Hsi5s Eio5s4bs E55s95 Ws4s No q
" A I.arned: No {. ". J. Clothier
class (scratchl-eo J. Frederick b Alexander; No; =
Hobart; No Richard Stevens NO. o he1Sn
Collins: 40 g. r. d Little
Class receive 2S Of 15l-No 10 r g AnoeTscn5
"a IL Kari H Behr: So. y z B DeThurst' No 10
F7oh~-+ L. Roy: No. a, l. H Weidner.
CIsss 5 receive as Of 15)-No 10 G H Nettleton'
70 ls r c. Sesver; No. IL W 9 Grant NO ~ :. ".
10 "a K Horton; %, H MoleEhauer No q. n J.
las receive as Of I5)-No. "a H Terrence. j.:
X = :. Solston: No IS A. Lyon, jr.; No II.
= j. C1spp No IS b 2. Y Lyon; No: % F T GiroSs.
class 5Te-eive 15,-No. 30 y W Niles; No 81,
= b Piinpton; No 81, W c johnson - . ,
ss,e5oT- 40 rs : o Anlas. No. &c H .. Montgomery
n q n EoIaans. No. 3s, Z. \. Dana No 80 p B
iIzRb-
DOUBLES
class ,owe 3-s 15l--Ho. J. Ward and Wright
las 4scratcF1D-No. . Hacket; and Alexander; No.
:. collins Wsjdner.
z 3 Of I5t-No- j. g i Wrenn. ana
No 3 lie Roy
S-iss. a al 15}-No 6. Hobart and Grant;
xo : rezfurst and Holt: Nettleton Perry.
Sgs.s receive 15,No. Anderson and MolIenhsuer;