The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-17
THE RANKING TENNIS MEN.
Player Gives Opinion as TO Seasons Grade
Of National Association.

A man who has followed the seasons play
in lawn tennis with a great deal of interest
was talking recently of the results OF the year
and the probable ranking OF the players.
The ranking always Ia awaited with interest
by the players. and the more so this season.
as the man pointed out, because of the new sys-
tenn inaugurated by the national association.
THE association this year appointed 4, l..
Hoskins, Robert II. Miles and n. II. Carleton
as a ranking committee, to take charge at
the start OF the season, said he. with the
meritorious idea OF having these players
follow all tournaments under the national
association sanction and be In a position TO
rank the men within a few weeks after the
season closed. This they have been doing.
HOskins. in particular. being attentive to the
Their work has been carefully done, start
ing out with the tournaments here IN the
Tri-Stste. From what know of tennis
this season | believe that the first division Of
players will be ranked as follows:
I. William ]. ClOthieT O Raymond u. Little
E $.l,. z; S;3 Rai% z. # #;s $IS $ s :. $ $$s,
S. Fred b. Alexander 10 7. G. Anderson
Right up near these players will be Robert
lie Roy, j. ID. +. Jones. Heath Byford, Nat
Emerson, l., II. Waidner, T.. r.. PelS +. b.
Dewhurst. X. &. Seaver. Irving c: Wright.
u T. Hayes. g. J.. Wypth. Richard II. Palmer,
Otto II. Hinck. n. W, Niles, F. c. Colston and
"Ciothier. naturally. as the new champion.
comes first, although, save for Newport.
delphian throughout. Behr must be ranked
second on his grand work all season up 10
Newport. wheA he completed his record Of
being a hnalist in FIVE successive touTna-
| ments. And surely IL showing al Newport
il, as IL should be. the test Of worth, Behr's
defeat Of Larned when the title was at stake
offsets the other victories Of, the former
Comedian. Incidentally. 1t will. be 2 'lonR
time before the performance OF getting to
the final at Seabright. Nahant. Longwood.
Southampton and Newport IL eQualled.
Harmed should, no doubt. be third. /
imagine there VIII be small contest over that.
Larned ought 10 be ranked ahead Of Behr.
Wright. as former champion and winner at
which is as high up as IN ought TO be ranked.
surely. That he has done no better TINS
After these men are reached and passed
the greatest difficulty begins. The claimants
for the remaining places in the. first ten are
his game, Ia better than the others who follow.
Collins. by virtue Of being western and
Northwestern champion, most likely would
East before going abroad. Little's position
is doubtful. He has played poorly and then
well. He was beaten at Cincinnati by lie Roy,
who unfortunately did not play enough
tournaments TO rank him where he deserves.
Hunt. the Southern Champion is a trst
rate player and should be. eighth: IL ia a
close thing between Harold Hackett and
Fred Anderson, but 4 think Harold has II on
the big fellow"
The ranking committee will meet to COM
pare results in a short while and will class
The players. probably. by the end OF October.
II il understood that the ranking Of the
Western players IL causing some dtntculty,
because they vary considerably on form
The tournaments on which the ranking
will be based are as follows:
Metropolitan. F. n. Alexander: Pennsylvanla.
W. j. Ciothier. Crescent A. &. y. G. Wright. Mas
sachusetts, II. e.. SeaveE New England, n. II.
BehT. Jr.. New Jersey. F. g.. Anderson: Middle
States W. \. Larned California. A Z. Bell: New
YOrI. n. II. HacketL Southern, n, q. Hunt: Illinois.
II. ByfOrd. Hollywood. n. II. Hhckets Canadian.
!. c. Wright SeAbIlghL. i. r.. Alexander Western.
Iamed Nahsnt. ". L.. Larned Ridsewood. r. Il.
Palmer; Norfolk. n. Leroy; EnElewood. y. q.
Hayes Southampton. ". A. Lamed: Middle West.
W. 7. Hayes Northwestern \ Collins; National.
w J. ClOthler; Nyaek. Z. G. Anderson. Tri-Slate.
] d. c. Wright