New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
LAWN TENNIS RANKINGS
system Devised to Clean Full IN.
formation from Players. :,
SIGNALS NOTABLE CHANGES
Rating Will Be Most Carefully
Compiled-No More Hap
hazard" Conditions.

Seeking to obtain the fullest lawn tsrn's
information possible upon which TO estas-
Ush the national ranking list for the sea-
so,, of 1910. the COMMITTEES yesterday issued
blanks TO the players. AS one OF the Of
nciaIs stated The sport is now TO os
svstrnatized in All Of It's branches" The
document Just issued is the work OF the
coumittee-Edwin F. Torrey, jr-. chair
man. OF Clinton. v l.; Miles q Chsrlock-
secretary. OF the Crescent Athletic club.
and Henry florence. ir-. Of the Eugiewood
Field Club
There Is much more important and far
reaching action implied in the obvious -
quest for the players record in tournament
and championship than the tabulated form
reveals The buff colored sheet of paper
is nothing short of the herald Of the new
era in American lawn tennis. OF which N.
first signs were d'scernible during the
pIaying Of the national championship tour
nament on the courts OF the Newport
Casino last August.
II is a notable fact that the plan Just
launched and put into operation was freely
discussed by officials during the deciding
of the national title and that II bears the
approval Of DR.. James Dwight. president
of the United States National Lawn TENNIS
Association. and nearly all of the execu-
tive committee, which includes William n
I.arned. Palmer e Presbrey, Dr. Phillip
r. Hawk. Ralph HolterhoT. L. D. Scott.
William ]. ClOthier. Edwin F TorTey, IT..
RAYMOND ID. Little and Louis Henry
Waidner.
1T is evident that the days Of hap
hazard lawn tennis affairs are over, re-
marked an official yesterday, and the
hot fail ~. al q
counting of the new order of things are
apt to have a rude awakening before long
1t is my opinion that players who wish 70
receive an adequate rating at tho hands
of the committee will do well to an out
these tables and return them at once such
circulars as have been issued TN the past
have been sporadic efforts. This one from
its makeup means that the ranking COM
mittee is TO be established hereafter as a
department of record for the sport
Speaking of the new effort that was IN
process of formulation TO overcome the
difficulties that had beset lawn tennis. Sec
retary Charlock said that the work or the
ranking committee was only the opening
wedge of a carefully thought out plan
which is 10 touch upon every phase OF lawn
tennis: in a way, a campaign OF educatIoo
for the thoughtIess followers OF the sport
and with a goal of results which viii do
away with the acrimonious criticism OF
the past.
The document sent out 20 the players -
ruled TO contain records of fifty-seven oper
tournament and championship matcneA
There are three main division heads With
the tabulations: tournament" Matches
Played BY Me-" Scores of My Matches -
The subdivisions are: Date and Where
Held" Name of Opponent" Won and
Lost" and My Score Written First" The
sheet is arranged TO he fled In a binder
according To name. number and division
Thus. in addition to furnishing data fOT
proper ranking il will furthermore estab-
lish permanent record of the players'
performances of each season, the n mes.
addresses. clubs, tournaments and all other
important details that for thirty years
have been lost TO American lawn tennis
annals in complete form