New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
.LARNED HEADS THE LIST
Lawn Tennis Players Ranked BY
Officers of Association.
SUGGEST VITAL CHANGES
Ranking and Executive Commit
tees Agree to Bring PROPOSE
tions Up for Discussion.

Iarued the national singles champion,
holds first place in list OF 10e players. the
largest number ever listed. Haroio n
Hackett and Frederick e. Alexander. ma
tionai doubles title holders. lead IN their
division of twenty pairs. In the singles
there are eleven classes, and four IN dounies.
The ranking is the work of Edwin F. Tor
rev, ir chairman. Miles S. Charlock and
Harry Torrance. jr.
The Californians captured the greater
number of the honor places among the nrst
five, as Thomas c. Bundy follows Larned
as No. 2 Then comes Reals c. Wright, loi-
lowed by Maurice E. Mclaughlin and Mel
vile H Long The ranking of Long has
created stir. as he did not play in the
East and in but few Western tournaments.
1t is also notable that the second five
contains two former Californians-Gustave
F. Tcuehard and Carleton r. Gardner ms
group follows in order: Nathaniel W. Miles,
Gustave z. Touchard, Theodore r. Pel.,
Frederick c. Co!ston and Carleton r. Card
ner.
In its report the committee admits that
doubles ranking is a n1akeshift. because or
the different pairings among the same play
ers. Second to the champions follow Bundy
and Hendrick the Pacific Coast team; then
W Litiiey anu biSnOp, Iie EdsttiH
pons. The peculiar feature of this list is
that William A Larned and George l..
Wrenn. jr., are placed next over the Har-
ward pair, Niles and Dabney, which bids
fair to lead to some protests. On the whole,
the few experts who viewed the list last
night stated that for a work that had
been SO carefully conducted and of which
much was expected it had fzzled badly.
INN fao NJ ba
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday
were the suggestions made by the ranking
committee and concurred in by the execu-
tive committee for consideration and for ac-
tion at the forthcoming national meeting
next February. After stating that the list
OF players as issued in the guide directory
is a joke, the suggestions turn toward mat
ters or national bearing. They are con-
tanned IN hVe paragraphs as follows:
Noting the improved management in the
Newport tournament, we suggest that
Hneslnen and officials be selected In ad-
vAnce--a certain number for each day
and cover the entire tournament. believing
that this can be done by mutual co-opera-
ton between the committee and the play
ers.
The election of the executive committee
on basis Of rotation in off1ce-three be-
ing elected for three years, three for two
years and three for one year, On the same
elected
That the association request the official
organ TO preface the report of each tot1rna-
h1ent with an alphabetical list of contest
ants aid that an index of the contents Of
each number be also inserted.
The employment of a permanent clerk
to the secretary of the associa ton. fully
realizing the growth of the interest in ten
MS and the consequent smount of detailed
work necessary. which, in our Judgment
makes 1t burdensome upon the person ac-
ceptfng the office
q hIicL,
card. to be supplied to each club when as
signing them a tournament date, with an
of1cIaI underst anding that the improper
filling out of and return of the score card
will be considered as sufficient ground for
not granting the tournament the following
year Ihese official score cards could be
filed IN loose leaf binder, on the same
cfder as .he players records have been this
year, and would be exceedingly helpful to
any future ranking committee
1t was said yesterday that a lively pro-
Sramnle was In store for the annual meet
ing; that the West was likely to be hea I'd
from as to election to places and repre-
sentatives on the executive committee, and
tnat an 1nsurgent movement was to be
looked for that would make important
changes in the lawn tennic map.
The ranking of players follows:
SINGLES
Class Class (ows tnw. 2e Of Of 1s- William William Lsrnsd
nroi--iIIa 'I-s-A'' Z, ~ L. hCIdushlAa, D,
Class 3 lscratch5-e Nathaniel w. Niles.
Theodore r. Pei: 3. Frederick c. r Coston: 10,
Carl c. R Gardner: II; Richard W: Palmer; -
WaIace val T. Johnson: 1S Dean Mathey; Ii. R. D.
Class 2e Of 15l-1s r; A. Holden; II
Anderson; 20. charie. NJ. Bull. jr. 81. N william
b Cragin tr.; p. a. s: Dabney jr-; %. L. II
Class Cs-s Of I5-2s. E. P Fischer; q. w
Mahan 80 Walter l. Plate; 81, Miles S. Char
lock; 80 r. c. seaver.
Henry Mollenhansr; IS. George A Lyons. IT,
SO. c. Drummond Jones; 81 F W; Cole; IS.
C L. Johnson. jr.; 80 T. W. Hendrick: 40. Rus
" class 9 Of si, 1ss..l; arthur swessser: A.
siverd; Al, E. Tudor Gross; as. Paul Gardiner;
Peters: 81 s Jarvis Adams: So ]. Q. Ames; 81.
Joseph j. Armstrong; 50. John Barton: as. J. l.
Frank Marty; So c. ]. LockhOrn; 81. w. NJ
Washburg nor, 2: Jesepa GsoDsss Gs5Denter s. IN s.
#s5r9a= R9s9a g aR Hosrr g = 1aa
s. r vosheii ~ Sidney L. Beals; IS, Ben
1amn PnlliPs g Z. reder,cE e 6 Plymgton Faa n-
Smith: IS, T. B. Plympton: 10. Ewing Taylor;
SO, William V; Bennett mn Isl, 81: A. Bassford jg'
William H. ConneI; S.. Charles o. Benton: s6.
HOFFMAN Nickerson: 81. George w Pike: ss B,
NJ Grant; So j. 7. Bailey: 80. John c. Tonllin-
son, jr
class II d5 9--ef Julio Steinacher: %. Nor
man C. Johnson 90, Lawrence D. Woodbury.; "a,
E H. 8 Pendergrast; 30. g Scr; : GToesSeck' aS ss-
Fitch: o. Paul w Gibbons; 100. E. NJ. Shep-
ard; 101. A. K. Aitkin: 102, Henry W. Tiff.
DOUBLES
Class (owe 5-e Of 15D--1. Hackett and Alex
Class Cowe 1-o of 15,-e Bunday and Hen
drick: g. Whitney and Bishop A. Larned and
George L. Wreun.
Bull and Martin; .. Wadner and Paul Gardner;
s watson and Fink: Q. Pell and Grant
Class + (2-6 of 15l-10, Doyle and Doyle: II,
Craigen and Hall: 12. Touchard and Gardiner;
Class 5 C4-s Of 15)-14: Grant and Thornton;
Is. Hayes and Peters: 10. Palmer and c. G.
Jones and Hoerr; 10. Leo and Phillips; 20.
BAILEY ard Speice
On account of insufficient data, the fol-
lowing players are not ranked:
John H Wheeler Alexander Amend. ". H.
Bidde H. c. Bridgers. Gregory S. Bryan. Ross
Burchard ward G. Burton j. Cannon. r. Fl.
Cole, ". ]. Clothier, j. S. cushman: G S: Cut
ting. Burnham Dell, c. B. Doyle. H. z. Doyle,
Nat Emerson W. c. FTaser-Campbel F. H.
Gates Frank J. Hall. Otto II. Hinck. Richard
Hooker A L. Hoskins: Fl Jones. G. ]. James.
i,sToy, H NJ Maeouiston 8 c. Millett. n {.
Martin. L1us Perry @ stewart l, F = Raieigh' . n v,
stfIlman ID, s. NJ Sinsabaugh. Ewing Stile.
Leonard NJ Thomas. Henry Torrance. Edwin
Fuller Torrey. Hugh Tallant. John T. Wentzeil.
{ A Westfall. C. F. Watson. jr.. George o.
rener. ]. H. Winston
LEMBcKE WINS 200 BIRD SHOOT.
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