New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
LAWN TENNIS RANKINGS
National Association Plans
Complete Supervision.
RECORDS OF ALL PLAYERS
R. D. wrenn Hopes to Include
Every Section of Country
in the Movement.

Robert u. Wrenn, president or the
United States National Lawn Tennis AS
ISOLATION. sounded the first note in the
progre slve movement toward the ma
tionalizing OF the game at a meeting Of
the ranking committee, held yesterday
at the office of George r. Adee, at No. 80
Broad street II was stated by Mr..
Adee, who is secretary of the committee,
that 1t is the wish OF the president or
the association that every player In the
United States who completes in tourna.
ments may be registered with the rank
ing committee this season. This Will az
ford the national association compre-
hensive list upon which to work and the
names OF the active competitors through
whom the betterment of tournaments
may Re brought about.
1T Is the earnest desire of Mr.. Wrenn
to give TO lawn tennis an active admin
istration," said Mr.. Adee, and he has
been planning and working toward that
end Every branch Of the game is being
carefully gone over, ard even now Henry
w. SIocum and his committee associates
are busiIy engaged in a complete revi-
sion of the rules.
THE president has conferred with this
committee and has written to Miles s.
Charlock, Of the Crescent Athletic Club
it's chairman, upon the chief points which
are to be developed in It's systematic
work this season. Already upward of
thousand letters have been sent out to
players and tournament committees
throughout the country. More will fol-
low. our efforts to establish a complete
| list cannot be successful, however, un-
| less every player interested in the game
lends his assistance toward making our
records absolutely complete.
AT the last annual meeting It was
ruled that ten players were to be rated
numerically, and the following ninety
men were to be rated In groups of ten
each.
1T has occurred to Mr.. Wrenn 10 offer
valuable suggestions TO the committee. so
that no section OF the country may be
overlooked Heretofore the Eastern
players have monopolized the ranking
whether or not they rightfully belong
there. Undoubtedly there are brilliant
performers in other sections of the coun-
TRY who have not received their just
recognition. They are about to receive
! their reward unless they persist In hid
! ing themselves. think that I can con-
: idently state that this commituee is in
augurating the most important movement
! for the development of lawn tennis that
| the game has ever known in this country.
| I'VE are planning to begin work on the
ratings not later than September %. To
facilitate this work every player Is hav-
Ing mailed to him a record blank upon
which data may be readily entered and
sent to this committee"
! The committee includes Miles s. Char
. lock, Of the West Side Tennis Club and
| Crescent Athletic Club, chairman; Charles
NJ. Bull. jr., Crescent Athletic Club. and
George T. Adee, Country Club Of West
chester. secretary. Mr.. Charlock has
ably planned the systematizing Of the
campaign, so that every player In the
country may be listed In the national as
ISOLATION records, even II his name fails
10 appear on the honor roll of 100 at the
close OF the season. Altogether It is the
first movement OF national scope which
the association has undertaken.
In briefly laying down the general prin-
ciples which he wished the committee to
follow, Mr.. Wrenn summarized the fol-
lowing as the basis upon which the work
should be conducted:
Efrst-Rank numerically the first ten
men, and beyond that extend the rank
ing to ninety men In nine groups OF ten
each, In classes.
Second-To be considered for a ranking
in singles, a player must particira ate in at
least three tournaments. Occasional exc
ceptions)
Third-To be considered for a ranking
| In doubles, a pair must participate In at
| least two tournaments. Occasional ex-
| ceptions)
Fourth-MIddle and late season play will
count more than early season perform
ances.
Fifth-The ranking will be based solely
on the records OF the players, and not in
arv particular on the opinion OF the COM
mittee as to the relative merits Of those
ranked.