The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
TO NATIONALIzE
LAWN TENNIS
Complete Supervision Of Ranking
Planned by Association.
WANT RECORDS OF PLAYERS.
President r. D. Wrenn Hopes to In
c!ude Every Section of the Country
In the Movement-Would Be Good
Thing For the Sport.

SNSNS IVY S~~NsN'' " p'C NON"S y
In the Movement-Would BE Good
Thing For the Sport.
Robert D. Wrenn. president Of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
association, sounded the first note In
The progressive movement toward the
nationahzing Of the game at a meeting
OF the ranking committee In New York
recently. II was stated by Mr.. Adee,
who Is secretary of the committee, that
II is the wish of the president of the
association that every player In the
United States who completes In tnurna-
ments may be registered with the rank
ing committee this season. This Will
afford the national association com
prehensive list upon which to work and
the names of the active competitors
through whom the betterment Of tour
naments may be brought about
ut Is the earnest desire Of Mr.
Wrenn to give to lawn tennis an active
administration" said Mr.. Adee, "and
he has been planning and working to-
wnrd that end. Every branch of the
game is being carefully gone over, and
even now Henry W. Slocum and his
committee associates are busily en-
gagged In q complete revision of the
rules.
THE president has conferred with
this committee and has written TO Miles
S. Charlock of the Crescent Athletic
club Of New York, its chairman, upon
the chief points which are to be deTel-
oped In its systematic work this sea-
son. Already upward of 0 thousand
letters have been sent out to players
and tournament committees throughout
the country. More will follow. Our ef-
not be successful, however, unless ev-
cry player interested In the game lends
his assistance toward making cur rec
ords absolutely complete.
aAt the last annual meeting 1t was
ruled that ten players were to be rated
numerically, and the following ninety
men were to be rated in groups of ten
each.
at has occurred to Mr.. Wrenn to
offer valuable suggestions to the CON-
mittee, so that no section of the coun-
Try may be overlooked. Heretofore the
eastern players have monopolized the
ranking list We propose now to ascer-
tain whether or not they rightfully be
long there. Undoubtedly there are bril-
liant performers IN other sections of
the country who have not received
their just recognition. They are about
to receive their just reward unless they
persist IN hiding themselves. think
that I can confidently state that this
committee is inaugurattng the most i'm
portant movement for the development
of lawn tpnnis that the game has eyer
known in this country.
Necessarily we have TO denl with
larger territory than any other hation.
This makes the task more difficult
Mr.. WrenD has wisely pointed out.
therefore, that middle seasm and late
season playing should count for more
in arriving at Just rattng than the
early season performances. Then at
least three tournaments mnst be cun-
sidered for singles rating and two for
a doubles, with, of course, occasional
exceptions as OF champions who have
previously assured their positions.
"One Of the greatest difficulties this
committee Will have TO contend with Is
the shifting OF doubles teams, which
makes an adequate rating almost I'm
possible. An effort Will be made to es-
tablish permanent pairings so that
Americans may not fall behind in this
department Of the game.
I'VE are planning to begin work on
the ratings not later than Sept. % To
facilitate this work every player is
having mailed to him a record blank
upon which data may be readily en-
tered and sent to this committee"
The committee includes Miles S.
Chariock 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 WestcheSter, secretary. Mr..
ChariOck has ably planned the system
atizing OF the campaign SD that every
player In this country may be listed in
the national association records even II
his name falls to 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.