New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
National Lawn Tennis AS
ISOLATION Puts Him at
Top of List. ~,
WITH BUNDY RATED
AS BEST IN DOUBLES
p Norris Williams Placed Second,
ClOthier Third and w. Nj.
; Johnston Fourth.

Maurice Evans Mclaughlin. Of Cali
forna, holder Of the national lawn ten
mis- singles championship. again stands az
the top Of the annual ranking list Issued
bv the committee of the national associ-
alton for the season Of 1918.
It is the second successive year that
Mclaughlin has achieved this enviable
distinction. He was undefeated on Amer
,can courts last season, and among fol-
lowers Of the game is heralded as the
worthy successor TO William A. Larned
and Malcolm n. Whitman.
In addition. Mclaughlin also headed the
list Of twenty pairs rated in the doubles.
along with his oldtime partner Thomas c.
Bundy In this respect his record is re-
carded as unusual as it repeats the rat
inc Of a year ago. and few Americans.
with the exception Of Holcombe Ward and
Bea,s c. Wright. have ever appeared at
the top of the two lists in the same year
Following time horored traditions. the
ranking committee. composed of Miles s.
Charlock, Of the Crescent Athletic Club,
chairman. Charles NJ. Bull. jr., and
George T. Adce. have placed II. Norris
Williams. ID, the runner up in the ma
tional all-comers' tournament at New
mort. r. l.. as second on the singles list
10 Mclaughlin. The two wielders Of the
racquet were the mainstays of the VIC
torious Davis cup team, and so far as
their records for competition In this coun-
. try was concerned. and il was on this that
the committee announced that II had COM
.iiled the list, their play was confined to
the national championship tournament.
The rapid rise Of Mclaughlin the hero
Of the Davis Cup matches and the pet Of
Wimbledon. is pointed out as unusual IN
American annals. His ascendancy has
been marked, for in 1907 he was rated
at tnirty-sixth: ne was not rated i'm 1908
then he moved up to sixth place the fol-
lowing year and into fourth place in 1910.
He was second to William A Larned, the
seven times hol3er Of the championship,
in 1911.
The fact that William ]. Clothier, the
former national champion. received third
place on the honor roll Of the first ten
caused some surprise in lawn tennis circles
Yesterday. Clotniers record is only
slightly better than that of William NJ.
Johnston. the seventeen-year-oldb boy from
California, who proved the sensation OF
the season by winning the L0ngwood Cup
singles and the New York state title in
such brilliant fashion.
In weighing the relative merits OF the |
two PLAYERS the committee takes into ac- |
count the fact that Clothier defeated his
young rival on the historic turf OF the
Meadow Club, at Southampton, Long ISL
and, and that Johnston was rather easily
eliminated from the all-comers' at New
port. 1t was because Of this that John-
ston was moved down to fourth place-a
wonderful record for player never APP
pearing before on the list.
Theodore Roosevelt Pell, in fifth place
won at Palm Beach. at Rockaway ana al
Seabright. His only defeats were al the
hands Of the youthful Watson NJ. Wash
burn IN the final Of the metropolitan
championship. and by Dean Mathey. al
Nassau.
Nathaniel W. Niles, the former mar
ward star, finds his place at No. o. ABOVE
Wallace T. Johnson, who was the reserve
player of the Davis Cup team. The posi-
ton of Johnson has caused some surprise
but the committee has placed itself on
record as taking into account only
matches PLAYED in this country, and not
the results OF international contests.
Tho List OF the honored ten closes with
Gustave F. Touchard. George Peaoooy
Gardner. jr.. and John K. Suachan' IN
the order named AS the list STANDS the
nlavers from the Pacific Coast find three
places. two Of these. Johnson ana Stra-
chan. being among the youngest players
who appeared in tournaments IN the East
this year. They supplant the names OF
Thomas c. Bundy, Karl II. Behr and
RAYMOND D. Little. three veterans VINO
have long held place in the hrst ten
but who have yielded, as youth must DO
served.
There Is little change in the nine classes
Of ten each which follow the honor roll.
Gsorge M. Church, the brilliant Princeton
player. finds a place IN the first class, as
do also w dSnDuIIis VI AAoA
Whitney and S. Howard Voshell'
Altogether, the work Of the committee
was the most gigantic undertaking OF It's
kind ever Systematically worked out
The records Of more than eleven hundreo
players were considered before the fol-
lowing ranking was made:
The singles ranking follows:
FIRST TEN.
No. l. Maurice Z. McLoughlin, OF Cali,
fornja. No 3. r. Norris Williams Oh
Philadelphia; No. 3, William. ]. Cloth
fer. OF Philadelphia; No. -. W1Ihan
dore Roosevelt Peli, Of New York; No. 6,
Nathaniel w. Niles, Of Boston; NO. l.
Wallace F. Johnson, of Philadelphia NO.
6 Gustave +. Touchard. of New YORK:
No g. George Peabody Gardner, jr:. OF
Boston; No 10. John X. Strachan' OF Caii-
fornia.
Reorganization Of the records OF the
first ten players Of the country:
Maurice E. Mclaughlin won national
Williams and W. F. Johnston. No de-
feats.
r. Norris Williams won intercollegiate.
finals national Championship. Beat Tou-
Washburn ~. Niles and Church. Lost TO
William j. Clothier won at southamp-
ton, seni-hnal, Longwood. Beat Richard
Stevens Gamer (Q, Inman, b. c. Wright,
lie Roy. W. NJ. Johnston, Dabney, Tou-
chard and Church. Lost TO Washburn,
". ". Johnston and Mclaughlin.
William NJ. Johnston won Pacific States.
Longwood. New York State. Beat Tou-
chaId, Clothier Gardner, Inman, Voshell