New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
WILL DRAFT new
LAWN TENNIS LAWS
The National Executive
Committee Is to Meet
Here This Week.
NEW AMATEUR RULE
TO BE CONSIDERED
Report Will Also Be Made on
Ranking of Men and
Women Players.

Lawn tennis legislation will occupy the
attention OF members of the executive
committee Of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association at a meeting
which will be held in this city the latter
part Of the week
The forerunners Of the annual meeting
Of the association indicate that there Is
little likelihood of n repetition OF the
stormy session which waged about the
nroposal of a new amateur rule at the
last annual conclave. a new amateur
rule is 10 be offered, and it is the wording
Of this rule which will occupy much of
the attention of Robert ID. Wrenn the
president Of the national association;
Palmer T. Presbrey, Edwin f. Torrey'
Frederick c. Colston, Ralph w. Hotter
hoff. L. n. Scott, Louis II. Wadner Ward
c. Burton. f. L. Scott, o, J. Salisbury
and Or. Sumner Hardy, the executive
committee. when it meets this week.
In order that an adequate draft may
be made. a committee composed of Palmer
f. Presbrey, Dwight F. Davis, the donor
or the lIlleIUdJlOUdl NlldlltllSt Nup' Nv"
ard W. Lewis. of Philadelphia; Robert
lie Roy and George Peabody Gardner. jr.,
has been appointed by the president.
There is little likelihood that whatever
these men may offer will be of the drastic
nature suggested last February. 1t was
only too evident at that time that the
clubs holding tournaments wish TO exer-
else the liberty of paying the expenses or
a star competitor, and anything that aims
at this independence Of action, according
TO those intimately acquainted with the
trend OF affairs in this country, is sure
10 meet with disaster. AS one of the
leading players recently put il: $50 long
as a player is not connected commercially
with the game and does not play IT Tor
his pecuniary advantage that is all we
care
One OF the things which will interest
the lawn tennis followers is the fact that
the report of the ranking committee.
COMPOSED Of Miles S. Charlock OF the
Crescent Athletic Club, chairman; George
T. Adee and Charles NJ. Bull, r., will be
presented 10 the executive committee this
week. 1t is stated that the ratings of the
best enc hundred players in the country
ana the ISI OF lNtilS -IlNC "O'''SH fAN"
ers may be made public in the news
papers Of next Sunday
The rating of the women is distinctly
a new departure, and there is consider
able divergence OF opinion as TO whether
or not it can be successfully carried out
Mrs. Barger Wallach has acted as chair
man, assisted by Mrs. Thomas c. Bundy'
formerly Miss May Sutton, and Miss FL
len =. Adee The ranking committee
have worked indefatigably and have en-
dcavored to bring out the best list from
tho standpoint of scientific rating that
has ever been produced in this country.
Those who have considered the top OF
the list again acknowledge that the pre-
eminence of the California players is
more secure than ever before. Maurice
T.. Mclaughlin largely carried off the
honors in the return Of the Davis Cup TO
this country, and he made himself the
hero and pet of historic Wimbledon
Fresh from his excellent performance In
England, Mclaughlin ran through the
Au-Comers at Newport to win the ma
tional singles title for the second time
defeating r. Norris Williams, 3D. also OF
-ba American cup team, by the score of
"a 81, 6-3, 6-l. Paired with Thomas
G. Bundy, Mclaughlin successfully de-
tended the national doubles champion
ship in the challenge match, defeating
John s. Strachan and Clarence j. Grimm.
the Young California pair. 6-4, ID 81
Srachan also fell heir TO the national
CLAW court championship, in the final OF
which at Omaha he defeated Walter Mer-
rill Hall. 50, 6-4, 4-6, 81 Srachan
and Griffin, as doubles pair, also car
ried off the clay court honors.
The seventeen-year-old boy, William NJ
Johnston, another OF the brilliant CALI
fornians. created a Juror In the absence
Of Mclaughlin in the East, winning at
IonCwood and the New York state cham
pionship. In accomplishing this remarka-
HE task Johnston defeated all Of the lead
ing players Of this section Of the country
and so helped to keep up the RECORD Whlch
plavers from the Pacific Coast had maze.
Continuing the long list OF California
victories, Miss Mary Browne successfully
defended her holding of the women ma
tional title by defeating Miss Dorothy
Green by the score Of 60, Is. In the
challenge match at Philadelphia. With
sucb a record as this, Miss Browne also
appearing victor in the womens
doubles. all OF the leading places In the
ranking must necessarily 80 to the Cam
fornians. The ACCESSIBILITY Of rating the
women has been questioned in some
quarters. and the list that is about to
be issued for the fair wielders OF the
racquet is expected TO meet with some
adverse criticism. Miss Dorothy Green,
Miss Clare Cassell. Miss Marie Wagner,
Mrs Marshall Mclean and Miss Gwen
dolvn Rees are generally considered az
finding places among the honored ten.
Another subject which the executive
committee will be called upon TO whip
into shape will be the report Of the trio
composed Of Harold II. Hackett, Karl H.
Behr and William j. Clothier, appointed
as q committee to devise new rules gov
erning the service and let balls. This
question was brought before the last an
nual meeting by DIR. Philip b. Hawk, who
pronosed abolishing the net cord stroke,
or technical let. and who suggested
the radical departure of permitting
only one service ball. instead OF two
as at present There were many sup
porters OF the theory as expounded by
Dr. Hawk. 1t is not believed, however
that such an unusual departure as the
hazarding of everything upon one perfect
service stroke will be incorporated In the