The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
b. EDWARD w. xIBBEY.

Columbia Country Club announced It's
new rating system Of tennis players last
week. which includes seven classes OF
six members. each. and the rules and
regulations governing the system has
met with popular favor by all members
| OF the club. W. H. Ronsavilie and Z.
Arthur Slator. who compose the ranking
committee. deserve credit for the fault
less way in which they classified the
members In the various classes.
BY this plan players are all divided
into classes, designated A. B, c. etc,
those in the lower classes challenging
the members In the upper for their po-
sitions. Players In classes A and B only
are ranked within their classes These
players are subject to challenge only by
the two racketers ranking next below.
except that players ranking 4. 5. and 6. In
class B are subject to challenge BY any
player In class c. According to the rules.
members in all classes below class B. are
subject to challenge by any player in
the next lower class.
Arthur Slator stated that players who
are challenged must. unless prevented by
illness or other condition acceptable to
the committee, play within one week of
the receipt Of the challenge. or forfeit
the match. the games being played In
the same order the challenges are made
Another good feature Of the system Is
that any player may issue challenge as
frequently as he may desire, but no
member is obliged to accept a challenge
within two weeks of the requirement Of
n new rating. or within one week Of
successful defence Of previous chal-
lenge.
According to the regulations the chal-
lenger. in case he wins his match, will
exchange places with his defeated op-
ponent. and the results Of all matches
will be certified by the players on the
card in the clubhouse or with MEM
Der Of the tennis committee The matches
will be determined by the winning Of two
out of three deuce sets.
Columbia Club can boast of two OF the
best racketers in the District. Connie b.
Doyle and Harold E Doyle. and. of
course, these are rated in class A as
one and two. respectively. Norris w.
Mclean, a youngster at the game and
formerly of the Bachelors Club. has the
honor of third place. while Charles I.
Chapman and Edward o. Leech are
named in the fourth and fifth positions.
respectively. John c. Davidson Is sixth
in class A.
The oficial ranking list follows:
Class A-First, Connie B. Doyle; second. Harold
L. Doyls; third. Norris W. Mclean; fourth. Charles
T. Chapman; nth. Edward o. Leech; sixth. John
C. Davidson.
sheridHn; third. Fred BATES; fourth. A. Y Lesch,
n. afth James Baird; siIth. Z q. Graves-
Class C-Pani Treanor. II. A. Lewis. Herbert
Shannon. Z. =. fickfcrd, A. T. Ruan, and W. H.
RonSayille.
Cips D-Don.h woodward. J. A. Kr,tr Carl d.
Shaprard. r. o.. Graham. u. L. r. McIAchlen, and
Class E-Hush Mckenzie, p. W. Page. A. B.
Heaton Z. Edmonston, Georpe p. JAmB. and
Alpheus Winter.
Class F-E c. Robinson. Harris n Brown. A. B.
Shelton. A c. Moses. A. H. Ferguson. and W. T.
Cla.s G-Chrence King. Warren Price. P. h
r.mkiett. A. L. v. wiehle. and J. Y. sIsven.
Chevy Chase Club also has a ranking
system similar to that of Columbia, and
according to the present standing, nifty
eight members are classified in classes
Of six men each, except in class J. which
Is composed Of twelve racketers.
The rules and regulations governing the
system are practically the same es
Columbia, except that only the players
in class A are rated individually, the
others being merely grouped. Members
in the honor class change around in the
same way. but the last man in this class
is the only one subject to challenge from
a player in class B. The standing of the
players follow:
CIass A-One. Spencer Gordon: two. J. Upshur
Moorhead. three. Walter G. Dunlop; four Cuth
bert Brown: five. Edward W. Dom, IT,; siI. Wal
ter ID. Wilcox.
Class B-John f. Graves, Dudley Morgan. J. Bal
lard Moore. virsinhls Dabney. 7. J. D. Fuler
Fielding SimmOna
Class C-Chauncey Hackett. J. NJ Carlisle, Ralph
W. Hills. V. \. Cuchman. c. <. Rockwell, 7. A.
Slator.
Class PC A.. Mum: F. l. HaidekoTer. F.
Haystt II. Howard, w. +. Ham, Y. r. Brooke.
glass E-Prtstnu CylbNon Carry Izurhorne NJ n
Wood. H. B. Rowland. ]. II. Hopkins. IT.. Law
renee Townsend
Class FL. NJ Little ]. W Calvert. @. l.
Frailey. W. G. DuBose. Robeh Stead. Edward Nor
gan
Class G-Ff,nk Ellis Fleming NewboId. F. Il.
Poe, Reginald Huidekoper W. J. Pettus
Class H-A. B. Brown. c.. A. Aspinwall NJ NJ
Parker. IT.. g. 7. Dunlop. COrcoran Thom. Z. 5.
Land
Class IL. N. Kenyon. p B. Robinson, H. p |
Parker. W. Y. NJ Savers
Class J-RandaIl Hagner Frank wilsox, 6. C. |
Minnieerode. c. l. McCauley Georgr p. Putnam. |
James =. Curtis. g. B. Chipman. Spencer Cosby, |
A. Y. p. Garrett. b. II. Kerr. L. L. Cofer Clark I
wsggaman.
Z. w. Deakin. member OF the tennis |
committee of Columbia Country Club. |
has resigned from the club as he will
leave for Philadelphia this week. where |
he will take up his residence Deakin. |
who has been a member of the club for
FIVE years and has been very active in ]
tennis circles, took a great interest in
boosting the net game at the club and
his leaving will be a big loss not only |