The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
MISS BJURSTEDT
HONORED AGAIN
Fer Third Time Morse Woman
Heads National Tennis
Ranking.
MRS. WIGHTMAN SECOND
Miss GOss in Third Place
Many Stars Were Not
Active.
MRS. WIGHTMAN SECOND

For the third year in succession Miss
Molla Bjurstedt heads the national tennis
ranking for women, according to the LIST :
issued yesterday by the committee COM
posed of Mrs. w. II. Pouch. Miss Edith
b. Handy and Mrs. Il. L. Cole.
Like the mems ranking, the first ten
include Ave from New York. Mrs. George
w wightman, former national cham
pion. Is second, with Miss Eleanor Goss
Of this city third. Mrs Homer Stuart
Green and Miss Marie Wagner complete
the top five. Miss Carrie Nicely of Chi
cago. Miss Helene Polak and Miss Clare
Cassel OF New York. Miss Eleonora Sears
Of Boston and Mrs. J. Rameson, who was
Miss Adelaide Yeager of Los Angeles,
make up the ten The surprise OF the
list Is the low position given Miss Marion
Zinderstein of Boston, who is rated far
down in Glass 1.
In presenting its report the committee
expressed the regret that at least two
extremely promising players on the Pa
cific coast were not considered. This
was In conformity with the request o.
tho California Lawn Tennis Association
that those who did not play in Eastern
tournaments be omitted from the rank
Ing.
THE first ten names are placed In
order of merit" says u report, 'as
shown by their records in the sanctioned
tournaments during the season of 1918.
The second and third tens are arranged
alphabetically. as the playing ability In
each group is believed to be about equal.
Many Are Omitted.
at 10 10 be regretted that so man:
players Of national fame must be omitted
even from the list OF those not ranked
on account of insufficient data, but owing
to the fact that they have played In no
tournaments the committee had no choice
! in the matter"
! Miss Bjurstedt achieved first honors.
with no close second to her record OF
victories. which included the following
tournaments Pelham. Ardsley, Metro
politan, Longwood. Western Pennsyl-
vauia, Great Lakes. New Jersey, Heightn
Casino indoor, national indooE and
women's national championship, chai-
lenge round.
Below the first ten Glass 1 Includes
Miss Florence Balm, New York; Miss
Marguerite Cheney, Phoenix, Ariz. !:
Miss Corinne Gould. st. Louis; MISC
Edith y. Handy, Tompklnsville. y. Y. {:
Miss Marion Leighton, Chicago: Mrs
Malcolm MacNeill Chicago; Mrs. Johar
Rogge, New York; Miss Catherine
waldo. Chicago: Miss Ruth Wise, Cleve-
land Miss Marion Zinderstein. Boston.
Many New Workers Listed.
Glass 2 includes Mrs. DE Forest Cam
dee. Garden City; Mrs. Theodore Casse-
beer, New York: Mss Gertrude Della
Tore. New York; Miss Bessie Holden.
New York; Mrs. r. V. Lynch. New
York; Mrs David Mills, Orange. y. J, :
Mrs. S. F. Weaver. New York; Mrs.
Percy Wilbourne, New York; Miss
Caroma VIM. New York Mrs Rawson
Wood, New York.
The following are mentioned as moi
ranked on account of insufficient data" :
) Miss Mary X Browne. Los Angeles
Miss Natalie Browning. Tarrytown
Mrs, b F, Briggs. Pelham Manor: Mrs
Bruce. Los Angeles: Miss Alice Drake
st. Paul; Miss Sarah Livingstone
Seattle: Miss Mayme Mcdonald, Seattle
Miss Irving Murphy, New Orleans; Mrs
, Edward Raymond, Hartsdalc: Mis-.
. Evelyn Seavy. Kansas City: Miss Flor
cnce Sutton. Los Angeles.