The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-03

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The eagerly awaited national
ranking Of the tennis players Of
the country. which was released
Saturday from otncoa of the Ma
tional Tennis association I'm New
York, shows Bill Tilden Of Phfla-
delphla and Billy Johnston Of San
Francisco ensconced in the coveted
positi0n Of No. and NO. z, lust .
every tennis follower expected.
After these leaders, considerable
shifting has occurred from the
ranking OF the leading mems sim
giles players for former years. R.
Norris Williams Of Boston, who
headed the list in 1916, appears in
third pllc9, and the steady little
left-handed japanese. Ichiya Ku-
mAgas, 10 rated fourth.
CAlcagoan ElehteentA,
Walter T. Hayes Of Chicago, who
held ninth position in the 1918
ranking. appears as 18th for 1870,
his drop being the greatest Of Ill
10 leaders last season.
Local followers Of sport will b
interested in the play accorded
Roland Roberts Of San Franchises,
who won the national clay courts
title here last July. and that Of
Vincent Richards, the Yonkess
youth, who cleaned up 20 many 10
cal events last summer. Each at-
pears Just outside the charmed
ten. ." Roberts being 18th and Rich
ards 18th.
Jeknston.G Fi1Rn First.
In the mems doubles. Johnston
and Clarence (Peck) Griffin Of San
Francisco led for the third time
since they first leaped to team
prominence in 1915. Mrs. .Molla
Bjurstedt Mallory returns to first
place in the women's ranking. The
Chicago team Of Jimmy Weber and
Lucien Williams Is scored ninth In
the mems doubles, with the west
ern champions, walter T. Hayes
and Ralph Burdick, 10th.
Due principally to his showing
in the national clay court event.
Alex N. Squair Of Chicago ID 24th
in the singles. Sam Hardy, mana
'ger-captain of the Davis cup eeam,
and formerly Of this city. is 37th.
Following are the leading rank
ers:
Mems Singles.
Nv. T. Tilden, Philadelphia.
Wv. NJ. Johnston, San Francisco.
3R. N. Williams, Boston.
Al. Kumagae. New York.
5W. E. Davis, San Francisco.
&C. ]. Grimm, San Francisco.
w. M. Washburn, New York.
&C. s. Garland, Pittsburgh.
91N. w. Niles. Boston.
10-W. F. johnson, Philadelphia.
!1l-Reland Roberts, San Francisco.
12-Vihcent Richards, Yonkers.
1873. H. Voshell, Brooklyn.
1+Dean Mathey, Cranford. N. ].
15-Colket Gamer, Cambridge.
16-H. Throckm0rton. New York.
17-F. T. Hunter, New York.
18-W. +. Hayes. Chicago.
19-Richar6 Harte. Boston
zo-Craig Biddle, Philadelphia.
NsmenS Singles.
Mrs. Molla Mallory, New York.
Marion Zinderstein. Boston.
3-Eleanor remnant. Los Angeles.
Helen Baker. San Francisco.
5-Eleanof Goss, New York.
8-Mrs. Edward Raymond, Hart
dale, N. Y.
Marie Wagner, Yohkers.
8-Helene Pollak, New York. &
9-Edith Sigourney, Boston.
1o-Marsaret Grove. New York.
Mems Doubles.
Nv. M. Johnston-C. J. Griffin.
San Francisco.
2-W. E. Davis Roland Roberts,
San Francisco.
3-Norris Williams Richard farte.
Boston.
4-TIoward Kinsey- Robert Kinsey,
San Francisco.
5-wallace Johns0n-Stanley Pear
son, Philadelphia.
6-Le0nArd Beekman-Waltef Hall,
New York.
Watson Washburn, New York
Dean Mathey, Crawford. N. J.
S-Alfred DAbney-Nat Niles. Bos-
ton.
s-Jimmy webeY-Lucien Williams.
Chicago. +
|ie-walter Hayes Ralph Bufdick,
Chicago.