The New York herald., 1921-10-02

supports the contention that he de-
serves a ranking just behind Johnston.
Then, too. In the title match with Tiiden
johnson was fairly swept off his feet.
On the other hand witness the record
of eighteen-year-ol Vincent Richards,
the only player to defeat Tilden this
season, and defeat him decisively. a
youth who played the most startlingly
effective tennis in the national cham
pionship, took two sets from Johnston
and made a great bid for victory over
the Californian, who defeated X. Norris
williams. Ichiya Kumagae. John b.
Hawkes. G.. Colket Gamer, Howard Kin
sey, Walter Hayes and others of note.
Some will discount the performance OF
Richards in beating Tilden at Providence
on the ground that the champion was
not himself then, yet the fact remains
that in the same tournament Tilden
eliminated r. Norris Williams and Wat
son M. Washburn with ease.
In our opinion not only Richards but
Washburn deserves to be rated just
ahead of Wallace Johnson. Victories
over Johnston and williams at Newport
boosted Washburn's stock considerably
three weeks before the national event,
but his defeat at the hands of wallace
Johnson in the second round OF the
championship cost him an opportunity OF
earning third place in the standing. Yet
his record for the seasons important
tournaments surpasses that OF johnson.
In their match In the national event
Washburn after taking the first two sets
in mastery fashion went to pieces with
out warning and practically threw the
match away on errors, although johnson
deserved great credit for q remarkable
uphill fight.
In sixth place we have named r.
Norris Williams, who held a victory
over Vincent Richards and who forced
some of the topnotchers to close scores
| but whose tennis, brilliant in one match
| mediocre in the next, was decidedly er-
ratio Willis e. Davis. who won the
| Southampton tournament and reached
| the semi final in the national champion
ship, is placed seventh, and in eighth
| place is Robert Kinsey, whom Davis de-
| feated in a five set match in the fifth
round Of the title tournament. Two
| weeks or 50 prior to that match kinsey
| triumphed over Davis in the metropolis
tan championship Anal, and there really
was little to choose between them, al
though their tennis styles are totally
| different. 1t is pretty close between s.
Howard voshell. Francis T. Hunter,
Howard Kinsey and Frank T, Ander-
son for ninth, but they have been placed
| in the order named. Voshells two VIC
tories over Shimldzu aided his ranking
considerably.
NO roreigners Included.
| 1t will be noted that in our ranking
none of the foreign players are included
| that It is strictly an American ranking
Such players as r. Lndley Murray
William ]. Clothier and Roland Roberts
| have also been left out Of consideration
| because of insufficient competition
| Every one of them can displace some OF
those included in this years first ten.
Mrs. Franklin I. Mallory, winner fol
the fifth time of the American cham
pionship and conqueror OF Mile. Suzanne
Lenglen of France OF course heads thu
| women's ranking. In second place !!
Miss Mary X. Browne Of California, WHIT
reached the national final and gave thu
champion so hard a fight for victory
Third is Mrs. May Dutton Bundy ais,
Of California. who on two occasions
forced Mrs Mallory to the limit of her
skill and speed to win and who gave
Miss Browne hard match every tin'
they met
The chances are that had not Illness
prevented Miss Eleanor Goss from play
ing in the national championship sh'
would have deserved third place in tn
ranking at least. But the fact remains
that she played in very few tourna
ments She did. however defeat Mis-
Mary Browne at Seabright and exten'
Mrs. Mallory in the same tournament
She also defeated Miss Helen Baker. tn
Pacific coast champion. with ease Il
California and other players VIII
rated in the first ten year ago. Sh
has earned fourth place. Mrs. Mariol
Zinderstein Jessup. who had the poo
fortune to meet Mrs. Mallory in tn
first round OF the national champion
ship, made four attempts to beat tn
title holder during the season but faile'
In all. although she made most OF tn
matches decidedly interesting. Like MIS-
Goss, Mrs. Jessup did not compete regu
laIly this season. but her showing easii
entities her to fifth place