The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-02-05
Big Tennis Fight To-Day
OUer Ranking of Players

some OF the delegates as the villains.
According TO delegates from the
West and as nearby as Philadelphia,
the present ranking has q crazy-quilt
look. II does not match up with the
sectional and divisional rankings in
several, not to say many. instances.
They are armed with the ammunition
to show that Bassford has turned
lawn tennis form topsy- turvy by
placing some players higher than
they deserve and some lower than
they care to be.
The delegates are determined to
got a new deal on the ranking ques-
ton. Some of them go so far as tn
predict that instead OF the customary
vote to pass the ranking as issued,
1t may be oaRcelled and a revision
ordered. II this is accomplished 1t
will be one Of the most revolutionary
acts ever recorded at the annual ses-
sion Of the lawn tennis solons.
Chief interest in the meeting to-
day centres on the awarding of the
National Championship tournament
for which PNhiladelphia and Forest
Hills are in the field: an important
revisioM OF the mnateur rule; choice
OF courts for Davis Cup matches. and
the Encouragement Of the ranking.
Confirmation was given a; the head
quarters Of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association yesterday to the
announcement by cable in The World
Thursday that the British Isles had
mailed a challenge for the Davis Cup
captured by William T. Tiiden I'd and
William M. Johnston on the courts Of
New Zealand last December and now
held by this country.
A cable message also wis received
from Australia that a challenge fol
the famous trophy had been mailed
/ to- insure its arrival in this country
| on or before March Is. IN accordance
with the rule governing declaration
| for the cup, which is emblamntlc OF
| the worlds team lawn tennis cham
pionship.
This means that three challenge,
| are on the way, as II was ANNOUNCED
several days ago that Spain had Ell
| tered the lists and that formal chal
lenge was being forwarded
France, Belgium, Canada, Soutl
! Africa and possibly one or two othe
nations may join issue, according 4
statements that have been made from
| time to time.
The feeling seems 20 be general tina
! the Davis Cup matches, AT least tn
challenge round, will be played on tn,
courts OF the West Side Tennis Clul
| at Forest Hills, /. l., early IN Septem
Der. This important question, how
ever. will be definitely Eettled at tn
annual meeting OF the United state
Lawn Tennis Association, In the Ho
tea McAlpin this evening
1t Ia quite possible that some OF tn
preliminary ties will be played II
England. as was the case last year
when the cup was held by Australia.
This would avoid the necessity o
those European countries, which chal
lenged for the trophy going to tn
great expense Of crossing the Allan
tic,
Miss Marion Zinderstein and Mis-
Eleonora Sears won the ANAL OF tn
doubles in the indoor lawn tenni
tournament on the courts OF tn
Heights Casino, Brooklyn, yesterday
The famous pair OF Boston player
finished spirited engagement wit
some furiously played rallies to dc
feat Mrs De Forest Candee and Mr.
RawsOn M, Wood, ca, Sc.
One OF the outstanding features {
the final match was the umpiring {
Mrs. George w. wightman, the FOR
mer national champion. The sta
who offered the international troph
( for women a year ago, had come owe
10 witness the matches In which HI
eliminates OF the Longwood Crickt
Club competed, She was fortunate
seeing two slashing contests In dol
. bles, as IN the semi-hnal round Mr.
/. Candee and Mrs. Wood outplayC
B Mrs. David c, Mills and Mrs, Able
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