The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-25
1920 STANDINGS
 OF TENNIS STARS
 ARE ANNOUNCED
William Tilden Given First Place in Singles, William
 Johnston Is Second, =

| rildCn, End, Of Philadelphia, heads tke ranking list of tennis players 1 just issued by the United States Ten his Association. William M John ston and Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco are accorded first rlcce in doubles and to Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory of New York is given the place of honor in women's singles.
 Abraham Basstford, Jr., chairman of the Ranking Committee, which included Walter Merrill Hall and Samuel Hardy of New York Nathan iel w. Niles of Boston, Paul W. Gib bons of Philadelphia and R. F. Woods, of Chicago, in announcing the committees findings calls atten- ton to the marked increase of tour nament play during 1920, as com pared with former seasons. T,e com mittee was obliged to consider the records of some 5000 players and consequently place on the ranking list this year was harder to achieve than ever before. The increase in competition with the resultant rise in the standard of tournament play, r1eans that players had to excel their 1919 performances in order to win ranking In fact, players who were ranked in other seasons may find themselves lower on this years Est, even thoug;. they did better than a year ago, because the whole average of play had improved to a very noticeable degree.
 In reaching it's findings the com- roittee used the mathematical system to determine the relative value of matches in sanctioned tournaments. No attention was given to indoor play. and the committee was guided ty the instructions of the annual meeting to rank only upon perform ance and not upon it's opinion of the players relative ability. The com mittee was permitted. however, when in it's judgment such action was war ranted, to use the mathematical sys- tenn simply as a guide to determine the players ultimate position.
 The seasons play shows the East prc-eminent in singles, /hile honors for doubles go to the Middle and Ear West. The new plan of holding the national doubles championship improved that event materially. Of 'tEc first five doubles teams three co1e from California and many other Pacific Coast and Middle Vest Crn teams are found in the first twenty. The number of young play CTS who have been included in this years list shows the results of the National AssociatiCn's plan to de- velop junior and boys competition during the previous seasons. Many ! youngsters who started tournament tennis only few seacons back have won positions on t3e ranking list, against experienced campaigners, thus indicating the wealth of young material that is being developed throughout the country. The rank ings of the first ten in each division follow:
 Mems Singles.
 1-W. T. Tilden, 2d, Philadel- phia. Pa.
 2.-Wm. NJ Johnston, San Fran cisco, Cal
 3.-R. N. Williams, 2d, Boston, Mass
 Al. Krumagae, New York.
 5.-W E. Davis, San Francisco, Cal
 6.-e. J. Griffin, San Francisco, Cal.
 7.-Watson Washburn, New York, N. Y.
 SC. s. Garland, Pittsburgh, Pa.
 9.--N W. Niles, Boston, Mass.
 10.-Wallace F. Johnson, Phila delphia, Pa.
 Mems Doubles.
 1.-Clarence J. Griffin, San Fran cisco Wm. NJ. Johnston, San Fran cisco.
 2.-WilIis E. Davis, San Fran cisco; Roland Roberts, San Francisco.
 3.-Richard Harte, Boston Mass R Norris Williams 2d. Boston, Mass
 4.-Howard Kinsey, San Fran cisco Robert Kinsey. San Francisco.
 5.-Wallace F. Johnson, Philadel phia: Stanley Pearson, Philadelphia.
 G.-Leonard Beekman, New York City: Walter NJ. Hall, New York ! City.
 7.-Dean Matthew CranforG. N. h.. Watson M Washburn, New York i City. 8.-Alfred $. Dabney. Boston, ] Mass. Nat w. Niles, Boston, Mass
 9.-Jamcs Weber, Chicago, Ill.,, 1 Lucien F.. Williams, Chicago, III 10.-Ralph Burdick. Chicago, Ill., ] Walter r Hayes, Chicago, III
 WOmen's Singles.
 Mrs. Franklin I. Mallory, New | York City.
 Miss Marion Zinderstein. West i Newton. Mass.
 3.-Miss Eleanor Tennant, Los Angeles. Cal
 Miss Helen Baker. San Fran cisco. Cal
 5.-Miss Eleanor Goss, New York City
 c afr.. I-Jurard Rovpond IIartc