The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-23

The appended list is submitted as
Tho New York Times ranking OF
tho country's lawn tennis players
FOR the season Of 1891. II contains
the names OF two Philadelphians
among the first ten. three Cali
forniana. three from the metropolis
tan district and two from Boston.
II follows;
No. I. william T. Tilden I'd.
johnson. San Francisco. No. 3.
Vincent Richards, Yonkers, N. y.
No. 4. watson NJ. Washburn. New
York. No. 8. Richard Norris VIII
| liams I'd, Boston; No. O. Wallace r.
johnson, Philadelphia. No. z,
tchiya Kumagae, New York: No. s.
wills u. Davis. san Francisco. No.
D. Robert @. Davis. San Francisco;
No. 10. Lawrence B Rice. Boston.
Tho First Three Easy to Hank.
II all the tennis players OF the
1921 season were as easy to rank
AZ the first three, a difficult un-
dcrtakinR would resolve itself into
a task merely mechanical, The
Times expert says. william T. TIL
den "a. national champion and hold
OF the worlds clay court and
turf titles, ranks head and shoulders
aS5vo his contemporaries. About
that there can be no reasonable dis
pute, Tilden suffered three defeats
IN the course Of the season, Il Ia true.
But the Significance attached to
them IL by no means profound.
Every tennis follower Is we'll ac-
quainted with tho chnmpion's habit
OF taking chances in stroke ex-
pcrimcntation I'm matches upon
which no vital issue is pendent. He
ls playing for the love OF the game.
and the fact OF getting himself into
a hole apparently adds a filllp to
his enjoyment. There ~ Just that
much additional fun 10 bs had In
climbing out OF It II he can.
Those we're worthy victories that
Vincent Richards, James o. Ander-
son OF Australia and Lawrence X.
Rice gained at the champions ex-
pcnse, but no close observer of tho
sport believes for moment that
any one OF the three could have ac-
complished the feat in the national
champ mpionship. Tilden had the will
10 win IN that tournament. and TIL
den needs no more than th4.. pro-
Yidcd ho .s iH good pHysiea Trim,
when no defeated william NJ.
Johnston at phihioip1ia Tilden .
ou,e more established his clear SUI
prcmacy as the greatest player In
Inc world Many critics would be
willing 90 call him the greatest
PLAYER tho game has ever produced,
and hr u.s. Ha "a matter OF fact, tho
most vorutilp. There have been f
players who have surpassed him IN
% unGo department Of the game.
Among hIs contemporaries. Johnston
Gud Richards, fJT example, are
shade his supcrior9 as yOlleyers. Yet
rIdru is among the most expert OF
volloyers himself and he Is the su-
prcuc master Of perfectly controlled
chops slices and drives, both on
bis forohand and ha backhand. He
is deadly lu his overhead shots, He
can vary his game TO meet special
Oouditons as no other player can.
tie can change pace and introduce
the unexpected stroke. Not even
over served swiftcr
first bah than Tilden. Not even
Richard Norris williams "a can
execute "A buclthand half-volley with \
more grace and deftness than the I
champion.
That Johnston ranks second TO the
champion Is as lndisputable as Til
den's own position The Calltor-
nian suffered only ono streak of
Indifferent playing during the sea-
son. That was he lost 10 Watson
NJ. Washburn. Al tho national I
champ pionship, so long as his \
strength lasted he played az wen as I
ever he did when he was champion.
Prior 10 his meeting with Tllden his +.
strength had been sapped by III +
ness ana 90 some extent by tho /
strain OF his close match with
Richards,
Equally clear is Richards title TO z
third pnce In the ranking. Richard
ards had the record of defeating y
Tllden, williams and Kumagae.
among others He lost TO wills
Davis at Southampton. 20 Williams i
at Newport ana to Johnston 1T Sea-
bright,