New-York tribune., 1922-01-08
Richards Heads
Ranking of Net
STARS for 1921
Junior National Champion
Leads in Singles, Doubles
and Junior Doubles
By Fred Hawthorne

are ranked in singles, the first thirty
|}payers being ranked numerically ant
he remaining seventy grouped alpha
/ ,ctically in classes. In addition, ter
,eams are ranked in mems doubles, ter
! wor,en and ten juniors ranked in the
/ sing es Nineteen weilknown mer
\ oayers in tho district were not rankcd d
| owing tn insufficient data.
/ In submit ting its report, the rank
;ng committee explains that only sucl
n at least three sanctioned tourna
ments or inter-club team matches
played under tho supervision of tn
assoc alton. although consideration ha
also been given to the performances O.
Metrcpolitan players IN tournament:
outs dc of the district.
A grand total of >l3 mon competed
in one or moro OF the twenty .hvf
singles and the twenty-one doubles
'ournaments. Of these but 4!o com,
pe.~d only once. ninety-slX twice ana
267 three or more times. One hundred
and fortv-ninc women competed IN 'he
thirtene singles events held Tor thcm.
The committee in referring to the
doubles ranking states ths' 1t was eS-
csedinglv difficult because the play
FRS. with few exceptions. have con-
SANITY changed partners throughout
the season. 1t is strongly urged that
N Tire future players form combina-
.ons carly in the season aud compete
thereafter without change. 1t ia pointed
out. and rightly. that such course
would do moro than any other
single thing to raise the standard Of
play IN the doubles. as we'll AS max ing
the work Of the corr rmittec far easier
| and more satisfactory.
4 Two Man Job
The work O. compiling the seasons
! ,ecords was entirely the work of two
men. William NJ. Fischer. secretary Of
| the committee, and Edmund w. Peasieo. e.
/ and the other members express their
/ tapp-eciafion Of the efficient manner in
Which the ranking was accom- plished.
Frank T Anderson. Charles Chambers.
| william NJ Fischer. Edmund " Peas
| lsc. Ludlow Van Deventer and Walter
! Fate. chairman. composed the com
ni.tee
In elancuC ever tho lists il IS inter
/ .tiag 20 note tha; Vincent. Richards,
he junior rstlona. champion. leads in
I hree different divisions, namely, the
nths iurlor singles &. Howard Noshell, !,
\ II Brooklyn >eas R,chards's partner in
|Ithe No. position IN the doubles. while
] rs- also ranked No 3 with Walter
Merrill Hall.
ltlook> like an cninenty fair rank
{ ne in almost every instance. with
\ Gchsrds. Watson " Washhurn and s.
Howard Noshcl as The iirst three in
I the me''~ ag'es: Mrs. Molla Blur.
4 tedt Mallory Miss Eleanor Coss and
+ lis, Helen '''lcaudoau. leading the
4 ~omen. IN that order. and the juniors
cadlng Of with Richards, Charles NJ.
Wool ir and Norton Bernstein.
\ In connection with tho last named it
i'll be found that he is placed at No.
p whi'o Edgar + Dawson. Of Fordham
\ Prep school. is at No. : Less than
\ fwo weeks ago Dawson defeated Bern
1 stein in tho final round Of tho national
unior md 9or championship tourney.
+ Miss Wagncr Not on List
h A. vns ihc case i'm the national rank
\ ing lis the name of Miss Marie Wag-
4 yer narr times Ncv York State and
\ ratio indoo. woman champion. does
/ not appoar in the Metropolitan ranking.
\ Miss wagner drop from the heights
I has becn both sudden and decisive
Nt 'vllii''i' ti~A IV'tDN
NEN~ SINGLES
| Vincent Richards g Watson NJ. Wash
/ burn : $ Howard Nosheu. 4. Frank T.
/ 'np' son =. Fr"d '. Anderson. 6, w. Mer
/ ~ HaN, N.sa Nnfiey' 3. Leonard
\ .eel man II l.. Bowman. u, Hugh g.
,'ccrSe King. IL. Nand.rbfit Il. ward: IL
'"'o. ] hinzen; Is f'rey J.. kynaston;
saT., ,,r.a ID l1a'Tnett ,,, Gar ,;, lciiHa
rmersor .: 4 J. csw.e as. philip
ION +. lon Beruuth: g.. Atherton Rich-
srds; - J. Cecil I,onsldson: 2s paul
nss-, nnar,n - Hugh oakley; 90. Henry IL.
The men in each class arc alpha
oetlca'ly arrargee. The playing ability
~ the men IN class is believed to be
about equal
Class (sl-4o,
a l. Bruneau. X u. Fisher Y. Il. Ila
ms, ms, = = \ ueNyetson, AlcX 1ler. l.. W
CLASS (41-6o)
X. J. sbcls. Il T. bennett NJ Bern
.eiD : w. isr-.b ns J u. Ewing ir. w
Mschor II H. Keressy. r NJ Kirkland.
h H. Letson. Murray Vernon
CLASS > (51-So)
6. A. Browne. +. G. Dantelson. r. f.
lawson Y Fox I. G. French. William
Gal w Gilmore. r. b. Gatcomb.
Lg' .er. : w Mersereau.
CLASS (sl-7o)
r. Gags. Ii Brunie. R. D. Golden.
iackt.1 iiush TaIlant, ". !. Toussaint,
'' I. lrclnaiue. charles NJ. Wood jr.
CLASS 5--t7l-so)
& Aiaersor Nj 7. Ackerland. e. c.
nDaeke, ;, RotAl7. r. }. Davis, Dr. r. T.
- axe, y =. Keen Z. W. Fea.ee. r. seller.
W. a. Walker Ir.
Class s-,s1-oo)
r. croey. II B Fisher 1r.. s. G. Kelly,
pa,, nosu lr ID. MITCHELL $ Onda, S. Z.
ord n Sachs. r J. sommer, r. Wood
CLASS 7-(9l-1oo)
y,.anE nr T. Burroughs, r. NJ. DeMott E. O.
bsct p a. fai. T. LcCiros q. s. Groes-
Bpr,,SS. D.. Niekonow. r.. L. Roberts. w. H.
"'@ton, II Wiseltier.
MEMS DOUBLES
he'll. ,''ett 81 fig halds and : Howard Camp
ards. o. w. Merrill Hall and Vincent Rich
| ieona,. i. humagae and b c. wright: 6.
t., - u. bee Ana. and W Merrill Hail. 6
BeekmsM Mahan and +. +. Pell. Leonard
and 7. and Dean Mathey S. r. LeRov
Van Dew Mahan: 3. Philip and Ludlow
Bowman ~ H. H. hassford ana +.
WoMEN's SINGLES
Eiesnor 's = Franklin l. Mallory: . Miss
| 4. Mr.. loss; 3. Miss Helen Gtleaudeau:
| G,oye. I'd Raymond. .. Miss Margaret
Cassel. -Ars. L. \. Falk Z. Miss Glare
Martha :. Mrs Robert I.eRoy: 9 Miss
"'"fd; TO- Miss Edith Handy
JUNIOR SINGLES
s. n. p"'h. tichards 9. e. NJ Wood -
son: g. F 6ss' en- =. J. Lang. ., +, f. Daw-
B De..cy = .SeSou; T. j. +. Whtbeck; 8. l..