The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-02
BILL TILDEN IS
 AGAIN GIVEN TOP
 IN NET RANKINGS
TiIden and Richards Ranked First in DoubIes-Mrs.
 Mallory Leads Women


 phia' again heads the national rank ing list announced by Holcombo Ward, chairman of the ranking com mittee of the United States Lawn l Tennis association. Twenty men have been placed in the singles rank ing in accordance with the instrue tons of the association's annual meeting Supplementins this lis.. i which is shorter than. in previons years are the rankings made by com mittees in each of the f2. sections into which the United States is di- Nlded under the administrative plan oi the national body. These recor hl2e the players who are best in each or the given localities and have been made, with but few exceptions. fo. ~omen's and juniors as well as Cor mems events. =
 With his partner of two years ago. Vincent Richards, national junior champion, Tilden is also ranked first Tn mens doubles Mrs. Molla Blur stedt Mallory of New York was awarded the place of honor on the women's list. and Vincent Richards on the junior. Julius Saglowsky of Indianapolis, who won the bows, championship, is first in that class. No foreign players were ranked, with the exception of Iohiya KumsRae. who has been resident of New Yo-I5 for three years. The committee wa s of the opinion that tournament data aVal Table for the members of visit ing Davis cup teams was insufficient to warrant ranking them.
 nfN 1t was not instructed to consider boys the committee stated that a ranking based largely on playing form. Is of tered in the belief "that this may lead to friendly rivalry and may in crease interest among the boys" The committees report is based upon its Judgment of players performances in sanctioned tournaments" in accord anee with the annual meetings in sNuctions. It recommends that ne-;t season subcommittee be named to make the women's ranking, and an- other for juniors and boys.
 Besides Mir. Ward, who acted as chairman, the members of the com mittee are Abraham Bassford. Jr., of New York: B. F. Thorward of Cleve- land; R. N. Dana of Pawtucket. and pr. r. B. Hawk of Philadelphia. Its report, together with the sectional rankings, the latter being grouped by sections, follows:
 National Ranking, Mems Singles l. William T. Tilden, 2d, Philadel- phia,
 ?. William NJ. Johnston, San Fran cisco,
 3. Vincent Richards, Yonkers. N. Y. < Wallace F. Johnson, Philadel- phia.
 l. Watson washburn. New York. 6. R, Norris Williams, Ed, Boston.
 7 lchiya Kumagea. New York.
 B. $. Howard Voshell Brooklyn. ', Lawrence B. Rice. Newton Cen tre, Mass.
 TO- Nathaniel ". Niles. Boston. II. Willis E. Davis. San Francisco. 12 Robert Kinsey. San Francisco. 1S. Howard Kinsey, San Francisco. l4. Walter T. Hayes, Chicago
 15. $. W. Pearson, Philadelphia, 16. w. ]. Clothier. Philadelphia. s IT, Dean Mathey. Cranford, N. J. IS. Frank T. Anderson. Brooklyn. 19. Fred c. Anderson, Brooklyn.
 20. Phillip Neer, Portland Ore.
 The committee decided to omit from the ranking. owing to insufficient data. Roland Roberts, Wallace Bates. Edmund Levy. c. J. Griffin, Zenso Shimidzu. W. Merrill Hall, Samuel Hardy, Francis T. Hunter, Carl Fisch- er Marshall Allen and the members of the visiting Davis cup teams from England and Australia
 National Ranking, Mems Doubles
 1. William T. Tilden and Vincent Richards.
 2. Watson washburn and R. \. Williams, 2d
 3. Howard Kinsey and Robert Kin sey.
 4. Vincent Richards and S. Howard Voshell
 3. Willis Davis and William NJ Johnston.
 6. Fred Bastian and Lucien E. Will Hams
 [. Wallace Bates and Edmund l.. Levy.
 s. James Davies and Philip Neer.
 9. w. T. Hayes and C. B. Herd.
 10. J. c. Bell, Jr., and E. M. Ed wards
 1. Mrs. Franklin l. Mallory, New York. 9 Miss Mary K. Browne. Los An geles.
 B. Mrs. Marion zinderstein Jessup. Wilmington. Del.
 l. Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, Los An geles.
 .. Miss Eleanor Goss. New York. 6. Miss Helen Gilleaudeau, Mama roneck, N. Y.
 :. Mrs. B E. Cole, North Andover. Mass.
 s. Miss Leslie Bancroft. West New ton, Mass
 9. Mrs. Edward Raymond, Harts- dale, N. Y.
 10, Miss Margaret Grove, New York. II. Mrs Helene Pollak Falk, New York
 l2. Miss Clare Cassel. New York. IS. Mrs Robert LeRoy, New York. IA. Miss Helen Wills, San Fran cisco.
 15. Miss Edith Sigournay, Boston.
 16. Miss Martha Bayard, Short Hills. N. J.
 IT. Miss Anne E. Townsend, Over brook. Pa.
 IS. Miss Molly D. Thayer. Philadel- phia.
 1s. Mrs. NJ. B. Huff, New York. 2o. Miss Phyllis Walsh, Over brook, Pa.
 National Ranking, Junior singles
 l. Vincent Richards Yonkers. N |. ?. Arnold w. Jones, Providence, N 3. w W Ingraham, Providence,
 4. Frank T. osgood. Pleasantville. x. Y.
 5. II. l.. Goodshall, San Francisco. 6. Charles Wood Jr. New York
 '. Fritz Mercur. Harrisburg, Pa
 S. Charles Watson. Sd, Philadel- phia.
 9. Morton Bernstein, New York.
 10. w. P. Wear, Philadelphia.
 The committee decided to omit from the ranking. on account of m