The New York herald., 1922-01-08
Vincent Richards and Mrs.
Mallory Head Players
Of District.
TEN WOMEN ARE NAMED
Choice of Doubles Teams Made
Difficult by the Frequent -
Change of Partners.
By SAMUEL j. BROOKMAN.

Next in Importance to the national
ranking is the local ranking list of the
Metropolitan Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton, announced yesterday. One hum
dred players have been named. the
first thirty numerically and the next
seventy alphabetically. Ten mems
doubles teams are listed. ten names in
women's singles and ten in junior
singles. Unusual interest will attach
to the metropolitan ranking this year
because of the fact that the national
ratings have been limited for the first
time to twenty players. and include
only the topnotchers in the metropoli-
tan district
In arriving at the ranking William NJ
Fischer. secretary OF the committee. as
sisted by Edmund W. Peaslee, considered
the performances OF nearly a thousand
men and women tournament players in
the district, which includes all of New
York. New Jersey and Connecticut
within radius OF thirty-f miles of
City Hall. 1t was found that total
of s13 men competed in one or more
tournaments and team matches during
the season. OF these $50 competed only
once. 90 twice and 267 three or more
times In the women's tournaments 143
participated.
why Some Were Omitted.
Only such players as competed in at
least three sanctioned tournaments or
team matches within the district during
the year were given consideration, al
,bnurh Oarforrr,a nces outside the uta-
trict were weighed In deciding positions
Such strong players as Francis i.
Hunter. Ichiya Kumagae, Seoichtro
Kashio. Samuel Hardy, Frederick c.
Bages. G. A. l.. Dionne, Lyle f.. Mahan.
Theodore r. Pell and Harold Throck-
morton were left OF the list because thei'
records showed that they had not COM
peted in at least three events inside me
metropolitan confines.
Regarding the choice of doubles teams
the ranking committee in its report.
which will be presented at the annual
meeting OF the metropolitan association.
says: "As in the past. the placing or
the pairs has been exceedingly difficult
because the players with few exceptions
have constantly changed partners. As
consequence the data for comparison are
most unsatisfactory. The committee
urges players to form teams early In .hs
season and thereafter to compete with
out change if possible. Such course
would do ,Issoras than any other thing TO
raise the standard of play In doubles
competition and make the doubles rank
ing more satisfactory"
There were twenty-five tournaments
in mems singles in the metropolitan
district during the season. the report
shows; twenty-one in mems doubles,
thirteen in women's singles and seven
junior tournaments. Nineteen CLUBS
competed in the interclub team cham
pionship in the early fall.
Differs From National.
In women's singles the national ana
METROPOLITAN rankings are alike In every
particular. In mems singles. however.
the metropolitan committee has placed
Frank 7. Anderson. Frederick c. An
derson and Walter Merrill Hail ahead
OF Dean Mathey. The national list pub
lished a week ago showed Mathey ahead
of the two Andersons in the second ten
and left Hall out of the ranking OF the
first twenty entirely.
AS announced n week ago, vincent
Richards heads the metropolitan rank
ing. with Watson VI. Washburn second
and s. Howard Voshell third. Richards
and Voshell are rated the best doubles
team. In womens singles Mrs. Frank
lin I Mallory national champion. Is at
the top. with Miss Eleanor Goss second
and Miss Helen Gilleaudeau third. The
rankings follow: