Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-10
TILDEN AGAIN
RESTRAINING
U.s.. net STAR
Helen Wills Retains
Position AS Best
Woman Player;
Youths Honored

BOSTON, Feb. e.-EJ-Wiliiam +.
Tilden, 2nd, tennis bad boy was
named Us Americas highest ranking
male player for the ninth consecg-
tive time here today at the annual
meeting Of the United States Lawn
Tennis association, which began and
ended tremendously.
Helen Wills OF Berkeley, Calit..
again was placed at the head of the
women's ranking list.
Though Tilden, restored to anna
teur standing last night after being
suspended for violating the associa-
tons player-writer rule, did net
compete in the 1898 national champ
ionship. more than a hundred dele
gates from all sections Of the coun-
try agreed that he deserved the
honor.
Francis r. Hunter, OF New 70
chelle, y. T., was ranked second and
George NJ. Lott, Jr., Of Chicago,
third. Both were given those posi-
tons in the ranking list last year.
John II. Hennessey Of indianapolis
was ranked number four, in place
Of Manuel Alfonso of Philadelphia,
not in competition the past season.
Hennessey was given the fifth place
on the 1927 list.
Several other members Of the
sports younger set" were honored
by being included in the first ten on
the list. Wilmer Allison Of Fort
Worth, Texas, named fifth, coming
up from his last years 18th posi-
tion. John Van Ryn, of Orange, n.
j., was again sixth and Frederic
Mercur OF Harrisburg, Pa, another
youngster, was seventh instead of
fifteenth as he was a year ago.
John Doeg. Santa Monica, Calf,
again was named eighth and the
other two In the first ten, Julius
Seligson and Frank X. Shield, both
of New York, each rated ten places
above their last years ranking.
Helen Jacobs, another product of
Berkeley tennis was ranked just be-
hind Miss Wills in the number >
place on the women's list, changing
rankings with Mrs. Molla b. Nal
Tory Of New York. who was dropped
to number &. Edith Cross Of San
Francisco, who was not on the 1927
list of 20 names was named as the
nations third best woman player.
The other women in the first ten
we're: No. 5, Mrs. T. c. Bundy. OF
San Francisco: No. s, Marjorie Nor
rill Of Dedham, Mass: No. ., Mar
iorie X. Gladman, Of Los Angeles;
No. 8. Mrs. l.. A. Harper of San
Francisco: No. 3. Mrs. a. H. Chaplin,
Jr.. of Springfield, who was No. )
last year and No. 10. Mrs. j. ID.
Corbiere. Of South Boro, Mass, who
was ranged seventh in 1927.
John Hennessey and George Nj
Lott, Jr., were given the number
rank on the mems national doubles
list, in place OF William IT. Tiiden,
End. and Francis 7. Hunter, who
were rated third in the 1928 rank
ing. Lott and John Doeg were given
the number 3 position and Wilmer
Allison and John Van Ryn, number
4. The other pairs in the first ten
were. No. s, Berkeley Bell and his
fellow Texan, Wilmer Allison; No,
6, Balcolm S. Hill and Henry l.
Johnston, Jr.; No. n Alan Herring.
ton and Ralph McElvenney: No. 8
Frederic Mercur and Frank \.
Shields; No. o. Wallace r. Johnston
and Frederic Mercur: No. 10, Robert
Seller and Neil Brown.
All 1928 officers. except Secretary
Harry S. Knox OF Chicago, who re-
fused to accept another term, were
reelected.
Delegates also ratified the resolu-
ton. proposed by Joseph NJ Weare,
Philadelphia. chairman OF the Davis
cup committee. which provided that
"any Davis cup player, ~ any player
participating in international play,
be prohibited from writing articles
or giving interviews on tennis to any
newspaper or magazine. or giving
radio talks OF that sport, without con
sent Of the Davis cup committee"