The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24

were given 10 Mrs. Rhoda Smith.
New York, No. II: Mrs. Beulah
Hayes. Va, No. -; Mrs. Bertha
Isaacs. Nassau, British West In
dies, No. 10; Mrs. Myrtle Cranson.
Alabama, No. IA; and Mrs Elsie
Conick, New York. No. Is. The
first four of the last five players
have not been rated before except
Mrs Rhoda Smith who was rated
five in 1881. while Mrs. Conick,
rated No. IL in 1882, moved up
two places.
Veterans Singles
An innovation in the A. T. A. |
championships this past year was
the veterans singles event. Though !
the entry was small. probably Q
due TO the sensitiveness of dis a
closing the age level of the partici- b
pants or feeling of condescen- n
sion OF ability, the contests were G
FAR from mediocrity. Interest In II
his event Will in all probability h
Increase as time speeds onward. II
1--WE OF the eight contestants were 81
ated: John f. l.. Wilkinson, e,
ID. c., No /: c w. Il
'urlonge. NJ ID. North Carolina, 70
10. =: Charles Williams, New
'ork. No. 3: George Evans, ID. ID. -
i, North Carolina, No. 4; T.. l.. NJ
pooner. New York. No. 5 III
Mems Doubles A.
The Jackson brothers regained III
le first place in the rating of On
ems doubles. The Turner-Hud-
4 combination was not together we
1898, but the IIudlin-C Clarke arr
am was rated No. 2 There are
e combinations that are rated uel
r the first time. Walker-Jones. ~
fillmore, are placed third. WI
rated sixth in po
b. moved up to fourth, and Nc ~, ~,
the father-son COM no
nation. are placed in fifth posi- Hu
N. Garrett-Matthews moved from an
nth TO sixth place. while Down
glitch dropped from fourth TO en-
venth place. Bishop-Hawkins are va
owed from tenth TO ninth. Collins ~ -.
'enrose make the tenth team.
WOmen's Doubles -
Miss Ora Washington, again, and
IS Anita Cant. this time. lead
q womens doubles teams. None j.;
the remaining combinations
We been rated before.
Miss Ora Washington. -MissAnita
ui Pcnna. Wash. - &. 40. !; ,
s. Myrtle Cranson Mrs Jessie 20,
hoit. Aubaua SO . Mrs. lsl- ~
80 Wright Mrs Josephine Glib IN,
Il. MarNlnd. so 3 Mrs susie ~,
.dison-Mrs. Rhoda smith, New
fk. No I Mis- Bcuah Hayes ,f
IS r rutherford, Virginia, No 2. %
Mixed Doubles ~,
Tho now MIXED doubles team OF ~,
.onard-illlton were rated no. 4 re-,
tne remaining mixed doubles (,
ANS. tho record shows only one.
well ana FweN. that has been ia,
tact for the past three years tn
1890. l.weil-Ewell were rated q,
I'M. failed TO be rated in 1891
NJ were rated third in 1892. They
old the same position in this Z
ears list. -. -
Mrs Emma Leonardo o. Hill
IN. Sew York New Jersey, No. ];
IRIS. Elsie Conick-Eyre Saitch,
ew York. No. 2; Mrs. w r. kwell
DR. W. T.. Ewell. Illionis, No. 3; G
fiss Anita Gant-Dr. l.. CLOWN Is
ng. wash. ID. C.-Virginia, No 4; /,
IRIS Alfred Gittens-Alfred Citizens, j
Jew York, No. 8. q
Junior Singles v
II Is very gratifying to observe
he progress of the Juniors. There I
ire four rated players who have
ust crossed the junior borderli.e {
within the past three years. Inc
Jackson brothers, both OF whom
we're national Junior champions.
are now rated two and four, re-
.nectiyelv. Leonard Poole, Illinois.
was rated No. 5 as a junior In 1880,
Il now rated No. IS In mems sing
les John l.. McGriff. Jr., rated No.
10 as a Junior in 1880 Is rated NO.
3 I'm mems doubles with his fath-
err.
this wear, only five have been
rated previously. Hubert Eaton
the national champion, has never
received a national rating. John
r. Chandler, rated No. 2 was rated
al No. in 1892. Theodore Cous-
ms. No. 3, was rated at No. TOT
the years 1891 and 1882. warren
Weaver. Maryland. No. 4, was
rated No. 6 in 1882 while Royal
Weaver. Pennsylvania, No: D. was
rated No. 10 In 1891 and NO I IN
1892. Matthew Tucker, virginia
No. 13 was rated no. 8 In 1882. the
remaining juniors have not been
rated before. - =.
Henry Johns, Virginia, No. g.;
VIM. j. willis, Jr.. New Jersey,
lNo. z: Philip Reed New York. NO.
Naf,o ,onhaI1 Ala No q I.