Evening star., 1937-01-03
YOUNGSTERS GIVEN
GOOD RECOGNITION
Five In Mems Top Flight.
Welsh Included Among
Second Ten.
nv BOB CAVAGNARO.

n Red-headed Donald Bulge,
who carried the Stars and
/ Stripes further in national and
international competition than any of
his compatriots. and blonde Alice
Marble, the statuesque star who
emerged from a two-year retirement
and won the U. S. title, today were
ranked the outstanding players of
1886 by the U. S. Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation.
Newcomers, mostly youngsters to
whom Uncle Sam is looking upon as
future Davis Cup timber, received five
places in the mems first ten." while
the top-fiight division in the womens
field includes two yearlings.
Bulge. winner Of both matches in
the North American zone Davis Cup
tie against Australia; the Eastern grass
court championship, Sc IN i-flnalist
against Fred Perry in the all-Eng-
land championship and finalist against
the f1ashy Briton in our title tourna-
ment, succeeds Wilmer Allison, 1885
titleholder, who was not given rank
ing because of his retirement from
singles play in August.
Miss Marble, whose name did not
appear in the rankings last year or IN
1884, when she was stricken Ill in
Paris during an Anglo Franco team
series, was placed at the head of the
women's division in recognition of her
dethronement of Helen Jacobs, four
time national champion, who was
ranked No. 2.
Reward Is Due Champion.
A LONG the comeback trail Miss
Marble, who halls from San Fran
cisco. won the California State cham
pionship, the Longwood Bowl and Sea-
bright tournaments, and was beaten
in the finals of the Essex tournament
at Manchester. N. H., by Miss Jacobs,
who was No. for four years in row.
Although official comment was not
forthcoming from the woman's rank
ing committee. headed by Mrs. jean
cite c. Hitchcock of Glen Head. Long
Island, it was learned reliably that
Miss Marble was awarded the No.
spot after a lengthy discussion over
how much Importance should be at
tached to Miss Jacobs triumph In
the all-England championship and
her victory over Alice. Except for
those two incidents Helen's record
otherwise was dismal.
Miss Marble was ranked ahead Of
Miss Jacobs on the theory that the
champion should be No. l." said S.
Wallis Merrihew, member. of the
Mems Committee. which approved the
women's rankings. After all. there
must be some reward for winning the
national championship"
Just by way of contrast it is re-
called that two months ago A. Wallis
Myers, eminent British tennis author
ity, and recently Perry. who now is
a professional. rated Miss Jacobs the
leading player of the world. Myers
placed Miss Marble at No. 4.
Bulge Is Easy Choke.
THE selection Of Bulge, who twice
- was within two points of beating
Perry in the national finals at For
est Hills. was an easy task for William
M. Fischers committee. He was
ranked No. 2 last year and ninth in
1894, when he first broke into the
limelight. Accorded additional hon.
ors, Bulge and Gene Mako of Los
Angeles, as national champions, were
ranked M. in doubles.
Frank Parker of Spring Lake. N. j..
was ranked second and Bryan M.
"Bitsy' Grant, jr.. of Atlanta. at No.
5. The committee was divided on
these two players. a minority holding
out for Grant, who was a quarter
finalist in the all-England champion
ship and a semi -finalist in the Ameri-
can national. Parker won two tourna-
ments and was beaten in the finals
of the national clay court champion
ship and the Newport Casino tourna-
ment.
The most singular honor awarded
by the committee went to Bobby Riggs
of Los Angeles. Rated as the country's
outstanding junior a year ago, Riggs
was ranked No. 4. Besides beating
Parker in the national clay court and
the Newport finals, Riggs also won
the Eastern clay championship and
the Nassau tournament, and scored
4 four-set victory over Grant in the
Eastern grass semi-f1nals, losing to
Bulge in five sets in the finals.
Gregory s. Mangin of New York.
four times winner of the United
States indoor title, was ranked fifth,
followed in order by John Van Ryn
Of Philadelphia, who made a credit
able showing at Forest Hills, and
then four newcomers, John Nc
Diarmid of Chicago, Charles Harris
of West Palm Beach, Fla; Joe Hunt
of Los Angeles and Arthur Hendrix
Of Lakeland, Fla.
Welsh in Second Ten.
TN THE women's rankings, Mrs. Sarah
= Palfrey Fabyan Of Cambridge, Mass,
held her place at No. 3, followed by
Gracyn Wheeler of Santa Monica,
Calf; Carolin Babcock OF Los
Angeles, Helen Pedersen Of Stamford,
Conn, the fiaxen-haired youngster
who was q national semi-finalist; Mrs.
John Van Ryn, Dorothy May Bundy of
Santa Monica, Katherine Winthrop Of
Boston, and Mrs. Mary Greet Harris OF
Kansas City. Miss Bundy, daughter OF
the famed May Sutton of yesteryears,
landed in the first ten on the strength
Of her win over Mrs. Fabyan in the
nationals.
The former national champions,
Allison and Van Ryn, were ranked
No. Z in the doubles, followed by Man
gin and Parker, Riggs and Wayne
Sabin, Henry Culley and Hunt,
McDiarmid and Hal Surface, jr.;
Grant and ]. Gilbert Hall, Wilmer
Hines and Frank Laurence, Norman
Bickel and Robert Burgess, and Will
liam 8. Seward and Robert Under
wood.
The mems second 10 follows: Sur
face of Kansas City, Walter Senior
OF San Francisco, David Jones Of
Brooklyn. Gene Mako. J. Gilbert Hall
Of New York, Barnard Welsh of Rock
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