The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17
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(Reg. U. 6. Pat, 0R.) By JACK GUENTIKER

United Press Stan COrespOndent)
 New York, Dec. i7 (UP)-Hf you can spare the time for those breath less bulletins which inform us that yes, Ted Williams did win tho Amer. lean league batting title, cast on eyt on the finest specimen Of pretty pretty hypocrisy to come our way since tho night Joe Louis praised Johnny Paychecks ability aS prist fighter.
 It Is contained in the newest 70. lease issued by the fellows who coin' prise the United States Lawn Tennia association. Tn effect, 1t relates that Bobby Riggs and Frankie kovAes moro generally known as the rover boys, have been ranked As Americas No, 1 and No. 2 male tennis players on honor which naturally will carry over throughout i042,
 The public capacity for indigEa- ton ct the chleaneries of tho USLTA iS limited, of course, and has been for some time. But this ls not Q normal UsLTA reflection, It con- gtitutes one of the most willysnilly decisions ever passed along, And Rt e time when tennis Is fighting for It's very existence. 1t opens the en- tire sport to abuse, scorn and rldl. cule.
 Professionals New
 Why7 Well, point one is that neither Riggs nor Kovacs B eligible for such ranking nor has been for two weeks, Some 10 days before the UeLTA ratings were released these two enterprising young men had caBhed iIl on whatever box office Aps peal they possess and signed tc barnStorin under the professional banner of Alexis Thoinpson, the Pittsburgh playboy promoter.
 Point two iS that not only had Kovacs turned professional, but no was under suspension for anfraction of the rules laid down by tho same USLTA which now proudly claims him ag It's second best player. Al for Riggs, his suspension was inevlt- able. His case was under inveBti. gation and aii custer was accepted Rs c matter Of course.
 When the two boys signed with Thompson, KoYacs posed for Q plc- ture which summed up his attitude in c single gesture. That photograph distributed by national syndicateg displayed KoVacs holding his nose against aEl imaginary smell exudinR from the cups he won as aIl amateur At least t Is best to assume that tho smell wAs aii imaginary one.
 Tn face Of all this, however, the U9LTA insisted osl ranking both players. Again you ask why2 Well what prompted the association action rates with the disappearance oI Judge Crater As c mystery, but since the No. 3 rating was given Frankie Parker, the reason may be guessed The UHLTA preferred not to rank Parker first because he has no more foTehatld than Anne Ccrio hal clothes ct the end of her routine.
 Whatever the reason, the rankings have drawn long and loud guffawi from Riggs and Kovacs, who obvi' otisly don't care now If they art ranked first, last or not at oil They'll be getting theirs ct the gate starting the day after Christlnal when they open ct Madison Square Garden and they'll keep on getting 1t as long as they can draw thu crowds.
 Parker snubbed
 But what of the others? Parker for instance. has been robbed of thu one honor towards which he hal worked most Of his iife-the of1icia No. [ post. He mas boerl Tleedlessl, humiliated because, forehand ur not he Is the best amateur left in thu United States and Tnlist be ccnsid, cred top man no maahhR how man,