Evening star., 1954-12-19
Tim Coss Nominated
To LIST for First Time
With Rating Of 24fh
BY cospor Nonnes


recommended yesterday for the
No. / tennis ranking In the
United States for 1854, a spot
he held in 1851.
But this time the tall Phila-
delphiap, now in Australia seek
ing to bring back the Davis Cup,
takes top place by virtue of
winning the National singles
championship at Forest Hills in
September. When he was rated
No. / three years ago Seixas was
runnerup in the Nationals to
Frank Sedgman Of Australia. now
q professional.
- Tony Trabert Of Cincinnati.
also in Australia with the Davis
Cup team, was named for the
No. 2 spot. He was rated No. l
last year after winning the title
at Forest Hills.
Hamilton Richardson Of Baton
Rouge, La. intercollegiate cham
pion and a Davis Cup team
player, jumped from sixth to
third. The Tulane University
star showed definite improve
ment last summer and If he can
sustain his game might well
walk off witt. top honors next
year.
Burrows Ranked 18th.
Two Washington area players,
Hal Burrows of Charlottesville,
Va, and Tin, Coss of Bethesda.
Md, were named in the rank
ings. Burrows was rated No. II,
while Coss, making the national
listings for the first time, Is Oath.
Another Washington star, Fred
Kovaleski. was put in the "in-
sufficient data" classification.
Kovaleski, whc has been on the
edge Of the first 10 rankings
many times. played compare
lively little tennis last year.
The list recommended by the
mems ranking committee will
not become official until ap-
proved by the United States
Lawn Tennis Association dele
gates at their annual meeting
on January %
Reshuffling in Top 10.
There was a general reshuffling
Of old names in top 10. with
three players previously in that
exclusive group returning after
various absences. They are Ed
die Moylan of Trenton, N. j.,
No. Z; Bill Talbert of New York,
8, and Herb Flam of Beverly
Hills. Calf, 10.
Others in the top 10 are Art
Larsen of San Francisco. f.:
Gardnar Malloy of Miami, Fla,
S; Tom Brown. jr., San Fran
cisco. 6. and Bernard Bartzen of
oan AIi6elO, lex, D.
Moylan returns to the list after
rating of ninth in 1949. He has
been unranked since because he
works for a sporting goods con-
Germ. However, the restriction
making him a non-amateur be-
cause of his employment was
lifted early in the year.
Last year was the first time
since 1912 that Talbert. non
playing captain of the Davis
Cup team. missed being in the
top 10. He was ranked 18th in
1853.
Coss Member of Edgemoor.
Flam. No. Is last year, has
been placed in the first 10 on
five occasions
Coss. a member of the Edge
moor Club, compiled a fine record
In 1854 to achieve his first ma
tional ranking. Ee defended
successfully bis Middle Atlantic
title at Edgemoor, beating
Charles Masterson in the finaI
round.
The 21-year-old Swarthmore
senior then won the Eastern
Intercollegiates without the loss
of a set. Tim also took the mea-
sure of Jack Frost Of Monterey
Calf, ranked No. IL, in the
Pennsylvania championships anC
Don Flye of Tacoma, Wash. No
26, in the Orange IN. j. invi'
tation event. He also played two
good matches against Trabert
taking him to 1913 set at New
port
Se.xas and Trahert headed the
1854 doubles listirgs, with Ira
bert getting double billing b,
being teamed with Talbert fol
the No. 2 position.
Rscho rdscn end his father
Roger Richardson. were ranked
No in the fatEe" and sol
doubles, with a Washington com
bination. Navy Capt. James H
Farrin and James S. Farrin il
the second spot. DR.. Carl H
Kopf, minister of First Congre
gational Church here, and Johl
r. Kopf were ranked 10th IL
this division.