Show NEW NAMES ON TENNIS CHAMPS All Data Now Nov In for 1916 National Ranking of Racquet Stars WILLIAMS IS IS IN LEAD Two Victories Over Johnston John John- Johnston Johnston ston Give Him Hinl Good Margin that all the sectional tournaments tournaments N NOW ments monte are over with the exception exception tion Ion of tho the few out In the Inland district districts dis dis- which are arc on dirt the data I Is already in for Cor the national ranking for or the year Last Tast year ear earthe the men In tho the first ten were placed in the following order 1 I. I William Johnston 2 R. R N. N Williams 3 3 M M. M I E B. 1 I 1 Karl II 11 Behr Liehr 5 T. T It R. Pell 6 N. N W. W Niles les i 7 7 C C. J J. J Griffin 8 8 Watson atson Washburn ashburn 3 9 9 G. G M. M 1 Church 10 William Hall hail Looking over tho the above names and keeping In mind the results of this seasons season play pIa it is easy to see seo that some er very radical changes will bo be rna made e this year In the composition of the first ton players Quito Quite a CO fog l of oC last years year's list will go so out and Join tho ho second ten and sarno n nv now v names s will come ln In to to jo tot t take k th their pi places n eR-n Naturally t r I It can cnn bo Lo seen that there thero will be no controversy about the tho placing of t f tho the first two R. R n.- n. N N. Williams illiams comes cornea into hi his own for the first time and must get the No o. o 1 rating his defeats b by Griffin GrUHn on two occasions occasions occasions-at at Lon Longwood wood I and Newport Newport having having In each case extenuating ex extenuating ex- ex circumstances His tw two defeats of Johnston sarel safely give him a pull over o his nearest rival Johnstons Johnston's defeat detent b by at Newport Newport New New- ew port is also well offset b by his defeat of oC Murray l in the championship The third place In the ranking will be the hard ono one one to guess but It must be be between between between be- be tween Church and Murray lurra but In what order Is hard har to sn say on their seasons season's play Church has imas a n. bit the better of oC it it having ha competed In more tournaments tournaments ments moats and won more events Ills His defeats detents de de- he- he feats tents b by Doyle Dolo and Cleveland will wm put him back while his win at nt Chicago will help him At SeabrIght ho he beat I 1 Murray urra In tho final round but lost to lo Muray In the national An As the national national na na- na- na j lIonal event carries more moro weight than any other tournament ment Murray may gain time the third place on this account If this Is so then Church will be fourth which well Justifies tho the hopes ex expressed ex- ex pressed for him at the Iho beginning of tho the season that he would Jump well up In the ranking this year A rise from ninth to fourth Is quite some Jump andone andone and one ono with which Church ma may well vell be satisfied Much will depend upon tho the attitude the ranking committee takes toward rd Kumagae as to the placing of oC No co 5 a. a It If is ranked and there Is no valid reason why ho should not ue be be ho will certainly get the tho fifth place Ills Ilia three defeats of ot Griffin and his win from Crom William Johnston will give him tho the call over o the Californian On the other hand not being a 0 member of oC the association he may mRY be I Ignored nored In Inho tho ho placing of or the men However Ritchie him Eaves Ia and Goodbody all ero yero ranked In the tho past though the they were Cle only onh visitors and not one of them thorn played In as man many t tournaments as ns did the Jap artist To the writers writer's wa way of oC thinking must bo be given hen his ranking and It If he guts gets ets It It will necessarily necessarily be bo No 5 5 Then must come Griffin Griffin Grif Grit fin for his hula semifinal at nt the national and his hla general pia play during the year As far tar as McLoughlin Is la concerned it itis ItIs itis is vcr very probable that he lie will not be ranked at nt all for tor he ha has hus practically only participated in one tournament In singles les this tills year but If If he Is ranked d he will vill get the sixth place Then Washburn mo may come como In for his victory over o Davis ls in the National National Na Na- and Willis Ulis Davis mo may get Jet tho the next place for tor his capture of the cIa clay court championship Armstrong may come In for or tho the ninth place for his work at Longwood where he ho defeated Griffin and Kum Jae and there Is Just Justn justa n a chanco chance that Wallace allace Johnson mn may get ct tho the last place thou though h It Is probable that It will iii go gi to I Karl Bohr Dohr on account of his pIneo in the eastern team This would throw out of oC the tho magic ten Pet Pell Niles lIell un mind and Hall und and on their form this year cor tho they could har hardly l complain Pell went down lown In straight sets sels to Mac lac Nibs was ns beaten b by J at Longwood Longwood Long- Long woo wood and b by Johnston In iii straight sets at tho the National while Wallace Johnson Johnson John John- son soil put out Hall Thus if It the first ten in tho the ranking comes out much as ns has hns been stated naIl and there is no reason reason rea rca son wh why hy it should not nol do so th time the greatest greatest great great- est eat difference In tho places of oC tho the men mel will bo ho time the fall tall from third thirl place to I sixth in the tho ease case of oC M. M 1 11 R This Thill In itself Is a it tremendous change and a fair Indication of ot the falling failing off ocr I nr if ThA Th r i nf n th IIA wn AC f un 1 n.- n. appears t to be almost t set t i From the tho above list It can be bc seen that there thero are arc four lour players from tho the west Johnston Griffin Murray lurra and Davis ls while tho thoon on east t la is represented b U by Williams Washburn Wash Wash- burn Chuich Church and Behr and ono one outsider out out- shIer cider Kumagae from Japan Last year car there were only three westerners In Inthe inthe the tho first ton ten This year ear probably there thero will vili be four but to balance balanco that lint Williams Will Will- lams iams the eastern player holds tho the title place as t Johnston from the west vest of last year Tho The final analysis shows that Williams has haa gone gono up UI ono one place and antI Johnston has fallen fullen tho the same samo amount Griffin remains about tIme the annie Ilme Murray ta takes es a t ranking of oC third or fourth and Church has haa gono gone up at nt lC least four tour places from ninth to fourth or fifth Davis gets hi his rankIng ranking rank rank- Ing for the first time un and Armstrong will vill probably got his while Behr Dohl falls to the time bottom of ot time the list from tho the fourth place of oC last year car cars As s is usual tho the ranking will not bo be in the hands ot of tho the committee committe until probably the tho end ond of ot November ember but with this data datil In hand band It will bo be interesting to see to-see see how this sums out in iti III tho lie final official ut ut- ut tema terance ace |