Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-03 | Page 14 | U. S. Tennis Body Ranks Bill Tilden Number One in Nation Again

u. u T TENNIS N IS BODY OD R RANKS n LL TIL EN N NUMBER MB ER ONE IN A AGA AJ Cranston Holman Net Hash Flash Among First Ii Bill BiU Johnston Rated Next to tb Tilden V Vi Richards in Number Three Position By Henry L. L Farrell United Press Staff Correspondent r NEW YORK Jan 2 For For the sixth time in consecutive Bill Tilden recognized unofficially as the worlds world's worlds tennis champi been ranked by the United States Lawn Tennis association number one player of America This is tantamount to an an J statement that for six aix years years' Tilden has been the greatest tennis tennis in the world and and it is fl no opinion that he will re highest honor of the intern inter court until age or a lack 0 o 0 oest est In his game brings beings ab aSo abo or a defeat The first ten players ran rani ra tIle the selection committee of ot nis association were Tilden Bill Johnston I Dick Williams Manuel Howard KInsey T T. Harada Holman Brian Norto Wray Brown Below them in An the seco were a number of the younge ers that the association I id ready for the he future defens defense Davis cup a trophy that ra ran United States as the greatest playing nation in the world In order they are I George M. M l. l Lott Lucien W WAlfred WS Alfred Chapin George Kir Kl Arnold Jones Sectional ratings the committee include Metropolitan section section V V Richards George King P Kynaston Jerome Lang and andl Major I Middle Atlantic section section- n- n Hobelman Thomas J. J Ma Captain R R. C. C Van Vliet c Cli Charest and John T. T Gr Gray v Middle states section Will section Tilden Dick Williams Johnson Frederick cur Mercur a Fischer I In the national mens men's do doul doub Ib following follo ranking was Vincent Richards and Die Hams Iiams William Johnston a an and ence Griffin Harvey Hurvey Walter William WIlliami den and Al Weiner Welner Rob Robe Howard KInsey Bryan Nor Nod Norf Wray Brown Louis l lLewis Lewis White W W. W W. I ali Ingi-ali Arnold Jones A A. H H. Chapi ChapIn Howard Voshell M. M L. L Hill Hll L. L Johnson Jr Tilden's success in winni place for six years does ma n- n no m noa a s. record as William A. A Lara Lan named the best player in thel States eight times between 1 1911 The official rankings of off division were pu in The Telegram a a. short lW Those announced ed by th thc States Tennis association W same a as was published I shed f I