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Show RANK OF PLAYERS TO BE DECIDED New York, Dec. 19. The ranking of tho leading men and women ten-r.ls ten-r.ls players In the United States will be determined tonight at the meeting here of the executive committee of th United States Lawn Tennis association. asso-ciation. Tho task of tabulating the players according to their playing abilities has been in the hands of tho ranking committee, consisting of George Adee chairman; Charles M Bull, Jr. aud Miles C. Charlock. While no intimation has been al lowed to escape as to the positions of the first ten players on the roll of honor. It Is generally understood that Maurice E. McLoughlln. of California, Cali-fornia, the national champion, will head the list, with R. Norris Williams Wil-liams of Philadelphia second Wil liam J. Clothier, another Philadelphia ' racquet wlelder and n former cham-j p!on Is conceded third place and . William M Johnston, the. brilliant j Pacific Coast school boy will prob-j ably be placed fourth. ! r- he rating of about twenty-five of the best women p layers will be a ; novel feature of this year's work. This scheme has been talked over fOT a long time. A report eagerl . waited Is that of the committee ap-j ' point t'd at the last meeting to look 1 I into the advisability of adopting a new code defining the ainatcuT. |