LAWN TENNIS RANKING LIST

Taranaki Daily News, 10 June 1930, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS RANKING LIST

LEADERS IN AUSTRALIA. . The first official ranking list issued by the Australian Lawn Tennis Association Ranking C’ommittee (W. & sproule, W. J. Daish, and R. C. Wertheim) has been approved, as set but below. It is for the ended March 31, and C. Sproule, who visited New Zealand this year, is ranked sixth. Ck Donohue is ranked 15th, and W. E» Teague 16th, while F. Kalms is not ranked owing to insufficient play. The Ranking Committee stated that the singles Ijsts were based on singles play only, as it was considered impossible to determine ■ accurately to what' extent a double's victory, "or defeat should be attributed to either part? ner, says the • Sun-News-Pictorial. -

Actual results only were considered, ex-, hibition. matches were ignored, and only grass court play ' was taken into ac* count, because of the absence of inter-! State competition between leading players on any other surface. Most importance was attached to tho Australian championship results. Davty Cup trials were considered on a pa| with State championships, and in five-set events were given more attention than in three-set events, except inter-State matches. The list is:— Men’s Singles.—], E. F. Moon (Q.); 2, J, Crawford (N.S.W.); 3, IL Hopman (N.S.W.); 4, J. Williard (N.S.W.); 5, R. O. Cummings (Q.); $ C. Sproule (N.S.W.); 7, J. Clemengei* (V.); 8, R. Dunlop (N.S.W.); 9, *R. B. Schlesinger (V.); 10, A. H. Hassett (V.); 11, J. B. Hawkes (V.)j 12, D. P» Turnbull (S.A.); 13, A. Willard (N.S.W.); 14, T. K. Fitchett (V.); 15, C. Donohue (N.S.W.); 16, W. E. TeagwS (V.); 17, R. L. Shepherd (S.A.); 18, T Rowe (S.A.); 19, J. R. MacGillicuddy (V.); 20, J. R. Black (S.A.). Not ranked owing to insufficient play—P. O’Hara Wood (V.), F. Knime (N.S.W.), Men’s Doubles.—l, J. »Crawford-H. Hopman .(N.S.W.); 2, J. B. Hawkee-P. O’Hara-Wood (V.); 3, E. F. Moon-R. O. Cummings (Q.); 4, J.. Williard-R. Dun# lop (N.S.W.); 5, R. E. Schlesinger-J, Clemenger (V.). Women’s Singles.—l, Miss D. At* hurst (N.S.W.); 2, Miss L. Bicker to A (N.S.W.) and Mrs. R. R. Harper (V.K equal; 4, Mrs. M. Molesworth (Q.)j Miss E. Hood (Q.); 6,. Miss M. Co:?, (N.S.W.); 7, Miss K. Le MessurW (S.A.); 8, Miss G. Toyne (V.); 9, Mi?a U. Valkenburg (N.S.W.), and Miss D, Dingle (N.S.W.) equal. Not' ranked owing to insufficient play—Mrs. O’Harftl Wood (V.).