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1n D TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVmmETl 0. 1910. TEHNIS RANKING IN SYSTEM .Wolgast Causes More Criticism of Weights Rulings Committee Issues Blanki to All, PUyers. MARKS EllA IN THE SrOET By Mnil f Ttrm Official r 0t Fnllat Fonnlble Laws Tennis Infnmltlo nnd Rf rr trrt Tmli on Placers. NEW TOTIK. Nor. 19 Sktn to ob tain tHa fullest liwn Unnls lntormatlon possible upon wHch to establish tha na "3onal ranking lint for tha season of 1910 lh commute recently IwuM blank to thu playrrs. An ona of the officials stateri tlia ftport la row to b systsmatlied In All of tta branches." In Its comprehensive -ope Che document Issued la tha work of the committee, Edwin F. Torrey. Jr., chalr intn, of Clinton. N. T.; Mllea 8. Charlock, secretary, of tha Crescent Athletlo club, anil Henry Torrance, Jr., of tha Engle wood Field club. Thera la much more Im portant and far-reaching; action contained In the obvioua request for tha player's record In tournament and championship than the tabulated form reveala. The buff- lolored aheet of paper la nothing; short of ha herald of tha new era In American lawn tennla, of which the first slfrns were dlacemable during: tha playing- of the na tional championship tournament on tha courta of the Newport Casino last August It la a notable fact that the plan Juat launched and put Into operation waa freely llscussed by officials during tha deciding of the national title, and that It beara tha approval of Mr. Jamea Dwlght. president of the United Btatea Lawn Tennla asso clatlon, and nearly all of the executive committee, which Includes 'William A. Ijirnrd, Palmer E. Preabrey, Dr. Philip B. Hawk. Ralph Holtershoff. U. I. Scott, William J. Clothier, Edwin P. Torrey, Jr.. Ilaymond D. Little and Louie Hanry Waid ner. Ilapbaaard Dari Over. "It la evident that the dfcya of haphazard lawn tennla affaire are over," remarked an official yesterday, "and the playera and clubs that fall to take an accounting of tha new order of things are likely to Viav a rude awakening before long. It la my opinion that playera who wish to receive an adequate rating at tha hands of the committee will do well to fill out these tables and return them at once. Bjch clrculara aa have been laBued In the paat have been sporadic efforts. This one, from tta makeup, means that the ranking committee Is to be established hereafter as a department of record for the sport." Speaking of the new effort that waa In process of formulating to overcome the difficulties that had beset lawn tennis, Secretary Charlock said that the work of the ranking; committee waa but the open ing wedge of a carefully thought out plan which Is to touch upon every phase of lawn tennla. In a way a campaign of ed ucation for the thoughtleaa follower of the sport and with a goal of results which will do away with the acrimonious criti cism of the paat. The document sent out to tha playera la ruled to cntaln recorda of flfty-aeven open tournament and championship matches. Three main division heads had tabulation: Opponent.""Won and Lost" and My 6core." "Scores of My Matches." The subdivisions are "Date and Where Held," "Name of Opponent," "Won and Lost" and "My Score written first. The aheet la arranged to be filed In a binder according to name, number and division. Thus, In addition to furnishing data for' proper ranking. It will furthermore establish a permanent record of tha players' performance of each season, tha names, addressee, cluba, tournaments and all other Important details that for thirty yeara have been lost to American lawn tennis annals In complete form. With such a wealth of data aa It la planned to rather and file In permanent form In tha archives of tha National association not only will a complete history of each play er'a Individual work be at hand, but a comprehensive view of American lawn ten uis will be presented In tha future. Impetus to Better Conditions. Tha Impetua In favor of better conditions, especially toward the rankings, over which annual wrangles were held and which led to the controversy between Clarence IIol bart and A. L. Hoaklns, waa shown with the appointment of Philip B. Hawk as chairman of the ranking committee aeveral I ears aco. The establishment of the present plan Is In a large measure attributable to the foundation upon which Mr. Hawk built, ahich resulted la his election to the na tional executive committee at the annual meeting a year ago. It Is evident that the moat careful rating of tha playera that has ever been Issued in this country Is to be promulgated before the firet of the coming fear. Careless players, who In the past have felt that tha occasional communications from tha committees meant nothing and that the requeata were to be thrown Into waste paper baskets, will find themselves mistaken from thla time forth. It might be aid, aa a word of advice here, that the player who wlahea a ranking had beat exert himself and let the committee hear from him, otherwise he may find himaelf disap pointed and awaken to a realisation that the United Statea Lawn Tennis associa tion has started out to do things. That such la the cat. la made only too obvioua from the wording of the last paragraph of the official letter sent out with the record blanks. It reads aa foliowa: Ability la Considered. "The ranking committee la desirous of giving full consideration of each player'a playing ability, together with each player'a record of matchea won and lost during the year. Therefore If the committee doea not receive from you inclosed record of your matches you may not receive any ranking thla year on account of Insufficient data. ' The ratings of the playera for the season of IX were the beat that lawn tennis haa ever known. The list for the preaent aeason will be even better, or it will be alone the playera' fault. The matter of the rankings Is but the beginning of bettor things, that In time will include a marked Improve ment' In the plana of holding the annual Hireling of the national body, the manage ment of tournaments and the revision of the rules, which have become almost obsolete. llii Eefusal to Meet Anyone Bat Nelson Causes Rumpus Over Weight Question. NEW TORK, Nor. 1 "The unwilling ness of Ad WolRaat, lightweight champion, to meet anybody except Battling Nelaon. may be used aa an argument in favor of altering the acale of weights governing the various pugilistic classes," said a veteran referee the other day. "Nelaon was tha first lightweight ohamplon to refuse to meet challengers except at the American limit. 133 pounds ringside, and Wolgast Is fol lowing hla example to the letter, with the result that same of the best boxera. who are practically lightweights, are barred from competition In thla class. In England the National Sporting club recently es tablished new weight limits and fixed the scaling In the llchtwelght class at 136 pounds, six hours before ring time. This arrangement seems eminently fair, and I bellave It ahould prevail In this country. "When the late Joe Oana waa the light weight champion he met all comere regard less of the lightweight limit Until he stacked up agalnat Nelson, whose stipula tions aa to the scaling limit were mani festly unfair and resulted In the downfall of Gans. who waa physically weakened by such conditions. Nelson, as tltleholder, barred Packy McFarland from a match, aa the latter could not make 113 pounds ring aide, and wanted to fight at 135 either ring aide or several hours before the handshake. Now Wolgast also bars McFarland, Good man, Toung Pammy Smith and other 1.15 pound boys for the same reason. "You cannot place these challengers of Wolgast In the welterweight class, the limit of which Is 142 pounds In this coun try, for all of them would be outweighed by tha tltleholder, Dixie Kid, or the clalm anta for that honor, Willie Lewis, Harry Lewis and others, so that It Is the growing belief that boxing cluba in this country should get together and revise the rules governing the different weight limits. "There la a mixup over the world'a featherweight championship, too, Abe At- tell, the American tltleholder, can make 122 ringside, the limit In this country, at any time, but Jem Drlscoll, the English cham pion, defends that title at 126 pounds, scal ing several houra before ling time. If At- tell and Drlscoll ever meet It Is safe to aay that the American will be compelled to make concessions In founds or Drls coll will not fight. The late George Dixon won the featherweight title at 118 pounds and Terry McGovern lost It to Toung Cor- bett at 12, at which figure Corbett do fended It until he waa beaten. Attell did not win the featherweight championship from a recognized tltleholder, but he as sumed the title and has beaten all comers at 122.- AUTO SHOW TO BE A HUMMER Demand forSp&ce Bids Fair to Exceed the Demand. MANY NEW IDEAS EXHIBITED Omaha Made Cars Are 7ow Ball Hera from the Ground r, aad Will Be Snowa at the Aadltorlam. Omaha't 1!1 Anto show promises to far eclipse any exhibition of thla kind ever before attempted In. this city. All of the thirty-three Omaha automobile men who belong to tha association have signified their Intention of placing two or wore cars of each make In the Auditorium for exhi bition, and a number of special features have already presented themselves to tha committee. When tha show was first considered for 1911 It was decided to make It from Feb ruary 20 to IG, which dates will stand, as this time Is practically the opening of the auto running season. The plans aa first thought of were to leave out the baaement exhibitions that were In the last year and use only the main floor and the stage of tha Auditorium. Now, however, because of tha many business and commercial cars which desire space, the basement will be used and also the floor decorations will be arranged so that there will be more space for the autos on the main floor. Last week Clarke Powell, secretary and treasurer of the association, sent letters to all the Omaha dealers asking what each wished to show at the show, and answers returned gave each dealer from two to ten autos. One of the new things that will In terest Omaha people greatly la the exhibits of two new Omaha firms who are building cars from the bottom up. Before thla time several local flrma have received the en gines from outside and built the frame or body, but theaa will be built altogether In Omaha. During the Implement dealers' conven tion In thla city the association received ai-surances from every one of the visitors to come to Omaha to tha Auto show. Most of the flrma represented In the Implement dealers' convention also deal In automo biles, so there Is a mutual bond between the two organisations. Besides the thirty-three dealers In the. Omaha association there are fourteen other flrma here who handle cara who are boosting vigorously for the show and also five supply bouses and ten repair shops and garages which will take a part In the show. A meeting of the association will be held thla week to make further plans, In which some definite action on the minor points of exhibition regulations will be passed upon. I WORK BEGUN FOR RACE MEET Tampa is Scene cf Preparations for Big Meeting;. MOTORCYCLISTS INCREASE FAST nicaer and Better Hetnrns Swell the Banks. Bigger and better thlnga are promised for the motor cycle racing game next sea son. This promise Is held out to followers of the sport In the constantly swelling ranks of professional motorcycle racers. Professionals are bobbing up In every state amateurs and trade riders who have been tempted by the cash prizes hung up at various race meets. With the Increasing number of profes sional riders will come larger prizes, the ranks of the professionals growing In pro portion to the prizes offered. Now that the ball has been started, It Is expected to do some tall rolling before the end of next season, and that the summer of 1911 will find a great body of active profes slonals In competition for prizes that the really worth while. This Increase in professionalism Is viewed with favor by officers of the Federation of American Motorcyclists, President Fred I. Willis of Indianapolis, having no hesi tancy In giving the professional his approval. TO BE BEST EVER HELD Association Kleets Officials for Meet To Inspire Confldenee In V. rloaa Horsemen Five Hun dred Rn tries Made. The Key to the Situation Bee Want Ada TAMPA. Fla., Nov. 19-At the big racing plant of the Florida Midwinter Fair asso ciation in thla city preparations are busily In progress for the meeting which Is to open January t. With the arrival In the city of J.' U. Strode, the founder of tha track, tha work of getting the plant in readiness for winter racing has begun In earnest, and Indications, point to the best meeting, from every standpoint, ever heid In this part of the country. The association haa elected the following officials for the coming meeting: Charles Godshaw, president; F. B. McConnell, vice president; J. 17. Strode, general manager; Joseph J. Burke, presiding judge; E. C. Smith, assistant judge and racing secretary; William Murray, starter; William Mor rlssey, assistant starter; J. B. Campbell, clerk of scales, and William Bills, paddock Judge. The association feels that it has made the best possible selection of officials and that the list will inspire utmost confidence on the part of both the horsemen and the public. Judge Burke has been presiding on the Canadian circuit, and la regarded as one of the best men eligible for that posi tion. Assistant Judge Smith Is now racing secretary of the Coney Island Jockey club and thoroughly posted and reliable. Mur ray Is ono of the three good starters of the country and stands next In line to Mars Cassldy and A. B. Dade. Morrlssey Is re garded as one of the ablest assistants In the business. Accommodations for horsea are now I WINTER GOLF GETS' A BOOST Additional Iflne-Rolo Coarse Laid Out at Plnehnrst Clnh. . PINEHURST, N. C. Nov. 19. Significant of what winter golf now means la the announcement of the opening of an addi tional nine-hole course, laid out aa a con necting loop to the No. 8, or nine-hole course of the Ptnehurst Country club, and tha clearing of land for an additional nine hole course In anticipation of further ex tension, the most Important work of a busy summer. The present equipment Is now three full length elghteen-hole courses or two elghteen-hole and two nine-hole courses, aa No. t course Is, wisely made to be played as an elghteen-hole course or two miles, with a fourth course under way. Thla combination is unequalled In America, providing, as It does, for', all claases of players. Important changes have been made In the club house In the construction of an observatory above the new fireproof locker-room building, which, has been fln lahed and equipped with metallic- lockers. The first golf event on the schedule . Is the seventh annual autumn tournament, November 24, 26 and 26. Followed by the seventh annual holiday week tournament, December 20. 80 and 31. The eighth annual mid-winter tournament, January 9, 10 and 11. Is Immediately followed by the annual Advertising Men's contest, January 12, 13 and 14. Other contests of national Import ance in which from six to eight divisions are provided for with gold medals for the best qualification scores and cups for the divlMon winners, runners up and consolation prizes, include the seventh annual St. Valentlne'a tournament. Febru ary 7, 8, , 10 and 11, and the aeventh an nual United North and South Amateur championship, March 20 to April 1, Inclusive. CHAMPION WALKISTS TO MEET E. J. Webb of England Matched with Gonldlna-. TORONTO. Ont., Nov. 19.-E. J. Webb, the English champion walklst, who Is now In this city - haa been matched against George Gouldlng. the Canadian, and holder of the world's records for one mile and seven mllea. In a match a couple of months ago at one and three miles. Gouldlng won both contests, but there are those who claim that the seven miles Is Webb's best dis tance, and they look for a victory for the English champion. 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