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Dispute Over Tennis Rankings Resolved by National Association
R Lindley Murray of Niagara Falls New York crowned No. 1 in the National singles for 1913 after final round victory over W Tilden Jr. The rankings place Tilden in Class 1 for doubles with Murray, while F B Alexander and B C Wright appear in Class 1 for doubles. Other top names include W M Hall N Y, W T Hayes Chicago and N W Niles Boston among singles rankings across multiple classes. The women’s leading player is Miss Molla Bjurstedt of New York with Mrs George W Wightman of Boston and Miss Eleanor Goss of New York close behind.
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iBy Associated Press
New York
R. Lindley Murray
Niagara Falls
N. Y
National Tennis Association
Murray
W. P. Tilden, Jr
Philadelphia
F. B. Alexander
W. M. Hall
W. T. Hayes
Chicago
N. W. Niles
Boston
Ichyia Kumagae
Tilden
Hon
Vincent Richards
B. C. Wright
P. R. Pell
Molla, Bjurstedt
George W. Wightman
Eleanor Goss
R. L. Murray
W. T. Tilden, Jr. Painlphia
N. W. Nile
J. C. Johnson
Maas
L. E. Mahan
N. J
Craig Biddle
Samuel Hardy
Til
Genchire Kashie
WN. Y
HH. A. Throckmorton
Elizabeth
A. P. Hubbell
BE. H. Bingen
R. N. Dana
Pawtucket
R. J
C. A. Major
Washington
D. C
Theodore Drewes
St Louis
Edward Ocessner
R. C. Seaver
Mass
F. C
T W Hendrick
Buffalo
EB. V. Carter
Atlanta
Harold Taylor
Brooklyn
Henry Wick, Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
P. B. Hawk
K. B. Uhis
Kansas City
George King
Scarsdale
N. W. Swayne
F. C. Anderson
F. T. Anderson
WH. Hendrickson
Haworth
Osborne
William Roseman
C. &. Urrows
Chas. Clmbers
H. Hassford
Pleasantville
BF. Hartman
H. H. Manchester
H. J. Steinkampf
Bedford Park
P. W .Gibbons
J. A. Collom
Stamford
Conn
H. B. O'Boyle
Putnam Naval Training Station
George O Connell
Ill
Milton Agay
Phillip Bagby
C. T. Spekce
Kansas’ City
Embree Henderson
G. W. Miner
W. T. Tilden, Jr
Vincent Ricards
B Geo
C. Ss. Geceanadaun
R. H. Burdick
I. C. Wright
HU. C. Johnson
Kumagae
H. L. Taylor
E. M. Binzen
O'Boyle
B. M. Grant
Nat Thornton