Three Harvard Men in First Ten

Believing that the object of the national ranking is to name the players in the relative order of their skill, irrespective of what titles and championships they have won, M. E. McLaughlin, of San Francisco, Cal., has been placed at the head of the tennis ranking list for 1914 by the national tennis committee. Although R. N. Williams, 2d, '16, of Philadelphia, Pa., defeated McLaughlin for the championship at Newport, he is rated second, as the Californian's work in the international Davis Cup matches was of a much higher calibre. This is the first time in the 35 years of tennis in this country that the champion has not been rated in top place. W. J. Clothier '04 was given fifth place, and W. M. Washburn '15 ninth position by the committee.