TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1924, Page 3

TENNIS.

AUBTBALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. NEW YORK, December 13. A special Amateur Rule Committee including Senator Pepper and Tilden. which was appointed following on the player—writing controversy in January, February and May last, filed with the Lawn Tennis Association an unanimous report, defining amateurism and professionalism. Thereon all the members of the Association will vote early next year. The report consists of a statement of the amateur rule, and outlining of specific infringements which have raiisjed individuals’ disqualificatii ns and in., The report adds: “ However, violation of the rule, while excluding a player from the Tennis Association tournaments, would not place him in category of a protessional athlete nor imply habitual professionalism.” Tho report, after defining the amateur status, declares that it is forfeited by an individual who plays Tor a money prize, or gate receipts, or enters a competition open only to professionals, or accepts money for using the goods of a manufacturer, or permits himself to he advertised thereof, or permits his name or initials to he used thereon. Finally, the report settles the player-writer problem by declaring ineligible any person using or sanctioning- after January, 1925, the use of his titles or a statement of his tennis reputation in connection with hooks, journalistic 'articles, cinemas, lectures 01 radio tnlks, for which ho receives compensation. A player would likewise he declared ineligible who receives pay for writing newspaper articles covering tournament’s wherein he is a com•petitor." ,

TENNIS RULES. NICAV YORK, December 13. Tin: Executive Committee of the Unitoil States Lawn Tennis Association lias adopted a rule that! a player will lose liis amateur status l>v receiving compensntion for tennis action in motion pictures of himself, li.v sanctioning the use of his name in connection with articles not written hy him. and by writing for pay or consideration current newspaper articles on a match in which he is competing. It is considered that certain provisions will he ratified at the Association’s annual meeting, since the Executive Committee is the Association’s advisory body whose acts are usually fully endorsed. ~ . The amateur ruling, while considered a. victory for Tilde., and Richards. is believed to he the best solution of the delicate situation which threatened temporarily to disrupt the Association. The ruling definitely permits 'lildeii, Richards and others to continue writing as a profession, while definitely retaining their amateur standing and continuing to participate in the principal American tournaments and international contests such as the Davis Cup.