TENNIS.
TIED BN’S DEFENCE. Australian. Press Assn.—United Service (Received this day at 11.0 a.rn.J NEAV YORK, Aug. 22. Tildeli has sent a letter to the United States Lawn Tennis Association, stating he will be unable to appear in person nt the professionalism hearing on August 24th., that he never intentionally violated the amateur writer rule, and that his articles were editorial and commentative; that any violation was only technical; that he had made a great personal and monetary sacrifice to aid the American Davis Cup team this year; that lie was ready to agree that lie. received no compensation for the AViimbledon articles hi question; and asking that “something should bo done to clarify and.accurately define the rights of a player under the player-writer rule,” A distinctly unfavourable impression has been caused by Tilden’s decision not to appear in person before the hearing'. It had been Imped that the entire position of American tennis would be clarified at an open hearing, where a face to face discussion between the so-called conservative and liberal elements of tennis officialdom, would help this sport over the dangerous transition period here. Tennis writers are particularly bitter over Tilden’s action, and some of them are asking: “Has be turned tail and is fleeing?’’
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1928, Page 3
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