LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 299, 16 December 1911, Page 16

LAWN TENNIS.

Loorentz, the young Frenchman who jumped suddenly into fame last April by defeating A. F. Wilding at Autena, has achieved further success in Paris. Participating in the Paris covered court championships, held in October, at Neuflly-eur-Seine, he qualified for the final, and in that round defeated Gohert (the present holder of the English covered court championship) after a fiveset match Gobert was not at his best, and did not reproduce the fonm which made him supreme at Queen's Club in the spring, but the victory of Laurentz (the figures were ft— i, *—«, «—L *—*• 6—3 in his favour) suggests that his career is not likely to be meteoric. The English Lawn Tennis Association has apparently concluded its investigations concerning the amateur definition, on which it recently invited an expression of opinion from all kindred associations throughout the svorld, and has adopted a definition from which all the clauses which evoked severe criticism bare disappeared. Following is the text of rue definition as adopted by the association at its recent general meeting:—

That the following be added to the roles of toe Ijuwu lejuua AssoclaUou:—To follow present Bale 28:— Definition at Amateur.—An amateur lawn tennis player Is a person who has not (a) Played the game for a money prize, staked bet, declared wager, or ether monetary consideration. Cb) Competed tor a prize at the game with or against any person other than an amateur. (c) Taught, pursued, or assisted in the game tor pecaniary gain, except at a school or college, where the engagement also tncludes scholastic duties. (d) Hroeorea money or pecuniary advantage by means of prizes won. (e) Accepted money, travelling expenses, or other monetary equivalent (except hospitality at a private house) for playing the game In any tournament, match, or competition; but a player, when representing an association or club, may receive necessary travelling and reasonable hotel expenses from such association or club, If permission to pay such expenses slmll have been previously obtained from a>e cotuwll. (f) Accepted money or monetary equivalent for playing tie game with, and thereby advertising, the goods of any manufacturer, spent, or retailer of lawn tennis requisites. Or « perwon who. after dorfnir or eommltttitß any of the before-mentioned sets. has been reinstated as an amateur by the council. Or a person who ts not dlwintitlned »» an amateur In any othpr branch of sport.

Th-s English controlling body has also arrived at a decision with regard to the proposed changes in the rules governing prize tournaments, and the following resolutions have been adopted. "No person receiving, directly or indirectlv, monetary remuneration for goods specially supplied for, or services rendered in connection with, any prize meeting, shall be eligible as a competitor at such mesting." "No money, cheque, order for money or order for goods shall be offered or given as a prize, and the amount paid for a prize shall be in no case below the advertised value of the same."