LATE LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18073, 15 May 1924, Page 14

LATE LAWN TENNIS.

-■/- ; ;..'ittiMßif "'■'•■ ■ MAY.;¥ET PLAY.-* ■'<■;' "■'._' j (BT CAM*—PBK3B ASSOCIATION CpPTOUOBr.), ("Argus.") " _ ■■■•■...: (Beceived May l*th, B\SO p.na.) '.'"■ ''• . ; N^Y-XOKk',--M»y l 'Xß.'In the forthcoming issue of a tennis'publication, Tiiden cni-Cisea the .amateur .ruling, bus> declares his willingness-ta play in jjavis uup inatGUiis-u tlie Xeiiiua ABScxiiauifln should' call, a meeting to rehear his b*w», and if. constituent. ciu.ua. snouid uphold h.m. Tiiden otters 10 Witadraw' iLs:.resigrUiiion. when such meeting, is. aom^unced,, aixl -prdnt-;. ises to .abide by me decisiuh_ ot the ciuos. The article states: A to-calied "amiueur," if caUed upon to play a hard match" in-, volviug ovei-cxertion, ceases to- be an amateur, because no is gaining there m neainer amusement nor physical behent. Sureiy an Association wiucu senus a nian 45,uU0 miles ■ in j.B months in order to'bnrig back a tropuy nas professionalised that man. Tennis in commercialised by the Association, not bjf tne players, The huge gu.e recaigte at the national championships and l/avia Cup matcb.es are a lar inoie dangerous influence' toward proies3ionansni than, written- articles.' The time lias come 10 rewrite the amateur rule. .Also, : the Association must uphold its own standard arid aboLsh gate receipts a,t oancial matches. ' i-ursuant 10 Tilden'a request, the Tenni* Association announces that a mooting would noon be heid at which ciuos would pronounce; hnal judgment on Uie p.ayer-wruer. This prompt acceptance of Tilaen's revived the nope that the mauer maj t amicably settled, and Tilden's amateur standing restored.