TENNIS.
U.S.A. BANiKING. BOSTON, February 9. The ten ranking men are.—Tilden, Hunter, Lott, Hennessey, Allison, Vanryn, Mercer, Doeg, Seligson, Shield. The United States Lawn Tennis Association Executive (~ (Committee adopted a recommendation -.-S*t n 0 player while a member ur cue Davis Cup team or other International tFam, representing < the United States, shall write, give ffnlUrviews, or contribute to publications or give radio talks with or without compensation, without the • consent of jthe Davis Cup CimmitUio. It is understood that the Executive Committee declined to umierwrite an open tournament between professionals and which was one of the indieaU'd ways, wherein clubs, with expensive plants, could augment the revenue. The intimation was that, until the Professional Association puts its own house in order, no such tournament will be approved. It is an open si-cret, however, that in the open tournament, the play of the professionals might seriously overshadow that of the amateurs.
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Grey River Argus, 12 February 1929, Page 8
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