TENNIS
NEW FOOT FAULT- RULE. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. (Received Feb. 26, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, Feb: 25. The Tennis Association is submitting to the International Federation at its meeting on the 20th of next .month a new foot fault rule, providing-that Hie server stands behind the baseline arid within the imaginary continuation “of the centre mark and sidelines, and does not move his feet until the service has been delivered. ,
It is also proposed that tennis' should he eliminated from the Olympiads, owing to the existing number of international matches.—Sydney Sun Cable.
Ti ITDEN’S STATUS; STILL SOME DIFFICULTY. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received Feb. 26." 9.20 a.m. NEW YORK. Feb. 25. Although victorious in liis.‘ fight, to remove any question of professionalism from bis playwright. William Til den stll faces some kinks in .his status as ai result of newspaper work, in addition to which he is devoting;more time than ever before to the cinema and drama. Tilden, nevertheless, is expected to carry off the American, tennis crown for the sixth straight .year and again to form the main link in the Davis Cup defence. —Rteuter.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 February 1925, Page 3
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184TENNIS Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 February 1925, Page 3
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