THE BAN LIFTED.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 26 July 1928, Page 9

THE BAN LIFTED.

TH.DEN TO PLAY IN DAVIS CUP GAMES. REQUEST OF FRENCH FEDERATION. (Australian Press Association—United Service.) Received 12.5 p.m. to-day. NEW YORK, July 2-5. The United States Lawn Tennis Association bias cabled to its president in ton-is that if the Unites States Ambassador believes that other, considerations outweighed the association would accede to the Ambassador Is request that Til den be reinstated. PARIS, July 25. Mr Collum, upon his -return from London, made a -statement in response to the urgent request of the French Lawn Tennis Federation that he should not deprive French lawn tennis lovers of the opportunity of seeing the greatest player in the world' in the oominetition, He isiaid: “I have decided to a,ssume the responsibility for authorising ' T.i• Wear to play Tilden in the Davis Cup team.”

TILDEN STILL TO I FACE CHARGES. Received 1.15 p.m. to-day. PARIS, July 25. Mr. Col lam explained that the. decision to play Tilden was taken entirely on his own responsibility. Perhaps in America they did not appreciate the French feeling that victorv was not complete if Tilden had not played. Besides, Tilden had coached his colleagues. Mr. Gollum added that Tilden must meet the charges on his return to America, but the charges did not contravene international regulations. therefore there was no reason for drepping him.