PLAYER-WRITER RULE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 August 1928, Page 8

PLAYER-WRITER RULE.

TILDEN’S ALLEGED BREACH

WILL NOT I3E PRESENT AT INQUIRY.

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Tilden lias Rent a letter to the United' States Lawn Tennis Association stating that lie will he unable to appeal* in person at the professionalism hearing on August 2-1: that he never intentionally violated the amateur writer rule, and that his articles were editorial and comments tive; that any violation was only a technicality; that he had made great personal and monetary sacrifices to aid the American Davis Cup team this year; that he was ready to agree that he receive no compensation for the Wimble-don articles in Question, and asking that “.something should he done to clarify and accurately define the rights of a. player under the player-writer rule. ” A distinctly unfavourable impression has been caused by Tilden’s decision not to appear in person before the hearing. It had been hoped that the entire position of America tennis would be clarified at an open heaving where ■*> face-to-face discussion between the so-called conservative and liberal elements of tennis- officialdom would lie Ip this sport over a dangerous transition period here. Tennis writers are particularly hitter over Tilden’s action, arid some of them are asking, “has he turned tail and is fleeing?”