TENNIS IN AMERICA

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 227, 23 August 1928, Page 7

TENNIS IN AMERICA

PROFESSIONALISM HEARING.

TILDEN WILL NOT APPEAR.

UNFAVOUR ABE IMPRESSION CAUSED. '

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

(Australian Press Association.) Received August 23, 10.15 a.in. NEW YORK, Aug. 22.

AV. T. Tilden has sent a letter to the United States Lawn Tennis Association stating that ho will be unable to appear in person at the professionalism hearing on August 24; that he never intentionally violated the amateur writer rule and that his articles in connection with the Wimbledon tournament were editorial and commentative; that any violation was only technical; 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 Wimbledon articles in question: and asking that “something should be 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 American tennis would he clarified at an open hearing where a face to face discussion between the socalled conservatives and liberal elements of tennis officialdom would help this sport over a dangerous transition period. Tennis writers are particularly bitter over Tilden’s action and some of them are asking: “Has he turned tail and is he fleeing ”

NEWPORT TOURNAMENT.

(Australian Press Association.)

Received August 23, 11.25 a.m. VANCOUVER, Aug. 22

At the tennis invitation tournament at Newport, J. Cradford (Australia! beat Herbert Bowman (Now York) 6—3, 6—l.