MONEY IN TENNIS
VINES AS PROFESSIONAL STOEFFEN JOINS RANKS LONDON, Nov. 13 Ellsworth Vines, who is to play in a professional tournament on November 19, says he does not regret turning professional, in spite of the Wimbledon ban. He says: " I hope to retire with ease at 30 years of age. Tilden made £20,000 in two years by professionalism. I ,am well on my way to making that sum in my first year." A message from New York states that the Davis Cup player, L. R. Stoeffen, turned professional to-day. He is joining sports promoter O'Brien's touring troupe.
BRITISH RANKINGS ASSOCIATION'S LIST .... * LONDON, Nov. 13 The Lawn Tennis Association's ranking of British, players is Men. —F. J. Perry, H. W. Austin, G. P. Hughes, N. Sharpe, E. 0. Hare, E. R. Avory, E. C. Peters, F. H- D. Wilde, R. J. Ritchie, D. G. Freshwater, K. C. Gandar-Dower, G. R. D. Tuckey. H. G. N. Lee and I. G. Collins were not ranked owing to insufficient data. Women. —Misses D. E. Round, M. C. Scriven, K. E. Stammers, Mrs. M. R. King, Misses F. James, N. Lyle, B. Nut nail, Mesdames E. F. Whittingstall, J. B. Pittman, Misses E. D. Dearman, Hardwick, S. Noel, J. C. Ridley.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21958, 15 November 1934, Page 11
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