Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
Amateur Definition
For Tennis Players
Regarded as Strict
Subcommittee Of English Lawn Tennis
Association Completes Its
Draft.

NEW YORK, June 1O.-The subcommittee
of the English Lawn Tennis association APP
pointed to draft a new amateur definition
has handed in its report, which is TO be
acted upon next winter II is a peculiar
piece OF composition, and II one were TO
believe II every player In England at the
present moment IL more or less Of pro-
fessional. Should 1t pass the council mat
tiers will be pretty strict The new defini-
ton IL as follows
An amateur lawn tennis player IL 4
player VINO has not
tag Played the kame for q money prize,
stakeo bet, declared wager or gate money,
nor with any person other than an amateur
Tor priss totner tnan sweepstakes At
tached 10 a private match OF goiflpetison).
TO- faugnt pursued OF ASSISTED IN the
game for pecuniary gain texccpt At
senool or college where the easasemens
money or pecunlary advantage by means OF
prizes won.
pItatity at private house, for playing the
game or taxing part m lawn tennis tour
nament match or other composition unless
the payment Of reasonable expenses 10
players taking part In such tournament
match or competition snail have been spe-
ciatly ssncuoned by the council.
td) Accepted money, lawn tennis requl-
sites or other monetary equivalent Tor play
ing the game (other than payment OF
royalty receivable as owner OF any PATENT
from any manufacturer, agent or retailer
OF or dealer In lawn tennis requisites.
m,ttins p pny Of the he before mentioned acts
has been reinststed as an amateur by the
council
amateur In any other branch OF sport.
No person shall be disqualified as an
amateur lawn tennis player by reason OF
for services rendered in connection with
the game in any OF the following eapaci-
Il AS secretary, treasurer or manager OF
any association, committee. tournament or
3. AS author editor or publisher OF or
correspondent, reporter or contributor to
any books, paper or periodical,
s AS referee or Handicapped for any
tournament sanctioned by the council,
match or other competition.
4. Az holder OF any post or position sane
toned by the council.
Nor shall any person be so disquAlineu
by reason of being directly engaged or en-
pioyed in the sale or manufacture OF lawn
tennis requisites. q.
of the rules of the Lawn Tennis association
and follow present section I;
To reinstate upon terms or otherwise, az
Il may think proper, any player VINO
through inadvertence, ignorance or other
reasonable cause has ceased to be an anna
A That the Following additions and alter
ations be made in the regulation lot the
management of lawn tennis prize meeunes'
For No. Substitute-No money check,
order for money or order for goods In any
form shall be offered or given as prize,
and the amount actually paid for prize
shall in no case be below the aoVertiseu
| value OF the same.
FOR No 5 Substitute-No person directly
! engaged or employed in the manufacture
| or sale OF lawn tennis requisites shall be
| eligible as a competitor and no person act
| ing as a referee or Handicapped for none
| tary or other remuneration shall be eligible
| as a competitor for period OF six calendar
| months after so acting. and no person act
| ing as correspondent, reporter or contribu-
| tor to any paper or pertodical tor monetary
| or other renniineratln shall be eligible as a
! competitor at a prize meeting at which he
| liz so acting.