New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
Lawn Tennis Players Object to
Drastic Amateur Law.
CALL FOR ANNUAL MEETING
National Association Will Act
on New Constitution and
Proposed Regulations.

meeting Of the United States National
! Lawn Tennis Association when notice Of
/ the meeting and the official draft of the
proposed laws were issued yesterday.
/ The meeting this year will he held at the
! Hotel Martinique. sd street and Broad
way. on Friday. February II. The chief
! part of tho meeting will he devoted To
! passing upon the work OF the constitution
committee. which was composed OF Henry
/ W Slocum, Ward G. Burton. Raymond u.
| Little. Lyle f.. Mahan and Palmer T..
! Presbrcy
/ II has remained for tho lawn tennis as
! ISOLATION To prOmulgate an amateur rule
50 drastic that IL declares as probes
sional any PLAYER having any connection
whatsoever with sporting goods house
! and prohibits any hotel or club from Of
. fcrinr gratultous courtesies in the way OF
! expenses and transportation with the
] penalty Of the PLAYER receiving the same
dcbarring himself from all tournaments.
/ Part IF this rule Is aimed directly at the
many hotel tournaments that have sprung
mp solely for advertising purposes, ana az
/ which players have been entertained
| largely for no other consideration than
their performance on the courts. The
! proposed rule. however. acts against such
, a club as the Meadow Club, OF South-
| ampt0u. Long Island, where II has always
| been the custom To entertain the players.
/ II is the abuses which have crcpt into
/ lawn tennis which have brought about
! this piece of legislation. over which there
Is bound To be- considerable discussion.
/ The chief portion Of this new rule as
+ framed ~ Is follows.
/ None Int amateurs shall be allowed to
. enter for any match 81 matches lldytd
| under the auspices Of this association.
An amateur is one who has never en-
/ tered a competition open Only 10 pIoIes-
SIGNALS nor played FOR a money prize
/ public or admission money. or entrance
7 fca. or who has not played, instructed,
/ pursued or assisted IN the pursuit OF
T tennis or other athletic exercise as
means of livelihood or for gain or am
I Did not obtain and does not retain mem
/ bership iu any tennis or athletic club OF
! any kind because OF any mutual under
! standing. express or implied, whereby
| such membership would be Of any pc
. CLiarg benefit To the member or the
/ club
/ l. not connected with the sale OF tennis
! goods. nor WIN "A NTm iHdbu1dCturlNE
/ or selling tennis goods. except when such
/ connection shall be- OF general nature
/ In firm manufacturing OF selling gen
. cr1l athletic goods and the person so
/ connected has to do with tennis goods
| to no greater extent than with any other
/ lin Of goods.
/ Has never accepted from any hotel. club
| or similar organization. at which or I'm
| connection with which, "A tennis tourna-
! meut is being held. transportation or
money for transportation or board. lodging
or other general living accommodations,
: or money tO cover any or all of the same.
or any secret or exceptional reduced rate
! iu connection with such tournament The
J Interpretation OF this rule shall not pre-
! vent a player from taking advantage
I Of a reasonable special rate from such
I hotel club or similar organization. II such
! special rate IL properly announced and
! is open 20 any one entering the tennis
! tournament
/ HAS never sold pledged or otherwise
! converted into money any prize won IN
} q tennis tournament. or converted any
/ prize 50 won into any article or articles,
/ commonly known a necessities. such ms
J food, ordinary clothing etc, or accepted
/ as q prize any such article.
| After doing or committing any OF the
| foregoing acts has been reinstated as an
amateur by the executive committee OF
! the United States National Lawn Tennis
! Association.
! The executive committee Of the United
/ States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
! ton shall be the tribunal 10 decide
whether player IS professional OF an
| Any infraction Of the above rules pre-
/ vious TO February II. 1913. shall not CON
/ stitut- q player professional unless
! such action would also nave been an In
! fraction Of the laws In force prior 10
| that date.
4 move in the right direction is the
| dividing OF the country into sections and
| increasing the executive committee from
| nine members. as at present. TO sixteen,
! ten OF which must represent the various
sections OF the country. II Will be the
duty OF the sectional executive to he re-
fponsibIc for the affairs OF his division
and TO see that the laws OF tie associa-
| ton and the game are properly admins
! tered.
The sections Of the country, as arranged
for In the new constitution. are as fol-
lows.
New England comprising the states Of
| Connecticut. Maine. Massachusetts. New
| Hampshire. Rhode Island and Vermont.
Middle states, comprising the states Of
| New Jersey New York and Pennsylva-
MIA.
Middle Atlantic. comprising the states
| Of Delaware. Maryland. Virginia. West
| Virginia and the District OF Columbia
! Tristate. comprising the states Of lndi-
| ana, Kentucky and ohio.
! Southern comprising the states OF Ala
| bama, Florida. Georgia. Louisiana Mis-
| siSsipp. North Carolina, south Carolina
| and Tennessee.
| Western. comprising the states OF Hi
! nois Iowa. Kansas. Michigan, Missouri,
| Nebraska and Wisconsin
| Northwestern, comprising the states OF
| Minnesota. Montana, North Dakota and
| South Dakota
| Southwestern, comprising the states OF
| Arizona. Arkansas. Nevada, New Mexico,
| Oklahoma and Texas.
| Interinountain comprising the states OF
| Colorado, Idaho Utah and wyoming
| Pacific states. comprising the states or
| California oregon and Washington
There IL a slight change in. the classes
| Of membership TO that OF regular clubs
and the active associations. the class OF
allied associations being added The lat
| ter will include schools and colleges. AZ
an effort will be made to develop this field
In lawn tennis. For the first time In the
history Of the annual meetings there will
be an informal dinner between the AFTER
noon and evening sessions.
The present officers Of the ASSOCIATION
are. President. Il. -. Wrenn, Now YORK
| city: vice -prcsident H. w. oloCui,, ~"
| Work civ: treasurer, Richard stevens.
| Hoboken. y J.: secretary, 4. l.. Hos
! kins, Philadelphia.
ROWELL WESLEYAN MANAGER.
Middletown. Conn. Jan. ls.--John l.
Ropcll 1914. OF Manchester, n. H., was
this afternoon elected manager OF the
WESLEYAN University football team to sue