New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16
No Rule in Force to Restrain
"Wise" Ones from CONNER
Cia|izing the Sport.
SPLIT OVER FIRST WORDING
Newport Again Picked for All.
Corners Tourney at Annual
Meeting Of National
Association.

/ tournaments where transportation AMI
/ fee hoard arc offered. whether it 20 by a
/ club or a hotei. II i3 Likely 10 nc tn, last
year FOR this sort o: pity sraf.. I'ndc.
! the amateur definition which the Waited
! states National Lawn Tennis Association
/ placed on its records late oii Friday night
I at thc annual rncc;in;; ia tie Iiot.l Mar
/ Unique the only thing that operates
AGAINST q player being an amateur seems
/ to be employment by merchant .. sport
: ms goods IN the lawn tennis dcpartmcn.
! By strange freak Of legislation
tho delegates yotcd Il new constitution
and bylaws 10 supcrsedc the old. which
| Practically were identical with the
! laws under which thu association has
been directed for more than twenty
years. with one uninporiaut exception.
/ The great opportunity Of cnactin;; elect
! i've laws to govern the game. y hich is
( becoming more widespread every year
and attracting the youth Of the country.
was completely lost in the mists Of arsI-
mental fog and uncertain vcrbiaGc.
! The clause in the section declining an
amateur which would have pre- cntcd the
/ stigma OF accepting valuable Gratu!tics. II
/ not money. would surely have been passed
! had slight changes been made In its
wording which would have MADE it as
| effective in operation. IL appeared that
/ the majority of the delegates were in
favor Of legislation of this sort
But they split OIL the question II legiii-
mate clubs entertaining players Kari
| Behr was quick 20 see this and endcav-
orod 10 have the Objectionable features
amended. Lyle T.. Mahan and other
members OF the revision committee were
given time to submit change. The re-
suit OF their labors Was so hopolcssiy in
volvcd that Behrs efforts and the objcc-
/ tionable clause. which was the cruX Of
the whole structure tumbled together
| This clause. which was stricken from the
/ amateur definition. rcad as follows.
| has never accepted. from any ho:cl.
| club or similar organization AZ which Oh
I'm connection with which q tennis tour
nament is being held. transportation or
| money for transportation or board iods-
| ing or other general living acconmoda-
! tons. or money 10 cover any ~ all of tho
same. or any secret or exceptional re-
| duccd rate In connection with such tour
| namont. The Interpretation OF this rule
shall not prevent a player from taking
advantage of a reasonable special rate
from such hotel. club or similar o!saniza-
ton il such special rate IS properly an
| nounced and il open To- any one entering
! the tennis tournament
| Two remarkably strong points devcl-
| oped I'm favor Of such clause ~ the
| above being incorporated In The American
rules England has rcccntciy enacted
| such a law. and the Intcrna t.onai Fedora
J ton. which meets in Paris nest month
contcmplates similar action in Us efforts
10 standardzc all oil the laws and rules
| Tor all nations.
/ Henry ". SlOcum. the chairman or the
/ revision committee. struck a true note
when he stated that AN American anna
tcur might tad himself dcbarreG from
| foreign tOurnaniNl;s because OF the .aNity
of the American rule IN this respect. ana
after the meeting it was remarked that a
| question of this character had once been
AUTOMATICALLY insinuated by England As
| TO a PLAYER on the United States DAVIS
| cup team. who. possibly because Of this.
did not take part in the matches
The one thing that impressed those who
attended the thrty-sccond annual meet
/ ing of the association vas the TACT thdt
the voting Of proXies no longer falls into
the hands Of one or two prominent oiii-
Gals II was mucn split up the Western
and Southern clubs standing fairly well
together in voting upon most matters
with a sprinkling OF the smaller Eastern
! Clubs giving them the balance OF power.
| ON s.ycral occasions the line of demar-
cation appeared almost iactional, the
West voting against the old guard Of the
East II is likely that this peculiar feat
are will rather increase than diminish. as
the clubs throughout the country are be-
coming Interested and educated IN the
government Of the game
| In connection with the awarding Of The
national all-comers championship TO
NewTOrt again Bob Wrcnn revealed the
fac, that the governors OF the Casino are
aware that the tournament mast be
! given a splendid setting in order to con-
TIME II there The grounds nave been
scientifically surveyed. 50 that "a Grcatcr
number OF courts Will be available next
| August. Whof the championship Is de-
| cIded Furthermore. the Srandstand court
Will be located near the entrance ana
completely surrounded 10y new anI com
modious stands instead Of in FAR cornc.
Of the grounds II viii no longer be pos
STOLE for The boys who Tag the balls to
.cn chairs boxes and barrels at high
prices. the stopping of which led TO the
! strike by tho boys Iast August.
| Toward the Closc'of the meeting a num-
! her Of IN .orists cndedvVrcd 10 establish
/ som, of their pct ideas as rules. Dr.
| philip t. Hawk. of the University OF
| PENNSYLVANIA, cndcdN orcd To !cglSldte the
! much discussed net cora stroke TO be
I niavcd as "A let England has wrestcd
/ with this problem for twenty gears with
On, result, II il Or. Hawk contention
I that the net cora stroke. In which the
| bau INST hits the top OF the net. and be
causS of itg spin happens to roll over.
| ehnTld be rcplayed by a completely new
! @"rvico the point not 10 be- counted.
! Henry w Slocum advanced an unusual
r,ic that the service be confined 10 one
/ hail instead o. two. as AZ present ne
! believed that II Was wrong 10 give INC
J scryer two chances, ana tnat he should
4 - cnnorcd 20 a perfect service Oh his
,rs, shot. Both OF these matters were
| handed ovc: to the executive committee.
J Actin Tho question rs 10 the Ofhcial ball
and its STANDARD was brought IN. The
I Wright & Dtspn ball which mas 90
! ,nr,to econ us.d. was Professionally adopted
/ fn- ali uatioral championship iournh-
mcu,s. the executive committee To pass
! uyo it's Requirements 9,
'Vnr,cn lawn tennis players. IL dcvel-
I nd arc again seeking recognition by q
vaa,,o,al ranking list each season. Dob
! Wen, stated that there had tccn II most
! insis,,nt demand this year that the
women BE- o.hcially ranked. rms Nds not
,'o,. IN many OF the delegates. for the
yemen pIaycrs have been cndeavoring 10
! r,ine This about for several Years.
The matter was turned over to the