Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-04
Tennis PLAYERS
DON'TLKE NEW.
SERVICE ruling

" h4pOI Idiit pOIlls VIII De SUOMI l.
Ied TO the association for considera.
ton.
First In importance is the proposed
new rule which defines an amateur in
American tennis. Second is the pro.
position to change the present rules
as TO service, and third consideration
VIII be the modification of some OF
the Davis cup rules.
The rule concerning amateurism has
been drafted by a committee compos.
ed Of p e. Presby, Dwight F., Davis,
a. w Lewis. Robert Leroy and G, P.
Gardner IL reads as follows:
An amateur lawn tennis player r.
one that has not accepted money nor
travelling nor living expenses for play.
ing the game IN tournament. match
or competition: but player NAV ac.
eept hospitality at private house
and, when officially selected to rep
resent an association or club in the
world championship. or in national,
sectional or state championship, held
under the auspices OF the United
states National Lawn Tennis Associ-
alton. or In a representative team com.
petltlon, a player may receive from
such association or club his reason,
abe travelling or living expenses.
The rule as to transportation and
Ilvlng expenses came before the ma
uonai association last year, and was
defeated, but since that time the pro-
bibiti0n has been approved by the In
ternational Federation OF Tennis Play
ers at Paris, which excepted only those
players who took part in world cham
Vionships.
Al the annual meeting OF the Eng.
Ish National Tennis Association al
was PROPOSED to rule against even the
worlds championships on this point,
but the motion was almost unanimous.
" re3eced.
Other Nations Have Rules.
The committee which submits the
present change to the American asso
citation points out the necessity OF
keeping in line with the other nations
on the subject Of amateurism, and
states that the rule offered has been
made as broad as possible, provided
this country wishes to avoid friction
with other nations on this point.
Because of the great distances be.
tween tournament places in some
states, and particularly in California,
the committee has added state tourna.
nlents to the list OF those under which |
WISHING players may be entertained.
Quite lively discussion Is going onl
over the proposed change in the foot
fanlt rule. This change is TO be SUBJ
nitted TO the American association bel
r.otfrxs f1s..ak IwftSf -.
ca to support her in the motion when
i comes before the International Fed.
Grafton in March.
The motion Is to force the server to |
replace a lifted foot on the ground
back Of the baseline, after serving,
before he advances into the court.
American Lawn Tennis. the official
organ of the American National Ten.
ms Association. points out that though
this rule may not be designed to com.
pei Mclaughlin, Brookes, Colbert, etc,
to abandon the services they have
been developing for years, It will have
precisely that effect.
London tennis and Badminton dis.
pnte this statement and see no neasoni
Why any player should change his
style Of service in the least. provided
be stands farther back from the line
and claims that the only effect of the
new rule would be TO stop an unfair
rush 10 the net Immediately after the
delivery OF service.
To Protect English Players.
II England's champion players, how.
ever, were on the average about 10i
years younger. and IL they possessetil
stronger service, probably no such
motion would be favored BY them
As to the uRfairness OF FushiHgl
quickly to the net, that is a distinctly
rosel idea, as the Alphonse and Cas-
ton method has never yet been uti-
liked in American sport
The reason why such a foot-faultI
rule might faporably impress Ger!
tain portion OF the tennis public in
Great Britain is quite plain, though
the great majority OF the EnglishI
sportsnen would naturally be against
iIampering any branch OF the game
II lis more surprising perhaps to I
find that the change is advocated on
This side by E. B. Dewhurst, one OF /
the leading Eastern tennis critics
pewhHrst makes HIS headquarters In
Philadelphia, the home of Clothier,
Williams and Wallace F. Johnson,
whose claims. for leadership in Amer
lean tennis he strongly advocates at
JAIL times. ,s-s.vv-,.
In remarkable article on the foot
fauld rule. he claims that the present
service rule gives the server too great
an advantage. He does not approve
the wording Of the new rule as pro-
posed, because he thinks it will be
harder to enforce even than the pres
ent rule. but the main idea he believes
TO be correct
He claims that Brookes, Holcomb B.
Ward and Mclaughlin have all built
their games on service. and could
EeEer have been champions except
through it. with the result that too
many players try to copy them in this
respect, and pay. altogether to little
attention to alLaround excellence.
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