New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Innocent Must Suffer with
Guilty if Officials Bar
Coast Stars.
GOOD OF THE GAME
AIM OF ALEXANDER
Davis Cup Veteran Certain That
Whatever Action Is Taken
Will Be for Best.
Nv FRED HAWTHORNE

rhc .urmoil raised in the lawn tennis
world over the probable action OF the
1-ci.ed States National Lawn Tennis
Association in regard to ire future
amateur standing % Maurice r. NC
1orob1ir and Thomas c. Bundy. Of Cal
;fornia. who have announced their IN
,cntjon Of opening sporting goods
store in San Francisco, was still s'e'h-
irc yesterday.
vi,,lo =, was the general opinion that
so,,o such action a. IS contemplated IN
no NcLoughlin-Bu udy case snoul0 Ne
taken for the good o. the game .l.U ~
.,,,rb -hc growing tendency 10 CONNER
lice snort Of all kinds, /. also was
Omitted that much harm mugft result
30, .ne innocent must SUITE: win tne
..r,l.v and that men whose arateuriSm
Sres OF the highest might come un0eT
The rule regarding amateurs IN lawn
.c,,,is is unfortunately, 50 vague!
wooded. OF. rather. so inGei rite I'D l's
carab.Nties Of declaring WheA man
600 or does not violate the amateur
law. that confusion seems touh" ~
result when X IS put into force IL
VIII become largely a matter o. utSCr'-
.;oD with those who have is enforce
Won. IN charge. IL seems, for If dis
cro.;oD is not used then mere must
inevitably be wrong done IN certain
cases. ,., -
For wears the name OF Frederick Il.
Alexander has been known. both IN TINS
country end abroad, 20 stand Ioi AZ
that is best in lawn tennis. bealceS
rctresentirc the United states IN
D.vis Gun matches. Alexander com
reted 81 all the great lawn tennis
centres Of the world moIeooH'
Monte Carlo. Australia. Blarritz' the
Riviera and Dleppe.
No man has borne 4 moro spoiesss
roDutation for pure amateurlSm. No
man has had the welfare OF lawn tennis
lore a. heart than Alexander. He has
l.ravs placed his love o. the same
bovc ali other ideratloHs.
Int the Davis CUP veteran name
,as been mentioned in connection WITH
To- run,nus raised over the amateur
landing Of certain players. although
10 one questions for an instant that
lexardor has violated the spirit OF
~co 2matcurlSm.
some years ago, through an unior'u-
-ato business reverse. AleNandcr was
.,..-eucG 20 start from the bottom
rOr no fNUl NO~t % f.t 'N44tl4 '+'7
.obtg Tor which he was not morally or
ocsIlv RESPONSIBLE. Starting . minor
7c,ilor with a sporting goods house
., this city. he worked hin self up TO
assistant manager. in wnlch capacity
Id. holds SUPERVISION over the e-tlro
putrut Of the firm. one OF the largest
z it, kind IN the country. The nand-
ing Of lawn tennis goods is one o. the
.uallest items under AleXapder'S man
30
rot enhanced 30 any appreciate degree
rv his active career as q player.
We sought out Alexander yesterday
Tor The purpose of getting an EXPIRES
sion OF opinion on the announcement
o. the L. 5. ~ L. T. A. regarding the
standing Of certain players. At hrSt
.e was not inclined 20 discuss the
natter az ell, but he finally consented
20 give his views on a subject mat =
interesting thousands OF players from
inc Atlantic 70 the Pacific.
"All 7 can say about y is TINS, sald
alexander. 81 feel confident that what
ever action the national ASSOCIATION
-ekee In this matter viii be done Tor
,Le GOOD Of the game. OF course. !
should be very sorry II u is decided
nat I have sacrificed my standing as
ar amateur. hut if il will help the game
Will be satisfied.
= am ~ the end Of my active career
or -ba courts now. so from that stand
,.ir. :. would not work so great a
rarLehip on me; but, Of course, II
r.rls that my efforts to help the
,ur-cer players along and TO arouse
.-. crest in the game in other ways VIII
lr o ded.'
~ last two years Alexander has
bog. Instrumental in developing the
-,,.t,,. DI.vere Of the East IL was
Do, who planned the holding OF the first
,rr:or indoor and outdoor metropolitan
.rrmpionship tournaments. in addition
o. which he devoted his vacation period
,o The active handling of the tourna-
mcrts.
The Davis Cup veteran also spent
nart Of his vacation during the last
two wears in trips 20 the United States
\.va' Academy al Annapolis for the
,-,.noSe Of aiding the midshlpmen $
i.vr tennis teams. and lectured 70 sew
o-r' hundred schoolboys IN different
ci.ics Of the East.
IS Alexander pointed out yesterday
. be- is declared professional under
f-e .wateur ruling he cannot anoia
20 continue his work in behalf OF thc
.aroc. as IL would place him in false
f-h-
This is only a single case. selected
r.r,rre Of Alexandcr's prominence in
f,,vr tennis circles, but there are many
cher that might be cited with equal
.ogsov. The only remedy seems 10 ne
.r 10 changing the wording Of the rule
,. chat S possible, as 20 affect only
-.oso who sacrifice their amateur
s.arding in actual spirit and for the
7ic nurocsc Of making capital of their
rrowess on the courts.