The sun., 1916-09-24
MISS CLARE CASSEL
VIOLATED RULES
Tennis Leader Explains WHY
Woman Star 1T Her ANA.
teur 5 ding.
FATE OF MEN NEXT

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When Miss Clare Cassel was declared
Ineligible for amateur tennis contests
recently by the United States Lawn Ten.
mis- Association. many followers Of the
sport believed hat he woman net star
was being made IN example Of and tina,
the new amateur rules Of the organiza.
ton were being enforced before they had
been voted upon. George Adec, pres,.
dent Of the association. wishes 10 tor.
rect this mistake. He says that Mis-,
Cassel had violated one Of the fnnda.
mental amateur rulings and cited the
clause to prove his statement. In the
present bylaws Of the association an
amateur Ia defined as:
1. One who has never entered A
competition open only to professionals
nor played for a money prize. public
or admission money or entrance fee.
2. One who has not played. in.
structed. pursued or assisted In the
pursuit Of tennis or other athletic
exercise as a means OF livelihood or
for gain or emolument.
3. One who did not obtain and does
not retain membership In any ,ennls
or athletic club Of any kind because
Of any mutual understanding. express
or implied. whereby such membership
would be OF any pecuniary benef, 20
the member or the club.
I. One who Is not connected with
the sale of tennis goods. nor with a
firm manufacturing or selling tennis
goods. except when sue connection
shall he Of n general nature In n Arm
manufacturing or selling general ath.
letic goods and the person SO con.
nected has to do with tennis goods 10
no greater extent than with any other
line Of goods.
Instructed Ice skaters.
In explaining tho drastic nature @,
disbarment Of Miss Cassel. Adee asserted
that she had openly and clearly violated
section 2 OF the above quoted rulings
Adee asserted that Miss Cassel had
given lessons in fancy skating. charging
s. an hour for her services. ard had
been doing this for more than n wear
He also said that several times h- had
told Miss Cassel that she was considered
Ineligible for amateur play by the assu.
citation. but she ignored this irrrru1.
ton. Finally 1t was necessary, ac orirs
to Adee, to insist that the New lorscv
championship committee refuse 20 allow
Miss Cassel to compete.
II am sorry that this case was yer
such wide publicity" said Mr. Nd..
I'VE tried desperately to make NJ.
Cassel understand that she had v!o'1'.
the amateur rules Of the parent h,dr
but she refused 20 listen. We even >ff'
u.arl 20 hos ,ta,Aya nI,.t.In, 49,. A.. o
what offence had cost Miss Cis.,i No.
amateur standing. stu she persisted
playing. II was then necessary ;o cl'
upon the championship committee On
disbar her.
Contrary 20 general opinion I've ~.
harment of Miss Cassel does not est A..
! lish a pre- redent, az only n tcw mont
ago a certain man was declared !r',--
HE because he coached a fcotlt'i cam
This man. who lives IN Salt Lake CIV
Utah. has been coaching for tv, Sea
and recently wanted 10 enter "A Weston
tournament. We heard OF ~" wl'.s'
and instantly advised him thai 80 wi'
not eligible. Iis thanked us ard re-
manned quiet"
Miss Cassel insists that she 's
through with the L. $. L. T \ AMI
that she will not compete in Any tor.
nament under the supervisor - 'h''
body. She further says that she VIII NJ
try for reinstatement She ~'l sra
that she has beef singled ont vs. Nle'
and made a drastic example - poorly
handled tennis affairs. She saws ~ho F.
less n professional han ninc-'er'hs o.
the men who are lokod upon row as
amateurs.
NJ Adec Is wrong IN his s'iwT1r't
Ing OF my case said Mss C.--r. i
Raf m hour fns ttfrsttH# -Ln'lFl
instead Of 81. | wish that WNl. SEN
Seriously I think I am hc.'s ii. H.'.
! never have tried Toy .kl''g tl'''
and only handle those already 'ro,-'Dr'
on the ice. ] teach fancy >'rt = "'
friends and II they see in to rty ~
well for my services see ro lI,W -
that. ! hope this all blows oy'r ..r'.
am sorry about the publicity :
been given"
Most OF the women who corn e'o' =
tn" New Jersey Tournament as wt''
agree with Miss casscl Tn,. '. "
ono that the association was 70, H'
In Its action. one woman de- ar'l 'h''
since Miss Cass"l was Il shp"'tI 6
fancy skating the rest better y, ,''''
as the association might i>t,' ,.'' '
fancy dancing. They ar" much 'kc
was the way she expressed i
Although there was sorrc uu.,' ~
!, about an organization Of ~, v.n''
=, separate from the l. : l.. g a I
Of the women cared to Ne ',i .
cared 10 come forward a.
: However. there is s'ill a ~ .' .'-
nation over the d!sharm"ut e. "
, sci and II Is not unlikely 'hi' - '''
> the women will get together ava .r.
. their own affairs.