The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
WILL NOT PUT BAN
ON TENNIS PLAYERS
Executive Committee Will
Take No Drastic Action on
Amateur Rule.
TO Urge

The executive committee Of the United
states National Lawn Tennis Associa.
on. which meets this afternoon at the
waldcrf.Astoris. will not place the ban
on Maurice L. Mclaughlin. one OF the
most popular tennis players In the
world Thomas c. Bundy. M~cfoushiin's
,artner in three national doubles cham.
oionships William NJ. Johnston. national
hampton Fred Alexander. famous In
national player. and others Of less
lote for the present at least because of
heir connection with sporting goods
torres.
Everything went along peacefully In
he lawn tennis world until the Inter.
,olicsiatc A.. A. A. A. brought up the
amateur question last December and In
>ited all other bodies governing anna
tour sports to cooperate with them Oh
IN amateur rule. The ennis ass ,cis-
Ton voiced its Willingness to adopt a
s'rrecnt Interpretation of the amateur
uling and ou the heels Of this came
he announcement that Mclouehlin and
BIndy were 10 open IA sporting goods
tore in Los Angeles. Under n strict
depreciation of the rule, these men
would naturally be professionaiixed and
9TH them Johnston. who manages u
tore In san Francisco, and Alexander.
Nho is employed in a sporting goods
tore IN This city.
Followers OF tho game watched the
'eeting OF the national association held
"T" last month with great interest, ex-
lcctIhg the question to be d!Sposed Of.
Rut IL was not brought up a, the meet
e even for discussion. II was left
tntIrely TO the executive committee To
dispose OF at its annual meeting. which
axes place to-day.
There has been a great deal said In
'''or OF ana against disqualifying the
len IN question. 1t is known tina. n
lumber or delegates came TO the annual
meeting Of the national association pre-
pared 10 vote in favor OF tightening tho
present amateur rule instead ~ enforc.
.ng !. There were others at that meet
.Hg. however. who were just as strongly
20 favor OF the rigid reading of the Law.
II Is certain that the executive COM
rnittec will do nothing drastic at to-day's
meeting. Amendments will be made to
The amateur rule az IT now stands, but
according to the bylaw Of the national
association these amendments will have
90 &c voted on at tho next annual meet.
80 " h"N t"sioiAa ASSN idtlOn. winch
vii not BE- held until February, 1917.
THIS, therefore, makes IL certain that
Mclaughlin. Bundy. Johnston, Alexap-
der and The others will he eligible to play
80 the big tournaments Of this season a,
east
What will be done to the amateur
question when II comes up for y decision
before the national association next Feb
r1sry is another matter. The associa-
ION may reject the amendments or may.
ido9t them. In any event IL Is practi-
ally assured that the amendments will
&" such that the men now engaged In
% sale OF sporting goods will have
,nrle opportunity to get out OF that
business and retain their amateur stand
: before the amendment goes into
iNrct.
The probable form Of the amendment
viii not call the men engaged in selling
porting goods professionals. but will
1erel. state tha, all those engaged in
tue sale OF sporting goods will be barred
from tennis tournament TO pc held un-
dr. the auspices OF the y. s. y. L. T. A.
o. and after the date named In the
amendment. This date probably will he a
year or more from the time of the adop-
ton OF the amendment. The awarding
o. the tAtures for 1915 and the naming
o. tn dates for them is another big Job
-; Inc committee at to-day's meeting.