The Washington times., 1916-01-13
Will Probe Status of
McLoughlinandBundy
California Tennis Stars Are Warned of Danger Which
May Bring About Big Fight-Pacifc Coast
Officials Preparing to Argue Case.

NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-An ami
. mated wrangle in the councils of the
National Tennis Association over the
amateur standing of Maurice E. Nc
Loughlin and Thomas C. Bundy when
the officials meet in Chicago is ex
pected as a result of the two players
alleged business connection.
President Wrenn, Executive Com
mittman George T. Adee, and other
national officials today said the &C
ton of the two players in getting
into the sporting goods business will
be probed by the national organiza-
ton, and more than likely will cost
them their amateur standing, if the
reported facts are substantiated.
If the report be true that Nc Lough-
lin and Bundv have gone ahead and
entered the sporting goods business,
said Wrenn, II feel that thev have
made a very grave mistake. Its conse-
quences may be harmful and farreach
ing. | think the trend Of the times
Is such that in the near future all our
ameateur athletic organizations will
make it impossible for an amateur to
capitalize his athletic fame without in
curing the penalty of being immedi
ately classed "a professional"
Wrcnn and Adee said that the action
Of MCLoughiin, the foremost of Amer
tcan tennis players, had touched flame
to fuse that was bound to result In
an explosion which would forever settle
the amateur question 80 far as tennis
| is concerned. They referred to the
| work of the recent meeting at the
! Hotel Astor at which the subject had
I been threshed out and the wishes Of
| sporting organizations clearly shown.
Wrenn pointed to the fact that the
blazing light Of scrutiny was beating
| upon the amateur "a never before. The
old Harvard athlete, whose intense in
| terest in several branches of sport has
been keen, produced A copy of the
eligibility rule suggested by the |. A. A.
A. a. A.. He selected the following
| paragr ph, under the heading Of Acts
| of DisbaTment," as fitting the case:
| "A person shall cease to hc an ann
| teur--by granting or permitting the
Use of one maine TO advertise or pro-
mote the sale Of, or to act as the per
sonaI solicitor for, the sale, OF as the
| actual salesman, of sporting goods,
| prizes trophies or other Commodi-
ties for use chiefly In OF in connection
with athletic games or exhibitions"
George Adee sent the following tele-
gram TO Bundy:
/ "Wrenn has shown me your letter in
regard to proposed new firm. think
| proposed firm would violate subsection
/, four of section four of article two OF
| by-laws: and would violate spirit of all
| amateur rules in that it capitalizes
tennis prowess. And | feel sure Tennis
Association would consider you mad
lost your amateur standing if firm is
formed
The rule Adee referred to follows:
! AN amateur Is one who's not con-
nected with the sale of tennis 5oods
nor with firm ma anufacturing or sell,
ing tennis goods. except when such
connection shall be of general ma.
ture in a firm manufacturing or sell.
ing general athletic goods and the per.
son so connected has TO do with tennis
goods to no greater extent than WITH
any othe" line OF goods"
! There Is every prospect that the Cali,
fornia intend to fight the case. ever
to splitting with the present Nationa
Association and forming another or
eanization likely to weld its creates
power in the West Pacific coast of
ficials Are reported to have taken tn,
stand that there have been violations
in the East which have gone unChal
lenged. They are actively engaged II
securing a list OF players who nav
been and are connected with sporting
goods firms, without in"urrinE tn
penalty Of being professiOnalizGd by III
t National Association.
The list Is formidable one 1t in
Cludes the names of Beals G. WrCh
} and Irving &. Wright, connected wit
Wright g. Ditson, Boston; Frederick L