The Washington times., 1916-01-13

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 ac-
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 McI,ough-
, lin and Bundy have gone ahead and
entered the sporting goods business"
said Wrenn, II feel that thew have
made a very grave mistake. Its conse-
quences may be harmful and far-reach-
| 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 as a professional"
| Wrenn and Adee said that the action
| of Mclaughlin, the foremost of Amer
| ican tennis players, had touched flame
| to a 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 as never before. The
old Harvard athlete, whose intense in
terest in several branches of sport has
,peen keen, produced a copy of the
eligibility rule suggested by the |. A. A
A. A. A.. He selected the following
paragraph, under the heading of Acts
Of DlsbaTment." as fitting the case:
"A person shall cease to be an anna
teur--by granting or permitting tins
Use of ones name to advertise or pro.
mote the sale Of, or to act as the per,
sional solicitor for the sale, OF as the
actual salesman, of sporting goods
ties for use chiefly in or in connection
with athletic games or exhibitions"
George Adee sent the following tele.
gram to Bundy:
"Wrenn has shown me your letter IL
regard to proposed new firm. I think
proposed firm would violate subsection
four of section four of article two Of
bylaws: and would violate spirit of al
amateur rules in that 1t capitalize.
tennis Drowess. And / feel sure Tennis
Association would consider you mac
lost your amateur standing If firm Il
The rule Adee referred to follows:
"An amateur is one who-Is not con
nected with the sale Of tennis goods
nor with a firm manufacturing OF sell
ing tennis goods. except when sucl
connection shall be of a general ma
ture in a firm manufacturing or sell
ing general athletic goods and the per
| son so connected has to do with tenni
goods to no greater extent than witt
any othe. line OF goods"
There Is every prospect that the Cali
, 10 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 til
stand that there have been violation
I in the East which have gone unchal
} lenged. They are actively engaged i
= securing a list OF players who hav
= been and are connected with sportn
D goods firms, without mourning IN
= penalty Of being professionalism by TN
[ National Association.
{ The list is a formidable one. II in
E cludes the names OF Beals c. Wrigf
. and Irving G. Wright, connected wit
Wright Ditson, Boston Frederick /