New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
Tennis Powers
KeepUp Fight
For PureG Game
Executive Committee Will
Have Suspects urnish
Business Accounting
Rv FRED HAWTHORNE

The annual March meeting Of the
.s'tive committee of the United
s s,e,ss National Lawn Tennis Assccia-
80 which began at the Waldorf
80, .O,or;a Hotel on Friday afternoon at
o,cloek. remained in active session
Iii 1;3O o'clock yesterday morning,
s 9Asi,g which time the members wres-
"a with the tournament schedule
IA the amateur question.
-" 0,s;ng to the unusually large num-
-, of tournaments scheduled for 1917
ps,a several conflicts Of dates. the
S az only gave out the data
e Oonnerninc the various national cham
n,onship events, the completed Sched-
beipg withheld until a week or
ZEN days later. The tournaments an
"aenced yesterday follow: Women's
.stiorsl championship, Philadelphia
c,ieket Club, beginning Monday, June
u. national clay court championship,
nb;o Lawn Tennis Association. Gin
.;.nati. beginning Saturday. July Z;
ssssional doubles championship, Long
manS Cricket Club. Boston. beginning
wopdsy. August 10; national singles
.s.mnionship, West Side Tennis Club,
S v..sst Hills. Long Island. beginning
TSr,sdav. August 80; Church Cup in
,.,ritv team matches between New
VIZ Philadelphia and Boston, Merio
ey;rEet Club, Philadelphia, on Friday
end Saturday. June 8 and Q.
sdn Opposed to Professionalism
n, far greater Importance than this
announcement, however. was the pass
ms by the committee of several reso-
- o
arss,ion. When the national associa-
ion held its annual meeting last
.,on,b the adherents OF the strict
amateur rule were defeated IN their
ssor,s 20 place curb on the ten
Ssney Of certain players TO capitalize
L,ir fame as players and the pro-
,nssd amendments to the amateur rule
were voted down.
In reference to the paying Of ex-
,,nses of the players, 1t was resolved
tst anv club or association so dong
must send a memorandum Of such eX-
renses to Edwin +. Torrey. secretary
n the parent association, for the ex-
s,utiye committee, or further sane
ton may be refused
Soaking about the sporting goods
hnsipsss clause in the adopted rules
,ss committee on Friday ruled that,
an order 10 carry out the wishes OF
ne annual meeting, il is necessary
FOR the executive committee 70 hnd
ont the facts in regard to all players
connected with the manufacture or
sale Of tennis goods
+, was therefore resolved to re-
ouest all players engaged in any way
n the tennis goods business TO
furnish NJ. Torrey with a memoran-
arm before June I. 1917, covering
tksir activity for the year Of 1916,
along the following lines:
sFirst-The number of tourna-
ments PLAYED in and the actual
amount of time absent from
business.
~second-A statement of the eI-
tsat withwhich he individually haste
do with tennis goods, as compared
with ether lines of goods manufact-
AIRED OF sold by the firm with when
he is connected, together with a
statement of the exact value oil
goods sold by him, subdivided into
the actual value of tennis goods
sold, golf goods sold. baseball
goods sold and the total value OF
all other lines Of goods sold.
Il was further resolved that sub
committee be appointed TO take ina!
seton on the information thus gath !
cred, and if il is found that a player
has violated the rule to suspend MN /
from further tournament play, unless
he can offer proof that he has corrected /
his infringement of the rule
Vote Additional Prizes
The members Of the committee that
ne. on Friday also voted to have the |
national association offer prizes for
the sectional doubles, clay court
doubles and sectional doubles and Tor
the junior and boys tennis centre anc /
national championships. >.
The report Of the committee on codi, !
festion OF ranking rules was approved +
end the contents Of this report VIII De {
announced later. The report Of the 3
committee on the formation OF a Ma I
tional Umpircs' Association was ap- /
proved ard the committee. consisting
Of Edward c. Conlin, chairman; George /
v. wightman and Paul W. Gibbons /
vas authorized 70 form such an assO-
cation Immediately and to have entire F,
shsrge Of the association until Septem,
Der, 1917, when a meeting will be heid |
70 adopt a constitution and TO elect
okeers.