New-York tribune., 1919-05-22
Young Tennis j
Star Resigns
Business Post
Indoor Champion Will Cele.
brate Lifting of the Ban
by Playing Tilden
BY Fred Hawthorne

Vincent Richards, the sixteen-,.
old national indoor and nationa, d.
oles champion, was reinstated yests,
day by the amateur rule comm;t+s. :,
the United States National Lawn T.s
mis- Association, the reinstateman.
take effect on Saturday, on which Az
he will officially leave the service :.
Alex Taylor and Co., the snort;a.
goods firm by which he is emnlovas sI"s
The committee, which met los.
Monday night to consider Richarss,s
case and before which the deba,ras
player appeared in his own defencs
issued a statement last night exnla;n'
ing the reasons for the action taken
Statement of Committee
The statement follows:
Vincent Richards has RESIGNED
his position in the sporting goods
business. 1t has been proved to the
satisfaction of the amateur ruls
committee that Mr.. Richards's nam.
was used to advertise the sale Of
tennis goods without his authority.
and his action in withdrawing from
the sporting goods business has re-
moved all other questions as to his
amateur standing.
He has, accordingly, been Off
cially reinstated, this to take efaet
upon the day of his resignation. in
the opinion of the committee Mr..
Richards has set a splendid example
to the players of the country, and his
action will go far toward keeping
the standards and ideals of the snort
above reproach."
Letter of Richards
Richards himself, in a letter written
to the committee, said:
After giving the matter careful
consideration, and acting upon the
advice of MIR. Taylor, l have con-
cluded to resign my position with
Alexander Taylor & Co., Inc, as
recommended by the committee, to
take effect on May "a
Il am doing this in order to re-
move any possible reflection on my
standing. and in proof of my as
operate with the committee in every
possible way"
Taylor, when seen yesterday, de-.
clared that he had advised Richards to
sever all connection with the firm
rather than become involved in an
tagonistic relations with the national
association. at will be for the good
of the game" said Richards's en-
ployer, in explaining why he had sd-
vised the champion to take the step.
All this would seem effectually and
finally TO close the regrettable Incl.
dent, and all those who have the wei.
fare of the game of lawn tennis at
heart will be glad to learn that the
trouble has been so quickly and ami
cably smoothed out. Richards chose
the wise course. He might have elect.
ed TO remain in the sporting goods
business and still have retained his
standing, but, at best, such
an arrangement would be flirting with
danger. 1t seems to me that when
player enters into any business rela-
tions with sporting goods dealers or
over the Interpretation Of the ANA
teur rule.
There should be no occasion for our
lawn tennis amateurs to seek living
in that direction. There are plenty
of opportunities in other fields open
to them. The very fact that man
prominent in the game enters the
business is an indication that he does
so because of that very fame he has
won on the courts; fame that the
firm employing him is bound to cap
italize.
In commemoration Of his return to
good standing, Richards will play
special exhibition singles match against
William 7. Tilden, I'd, of Philadelphia
the national clay court title holder, On
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, on the
clay courts of the County Tennis CLUB
Of Westchester, at Green Acres, Hars'
dale, N. Y.
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