The sun., 1919-04-06
TENNIS COMPETITION
WITH ENEMY BARRED
British Players Forbidden to
Enter Tournaments Staged
by Teutons.
ACTIVITIES IN A. f. r,
Capt. Washburn Designated to
Take Charge Of Play Among
Soldiers.

British players have been forbidden
to enter any tennis tournaments open
to subjects of the Central Empire. &C
cording to a letter just received by
George T. Adee. president of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton. from II. Anthony SAbelli secretary
of the British Lawn Tennis Association
The regulations adopted Mt a meeting
Of the council follows
mo British player shall be allowed
to take part In any tournaments or COM
petitions organised by our enemies and
held on enemy territory.
'All enemy players are prohibited from
entering at any tournament or compe-
titions sanctioned by the l.. T. T.
For the purposes OF lawn tennis tie
new Czecho-Slovak nation shall be re.
garded as allies.
British players are prohibited from
taking part in tournaments or compe-
titions organized in any neutral country.
unless the country shall have prohibited
the acceptance for the same by subjects
OF enemy nations.
tournaments and competitions orgAnized
by ahiliated associations. clubs or com
mittees must contain q condition to tha
enect that under no circumstances viii
entries be accepted from players froH
enemy nationality. and adequate stepB
must be taken by all concerned to render
this prohibition effective"
Similar action has been taken by the
Commission Centrale Lawn Tennis for
tournaments open to subjects Of tho
Central Empires.
Describes Tennis Conditions.
In his description Of tennis conditions
IN Great Britain Mr.. Sabelli says: "Ai-
though the prospects for the season are
good. q large number of clubs affiliated
to my association have been seriously
affected by the war. and a complete re
vival az regards clubs and tournaments
cannot be expected until next year.
Sixty-four tournaments have been
sanctioned by my association. from
which you will see that the list at
present Is only about half the number
played in 1918, the last occasion on
which an entire seasons play took place.
AZ against this, however. think there
VIII be many more tournament players
than can be accommodated at the small
number Of tournaments: such 10 the In
terest which Is being displayed In the
game.
The Davis cup will, think. prove Of
great interest to our spectators ever
here; while q number of matches are
South Africans will take part.
A new championship is being fnsti-
tuted for teams representing the navy.
the army and the royal air force. This
triangular event will probably take place
at Wimbledon after our champion ships,
and will probably be a three day affair.
shall be pleased to let yoa nave do
tails OF this later on. Challenge cups
and medals will be presented to the
winning service, and the championship is
TO be an annual AFFAIR.
Notice has just been received by or
GERS of the national association that
Capt. Watson NJ. washburn has been
designated 20 take charge of the tennis
activities In the A. e, F. as assistant b.
Col. Wait c. johnson, the athletic officer
for the American army In France. Plans
Tor tournament play on quite an eiab-
crate scale are being developed. for
Capt. Washburn describes the proposals
as follows:
Il hope we will have a series OF divi-
sional tournaments this spring. followed
by team matches between the divisions.
corps and army troops, the winning
team in each army area and the 8. O. 9.
to play off at Paris at the A. r. r
games there the end of May. This 10
the same general scheme as for base
DALI pasketpall and other sports,
In addition an effort Is being made 70
arrange an individual championship In
singles and doubles Immediately before
the team matches. open to Ave entrants
from each division of tournament. These
team matches will probably be ave sin
giles and two doubles. The team will
also be Of FIVE In the interalied matches
which follow during tho first week IN
June. There Is q discussion also Of ar
ranging trips to the allied armies and
countries In the meantime"