Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18

on top or Richards suspension,
however. comes word from California
that is not at all reassuring 1t is to
the effect that William Johnston and
Maurice Mclaughlin. former national
champions, and players looked upon,
especially the former, as Davis cup
probabilities for 1920. have decided to
go into the sporting goods business
Roth were in the Navy during the
war. .-.
Richards suspension is the first
definite action of the national asso-
cation to preserve the amateur
status of the game in the strictest
sense. There had been discussion of a
general ruling whereby all players
should be debarred from the sale of
tennis goods, with a decision that
such commercialism was permissible
50 long as the activities of tho player
In question were not limited to. the
sale OF tennis goods.
According to the U. S. N. L. T.. A.
rules player shall cease to be an
amateur by committing any of the
following acts:
by. permitting or sanctioning the
use OF his name to advertise or pro-
mote the sale of tennis goods for
pecuniary profit. or by permitting his
name to be advertised OF published as
the author of books or articles ON
tennis of which he is not actually the
author.
by being connected with the sale
of tennis goods, except when such
connection shall be of general ma
ture in firm manufacturing or SELL
person SO connected has to do with
TENDS goods to no greater extent than
with any other line of goods"
chances Of the four teams in the Davis
cup matches this year, "Austral.' I'M
doubleday the most graceful writer on
tennis in the world and certainly one
of the greatest critics, looks forward
to 1920 when the Americans are
scheduled to again take part in the
international competition. He places.
great reliance in Norman f. Brookes
when he says:
"on the whole. I do not think Aus
tralasia will be able to retain the
Davis cup if any two Of Americas
four best come along. unless Brookes
can reproduce his best form. Then
he would win his two singles and the
doubles"
Writing of the rest, of the team
"AustraI mentions Stanley Doust and
A. B. Jones for the doubles. saying the
former should still he in his prime.
He declares Doust and Jones could, in
1914, hold any pair i'll the world save
BrookeS and the late Anthony Wild
ting, and should still be able to do so
In 1920"
Brookes. of course. would be the
choice over Doust as doubles player.
were 1T not for the fact that he and
Jones would not make, happy COM
bination. &" But 1t is well within the
range of possibilities that Brookes
will be seen in the doubles anyway.
"Austral" is placing a huge. respon-
sfbility on the veteran Brookes' Shout
ders when he talks about the fold
master" vangufshfng this country's
best, In the singles and then helping
to- accomplish a similar feat in the
doubles. He was not able to do this,
at Forest Hills in 1914. being defeated
by our own Maurice Mclaughlin in
that memorable struggle. although it
is true that r. Norris Williams yielded
to. the masters skill and Mclaughlin
and Tom Bundy went down before
Brookss and Wildipg in the doubles.
But that was in 1914, six years
gap in Brooks tennis career. years
in which the veteran faced death and
hardship in many forms in the world
war. 1t does not seem possible that
Brookes. who is well beyond forty. can
ever regain the full power eff his for
wallace Johnson Of Philadelphia.
who got into the first ten several
years back and who Is well known