The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-12
BAR RICHARDS
FROM FURTHER
TENNIS PLAY
Champion Disqualified by
National Officials for Pro-
fessional Activity.
FIRM ADvERTIsES HIM
May Resume Competition as
Soon as He Quits His
Present Work.
FIRM ADVERTISERS HIM

Vincent Richards. the Yonkers youth
whose accomplishments have been the
talk Of the tennis world for nearly two
years, has been barred from competing
In events sanctioned by the United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton News of the suspension of Rich
ards was issued by the association yes
terday through Paul Williams, the field
secretary.
Richards was declared ineligible on
the ground that he has permitted tho
use Of his name to advertise or pro-
mote the sale OF tennis goods for De-
cuniary profit" and that in "being con-
nected with Arm manufacturing and
selling tennis goods his connection APP
pears 10 DO OF a special nature rather
than Of general application to all lines of
sporting goods. The suspension Is ef-
fective Immediately and will stand until
the amateur rule committee of the Ma
tional Association IN shown that the con-
dtion complained OF no longer exists.
The amateur rule committee. which
acted unanimously on this case, is a sub
committee of the executive committee
and includes the following: George T.
Ahee, chairman; Julian S, Myrick. Ed
ner Hardy. Joseph NJ Jennings, Robert
o. Wrenn. George w. Wightman.
Reasons for the Action
In announcing the committees action
M. Adee gave out the text OF the letter
which has been sent to Mr.. Richards, as
follows
In the advertisement of Alex TAYLOR
q Co. Inc: appearing on the second page
OF the April 10 issue t1s1s) Of American
Ldrn TENNIS, the following sentence Ia
printed in italics: Vincent Richards
will select your Taylor racquet for you"
I beg to call your attention to section
OF article. of the bylaws of the
U. s. N. L. T. A, which reads as fol-
lows: A person shall cease to be an
amateur by committing any Of the fol-
lowing acts: BY permitting or sane
tioning the use of his name to advertise
or promote the sale of tennis goods for
pecuniary profit. or by permitting his
name to be advertised or published as
the author Of books or articles on tennis
OF which he is not actually the author.
and to section OF article of the by
laws which reads as follows: BY being
connected with the sale of tennis goods
or with firm manufacturing or selling
tennis goods, except when such connec-
ton shall be Of general nature In a firm
manufacturing or selling general ath-
ietic goods. and the person so connected
has to do with tennis goods to no
greater extent than with any other line
OF goods, and to resolution passed
nv the executive committee OF the u S.
N L. T. A. on March 10 1917 (not
enforced during 1917 and 1918 on &C.
count OF the wary and on March 81
1919. reading as follows:
BE 1t further resolved that a sub
committee be appointed to take final
action on the information thus as
sfmbled and where 1t appears that a
player has broken the rules to suspend
him from further tournament play un-
less ne can show that at the present
time he has corrected his infringement
Of the rule
The subcommittee referred to in the
above resolution is made up as follows:
George 7. Adee, chairman; ]. s. Myrick
EDWIN Sheafe. DR.. Sumner Hardy
Joseph NJ. Jennings r. d. wrenn, e. F.
Iorrey and George w. Wightman.
Clearly n Violation.
Al meeting OF the amateur rule
committee, held April %, 1919, at which
all Of the members OF the committee, ex-
rept DR., Summer Hardy. were present
II was unanimously voted that the use
oI your name by Alex. Taylor & Co.,
Inc. in the above referred to advertise
ment is direct violation Of section 4 of
article OF the amateur rule of the
l. ;. y. l.. T. A., and that this adver-
usement admits of no other conclusion
nut that YOU are> employed by Alex.
taylor & Co, Inc, primarily for the
sale ot tennis goods and are therefore
violating section Z OF article OF the
rule
The committee unanimously voted to
bar you from further tournament play
Until YOU can show to the satisfaction
4" the committee that you have cor
!ected your infringement Of the rules"
Has Remarkable Record.
The tennis rise OF Richards has been
meteorlc He not only holds the ma
uonal outdoor doubles championship
with William T. Tiiden "a, but he is the
NATIONAL indoor champion In singles. He
only eighteen years of age and Is the
Youngest champion in the history of ZEN
us IN this or any other country. He
nashy player. featuring remarkable
work overhead.
I'D addition to investigating the case Of
Ncnards, the Amateur Rule Committee
mrrtnuy took up the status OF Tiiden.
Ihden is employed by the Wanamaker
~ iHlldutlpIlld. REPORT nhu u
mat he too was engaged in the tennis
goods department. Had this been sub
ssntated Tllden would have suffered
we same treatment handed to Richards.
however. IL was stated at the store that
"den was not employed In the sport
ing goods department and as a result
Ine National association had to drop any
projected action against him.
Just as soon as the National associa-
.loh learns that any tennis player has
become engaged In the sporting goods
BUSINESS or in any other way is violAt-
ls the amateur rule II will take imme-
uIate action against him. Questionnaires
are 10 be sent to every player engaged
:" me sporting goods business.
interesting Developments are to be ex-
erttd since word comes from Cali
Iorhla that Maurice Mclaughlin and
PLY Johnson, two OF the best players
N 'hls country, are 10 20 back to the
.portng goods business which they had
10 close when they enlisted In the navy.