Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
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United States Invited to AT
tend Paris Conference
Next Fall.
AMERICANS AHE UNDECIDED
Believe Meeting Would Help Game,
but Code OF International BODY DIf-
fcrs From That OF u. s.. u. II. A.
Playing Hules Not Vastly DIferent.
NEW YORK, May 20.--An invita-
ton TO participate in a me citing, which
may exercise the most far-reaching
influence npon the future OF lawn ten
mis- both in'this country and abroad,
has been received by the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. It was adj
dressed to-Julian S. Niyrick, the assoc
oiation's president, by NJ. r. Galaxy.
the secretary OF the International
Lawn Tennis Federation. following n
decision at Its meeting in Paris last
March to try to assemble represen-
,atives OF the tennis playing nations
or the world to diecuss the rules, The
session probably will take place in
paris during the fall.or early winter.
Although the official rules of the
nations are practically
luenticai, there are certain minor Diff
ferences In the various codes whichtit
mas been hoped might be elimina ted
by some such meeting as the fedora!
ton has proposed. 1t Is obvious that
absolute uniformity is desirable in
view OF the fact that tennis liz now
played on every continent, and in the
case OF the Davis cup contest, enlist
ed the interest OF 80 many nations
that any possible chance for misun-
derstandins regarding the rules
should be eliminated.
Invitation Not Yet Accented.
Although. the United States has been
unable to accept the invitation to Join
the international federation because
of It's objection to the federation's
policy OF awarding n worlds cham
pionship perpetually to any nation, 1t
has expressed the opinion to the fed
GRAFTON that n standartIiZa ton OF the
rnjes by such an international body
would help the sport, This View was
approved at the federation,s meeting
which decided to invite the United
States and other nations which are
not yet affiliated with It to send a
representative to the rules meeting.
Each country would be entitled to two
delegates. but In voting would be
allotted number OF votes based upon
the nations relative position In the
tennis world.
To avoid the possibility OF long
drawn out negotiations between coun4
tries scattered NIL over the world IT
is proposed that the tennis associa-
lions appoint representatives who
VIII have full power to agree upon
the new code OF rules Mt the confer
ence next fall. In accounting the In
Vitation to attend the meeting. each
nation would bind itself to accept the
rules agreed to by its representative.
ana furthermore they would be adopt-
ed Dy the next meeting OF the Inter-
national federation Without debate.
rms actlonLwould give the rules In
ternational sanction and by pledging
each nation In advance to accept the
code as official and final the chance
TOT future variation In the playing
rules OF the several countries would
be eliminated. While this proposal.
put an unusual responsibility upon'
the representatives who might assem-
Die for the meeting. II is regarded
as the only practical way TO accom-
plishs the desired result. and Is likely
therefore to be the method OF pro-
ceedure II toe proposed conference
takes place.
Anerica's Rules Popular.
Thesrevised text of the rules adopt-,
go by the United States In 1920 is
known to have been received with
considerable favor by the tennis assoc
Citations abroad and would likely he
the basis OF the discussion. REQUIRED
to establish q uniform international
code. Such differences as have exist
ed arc SO small In themselves that
they could probably be harmonized
without serious difficulty. There is
q variation, for instance, in the official
size and weight of tennis balls as
betweenEthe British and the American
codes. The United States permits a
one-siyteenth of an inch
In the diameter OF bnll, whereas
england allows the balls to vary one
eighth of an Inch In diameter. The
maximum measurements in each are
the same. namely, two and Ave-
eighths inches, but the English have
established two and one-half inches
MS the minimum diameter, while the
United States sets two and nIne-six-
teenths inches as the minimum.
In weight the British limits ore
one and ffteen-slxteenths ounces ms
the minimum and two and one-sfx
teenth ounces as the maximum. while
the United States limits are two
ounces and two and one-sixteenth
ounces. respectively. While this va
siation may seem 80 small az to be
insignificant. as practical matter 1t
works out that tho official balls In
the United States are now recognized
to be the most uniform and generally
satisfactory of any being manufac.
tured. s37 -
Service Codes Not Materially Different
Tho service rules of tho two coun-
tries are not materially different, al
though England retains In the defini-
ton of a@footfault the phrase that
the server shall not run. walk, hon
or Jump beforet'the service has been
delivered, while the United States
rules says that the server must take
hin position Mt rest behind the base
line and thereafter shall keep both
feet behind the base line and one foot
on the ground until the racquet
strikes the ball. The use OF spiked
shoes is another matter wherein,there
la some difference. The tournament
regulation OF sthetU.t s.. L. Il. A. pro-
Vide that u h all Stolirnaments sann-
toned by sthe national association
the use OF Sspikes longer than..one
fourth OF an inch Is prohibited" The
English rule ts tia mo shoes or
boots other. than those without heels
and with rubber Boles shall bio worn
by competitors. except withtBthe 8ex-;
press ipermtsalone of the yrefcrctv M n