The New York herald., 1922-12-17
WEST SIDES TENNIS
PROPOSAL ACCEPTED
y
Executive Committee Ready to
Award Leading Event for
Ten Years.
AMATEUR RULE CHANGES
Players Reaping Profits From
Motion Pictures of Them
A selves to Be Barred.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

By SAMUEL j. BROOKMAN.
A permanent tennis stadium to seat
approximately 20,0o0-an American
j Wimbledon--seems assured. The ex-
ecutive committee of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. in session
at the Vanderbilt Hotel yesterday.
gave it's hearty approval of the pro-
posal Of the West Side Tennis Club to
erect at Forest Hills steel tennis
amphitheater that will stage tennis
classic every year. In doing so the
committee practically agreed to the
conditions which the West Side Club
III it's proposal named as necessary
before the project could be under
taken.
Ii To cover the expenditure az several
hundred thousands OF dollars the
West Side Club had declared that it
would have to be awarded the custody
of the leading tennis event every year
for period of ten years, for without
the assurance Of the revenue a tennis
championship would bring the plan
would offer too great financial haz-
ard. The executive committee saw
the merit in the argument and went
on record as approving the award OF
either the, Davis cup challenge round
or the national mems singles to Forest
FILLS over the period named. s1. 2
For the season Of 1923 the committee
decided in favor of assigning the ma
tional singles. to the Germantown
Cricket Club again. This satisfied the
Philadelphia members of the commits
tee. who had come prepared TO fight for
the retention Of that title event another
year, and quieted whatever opposition
they may have had to the plan Of per-
manent stadium at Forest Hills. To the
West Side Tennis Club next season will
go the Davis cup challenge round. such
will be the Recommendation OF the COM
mittee to the delegates at the annual
tennis convention-in February. and II the
precedent holds true the recommended
ton will be adopted without much oppo-
sition SO will the recommendation re-
earding the permanent stadium II the
sentiment Of tennis officials who gen.
orally control the votes of their tennis
sections may be taken at its face value.
Schedule Repeated.
Indications are that the entire sched-
ule of championship dates and awards
of the season of 1922 will be duplicated
next year. Such was the recommended
ton of the schedule committee. OF which
r. Clifford Black Is chairman, and the
executive committee approved 1t unani-
nously, The women's national cham
pionship has been scheduled for August
r xaI IAx.h IL
for August 20 at the Longwood Cricket
Club OF Boston, the national mems sin
giles for the Germantown Cricket Club
OF, Philadelphia. beginning September 13.
and the Davis cJp challenge round for
Forest Hills. August 81. The only con-
test in sight Is for the award Of the
national clay court championship tour
nament. for which both the Western
Lawn Tennis Association and the Mis-
souri, Valley Association have applied.
The date has been fixed as July g.
OF equal Importance with the subjects
OF the stadium and the championship
dates were amendments to the amateur
rule approved by the executive commit
tee. The FIRST bars from competition in
sanctioned events In the United States
-any player who has been placed under
the ban by the tennis organization Of
the particular country of which he has
been a citizen or where he has made his
residence. The second Is of gra.ter in
terest to American tournennent players
and brings in a subject that has never
before come up for discussion among
tennis oficials: the question OF players
capitalizinx their fame by signing con
tracts with moving picture companies.
Judging from the official language Of
the resolution adopted, some such move
has been made or has been contemplated
by some player of note. The resolution
which follows tells the story:
Whereas 81 has been brought to the
attention OF the amateur rule committee
that certain tennis players nave entered
into contract or agreement. or are about
TO enter into contract or agreement, with
motion picture companies to show mo-
tion pictures of themselves In action,
the players to receive a percentage OF
the receipts. be II
"RcsoIped, That the amateur rule
committee recommends to the execu-
tive committee that any players
entering into such or similar con-
tracts or agreements or in any way
receiving money for motion pictures OF
themselves be barred from competing In
tournaments given under the auspices OF
the United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion for violation of paragraph 2. section
8. article 2. OF the bylaws.
Rule Made Emphatic.
Strictly speaking. the present amateur
rule which bars the capitalization OF
tennis fame covers the question of mo-
tion pictures. but the committee thought
the matter important enough and the
danger great enough TO ask for an
amendment that will mention motion
pictures specifically. ~
The annual ranking of the countrys
first twenty players. men and women,
was submitted and approved and will
be ready for publication In two weeks.
probably on January Z. Walter Pate.
chairman Of the tennis ball committee.
reported there was little prospect OF a
reduction IN the price or tennis goods
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