The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-19
Ace Eliminated Because of
Articles on WimbIe-
don Tourney.
HENNESSEY NO. | MAN
indianapolis Star Plays
Doubles, Singles.

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PARIS, July 19.-William T. TIL
den, No. ranking tennis player in
the United States, has been dropped
from the United States Davis Cup
team because he violated amateur
rules by writing of the recent VIM
bledon tournament, in which he was
a contestant, Samuel H. Collum,
president of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association announced to-
day.
Joseph T. Wear, chairman of the
American Tennis Federation's Davis
Cup committee, who with Collum
informed Tilden of his elimination
announced Immediately afterward
that out Of sympathy with Tilden
he had cabled his resignation, effec-
tive with the teams return to New
York.
The association president said
that Francis t. Hunter and Johnny
Hennessey had been chosen to play
the singles in the inter-zone finals.
with Italy, beginning Friday and
that George Lott and Hennessey
had been chosen for the doubles.
The selection of Hennessey to play
in both singles and double virtually
makes the youthful Indianapolis
star NO. man on the team.
France, defender of the Davis
Cup. did not protest against Tnden's
writings-which the United States
Association contended are in viola
ton of the amateur ruling.
Heated Conference
Columns announcement came
after a night of elaboration and
a conference this morning with
Tilden and other players. Sounds
of heated argument emanating from
the conference room gave the first
intimation that there was civil war
in the American camp. Tilden
stamped out of the conference an
grily, and Collum, pale and nervous,
emerged to announce his decision.
The clause of the United States
Tennis Association, under which the
Tilden dismissal occurred today, is
the fourth clause under Rule B of
Section 3 of the amateur rules of
the association. 1t reads:
"a person may be declared in
eligible:
by writing for pay or consider
alton current newspaper articles
covering a tournament or match in
which he is entered as a competi-
tor"
Tilden always had opposed such
a ruling as being basis for hurt
ing a players amateur status. He
had several clashes with the asso-
citation over the ruling, inasmuch as
he had written about tennis for sew
eral years.
Again MiSinterpreted'
Il state unreservedly," Tilden said,
that all articles I wrote during the
Wimbledon tournament were COM
ment, not reportorial matter. These
articles are a matter of record.
81 consider this action the result
"a NAS4AONA clOC AI44OlllOCI lICOdblOIl OI
my article. Once again the gentle
men at New York have INTERPRETED
my motives, and once again they
have interpreted falsely.
Il have had no trouble with Col
lum and Wear. I am sorry they
were obliged to notify me and 1 re-
greet that the committee waited to
act until the eve of the interzone
final"
Collum and Wear accepted Til
den's offer to continue to coach the
team and direct play from the side
lines. Wear, acting as captain of
the team in succession to Tilden.
announced the lineup for the
matches against Italy.
Hunter will play De Stefani to-
morrow and Hennessey will play Di
Morpurgo and eastman. Sunday
Hennessey will play De Stefani and
Hunter will play Di Morpurgo.