The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-25

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HAM Alhuen - 81 -.
.,,.aafoef lawn tennis PLAYER OF
$3.50 's'T-
his time mas come 70 dn
$500. ,,,;tt v;olafit.r ftaa an.
s1.1e. !, ~. = 7. ]. ~.
ateur code q me Ohlssa 80 20 =. 49, J. Z.
....,,,,,,. c,,,, tee II fi.a
- I. $50. $3.50. -
associatlon lh & 80 80 ss.s.'.,..
the Hotel VanderDlLt last nlsnA go II.
was found guilty on ah counts TX
unanimous vote. $3.50 -.
Sentence thar ne ~ aecAaE ~ ~
ELIGIBLE to take part IN amateur
lawn tennis WAS immediately passed
upon him. Yet within S0 minutes
after the verdict WIS announces
and the hour was 2. ~ TINS morn
ing, Tilden had sent word from bQs-
ton that he would seek reInstates
ment at the September meeting q
the association.
.sThe violation charged is not IN
isolated one In his case, declared
ire ronnmitfee. and the whole
course of Mr.. TiIden's activities com.
peh 1hs ausp s'Ss. = :. -
III the man who has held tie
highest place which can nc
reached bY tennis player
permitted 10 indulge m the prae-
tices IN which he has engagea
the strength 81 the amateur rgle
II undermined ana m unIvrsg-
81 the country Z
In view Of this strong condeIn-
nation Of Tilden ana bis attlIuaes
It can be said that Lnsre y ~ "
| ally no chance. even remote, g nls
being rei1stated TO amateur sIaao-
ing in the immediate, middle. e
remote future
T1lden mas placed niinseiL psy 49,
the annaLeu
mas NOT neciarsa nm & IoAss.a.. -
Decanss IL aeL,nl1i I'D 81 ! 1870
u y -.
80 sanls ~ ].
tive RI ~ 1seiIl lal,saAl.y sasal -
Nshteu lne cOlLaAallIaes 4, j.
9 8 -
$500. 8
ftt IL
as anvtl,ins, If can a. could "a.
nc has carried its ease TOO
FAR Tor any s,lcIa evenfuality.
But Il Is certain that TiIden
although not professional 81
the ewes 81 the association IS
nok fl,e kind AZ amateur elfo1
lie ~ NAV ~ tnlIrI1aY,aer.ta Slf
fl,a nserrtetfo,,
I AZ. ----
Although TiIden undoubtedly
showed the white feather BY fail
ing to appear before the commit
tee In his own defense. the trial
judges treated his letter Of de-
tense written to resident Samuel
FL. COLON exhaustiveIy. dissect.
ing every element Of his state.
ment and leaving ii IN si1reas.
The formal reasl,lfi;,n IF fhe
Iconnmiftee decreeing TfIden,s eniIt
reads:
ResoIved THAT II i. tI,a decfsson
- -. svac,,+i,,n .,,,,,,s,ttts. x
Yf.,.eS c.ta4ss r 80, sTsa-,,ei 49,
;4. 80. 1xy.l,;s. - sssI,ss,. 81
.,.s4 ,1 ..s - s. .-;s
,., = - 80.
is.elou =. sn9 .l4a -. -
<AsssoViasiu ., .a - 3. -
consioeratlon eurrehl. HsNsPapsI - IS
ticles covering tournament ~
which he was entered as compeals
ships held at Wimbledon from June
Is to July z, 1928.
Resolved. That the said William
r. Tilden. I'd. be and he hereby Is
declared inelieibls to compete In
TOURNAMENTS and matches played
So. I,awn Tennis Assoeia tio.s
.sssha coy,u;ttaa vas ,f the opinion
that William = ridden. Cd had
aiaa-,., ,ioIatad rotl, fha. snirit and
az ,a,ta,. IS ~. sr,ate,.,s r,Ila . said
. .he . rff;oiaIi d 81 3
'n ..Ea,Iv = 1aaA Mr.. ridden In re.
$3.50 =, Ne ;,,c,,;,-v l,aa been in
$3.50 ~ tba arae,1tivA cornmittee
~ ~ - ,,r.,,i,,s HE ectivifies 80 ]
III ina p ~ su us ms 1,,rs,si,e tennis
WIZ an. ~ l,yelii1ond or for
60 and that continuation &c the
SECT 1sactie CO after January /. 1925. would
n ~ ,,s stit,,te yioIation of the ANA
te,,y ria aa INTERPRETED by the
enrral ,,,aetinv An 1924. the effec.
tive data If, this Interpretation hav.
Ing heen nostponed to January 1,
1879, OUT Oh ColaSiLSA g l elVia 2 - -