Evening star., 1928-08-02
MUCH ACTION DUE
IN TRIAL OF CASE
Course Followed in Davis
Cup Row Seems InconsiSt-
ent to Laymen.
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

TIME United States Davis Cup team
sailed for home yesterday on tha
Paris The question now is
4 what will happen when it ar
rives. The contest on this side
cf the water may Srow fully as much
action as did the matches over there.
If the West Side Tennis Club desires
substantial assistance in the matter OF
reducing the debt on its stadium we re-
spectfully suggest that il apply for the
tournament about 10 be staged between
William T. Til6en and the Lawn Tennis
Association and 10 advertise it as an
open championship. Naturally Tex
Rlckard would like it for the Garden,
but he should not be permitted to mon
opoliEe ali the best paying attractions,
As the matter now stands. charges
have been brought against Tilden and
the advisory and finance committee has
filed them III due legal form. These
charges must be investigated and either
proved or 6iSproved, There is no chance
of their being ignored or forgotten
Thirty Men 10 Try Case.
The duty Of investigating the charges
falls upon the executive committee,
which consists of the officers Of the as
sociatior. all former presidents, delegates
from the various sectional associations
and delegates at large. This means that
Tlldens case viii be tried before some
30 men.
Samuel Collom. president of the asso-
ciation is chairman of this executive
committee and it will devolve upon him
10 jSsue the call for the meeting. No
such call as yet has been issued. In
the unlikely case that MIR. ColloI1 will
refuse TO call the committee together
Tor this purpose it could be assembled
by another process.
What makes the whole matter a bit
ridiculous 10 those outside looking in is
that Tilden was permitted to play in
the Davis Cup matches. II he was
eligible to play in these contests. the
most important in tennis, he surely must
be eligible for any tournaments over
here.
The charges were fled before the
challenge round of the Davis Cup was
played. Tilden cannot be pure anna
telIr one week, and with no additional
evidence produced q doubtful char
acter the next. Surely the United
States would not have played against
France a man whose amateur standing
vas II serious doubt BY playing
Tllden the United States certified him
rs an amateur.
A Bonus at End Of Year.
Moreover, Big Bill has been quoted as
saving that he viii take no money for
the articles in question An amateur
assuredly has the right to publish his
opinion on any subject whatever, if he
accepts no compensation And if he
did contribute those articles free Of
charge the syndicate for which he works
might still give him a small bonus at |
the end OF the year without its being /
anybody'S business
SO, TO the outsider, il looks verv |
much as ii Tfiden might be the man /
VINO won the war He ran the practice /
And the preliminary matches pretty 1
much as be pleased. He played in the
doubles with Hunter because he wished
70 DO SO, although this appeared to the /
KfaoN-ilothing party to be against all
t!ee oictafes OF common sense. He wrote
E1af ne wished 10 write and probably
vii continue 10 contribute to literature.
II would seem that the tennis asso-
cation might fust as well toss in the
towel and concede Tilden the belt.
Bill legs are not what they were but
he stiI has a kick left.
Speaking Of legs. this boy from Van |
couyeE, Percy Williams, certainly must
have great pair. The Canadian |
@CkAoVlDVy Al winning both the 100 anG /
the 200 meter races ACCOMPLISHED a |
feat that such great flyers as Jarvis. |
walker, Kerr. Paddock, Scholz and /
AD-ahams we're unable To equal.
Archie Hahn won both sprints at St. /
Louis In 1904, and Ralph Craig sprint l
60 70 oouble victory at Stockholm in I
1912, but it does not seem TO me that /
"a either instance the competition was
nearly as great
Williams ran TO his victories against
the finest field Of dash men ever as /
Eenbleo al the Oiynpies. He must be /
g magnificent sprinter.
have been told that Williams in
tends tn enter the University of wash
naslon next Autumn. This will scarce
II Dc cheering news for Eastern insti- /
tutioas ~ learning. There are enough /
flne athletes on the Pacific Coast now /
70 keep the intercollegiate Champion I
snip II that section Of the country.
Copyright. 1923, by North American Eeys- !
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