Evening star., 1929-11-30

There was considerable talk al
the meeting concerning this
tournament schedule next year
Naturally the members of the pro-
teSSional body would like to see
the schedule worked out whereby
the professional championship
would be held first, followed by
the amateur championship, and
then, as the feature climax to the
tennis season, the open champion
ship.
This arrangement, of course, affords
more interest from the standpoint OF
the press and the tennis fans in gen.
eral and would leave little doubt who
was the greatest tennis player in the
world at the end of the season.
Will Finance Pros.
Another important item taken UP at
the meeting was the financing of the
professional players who hope to COM
pete in the various professional events
scheduled for next Summer.
After prolonged discussion, it was
decided to put through a bond issue
among the members of the association,
50 the professional body will. be as
Sured Of a reasonable entry from the
foreign professionals. This was quickly
passed, which means that tennis lovers
in this country probably will have their
first opportunity of seeing such stars
as the Burke brothcTs, Najuch, Ramil-
lion, Richter, Plaa and Negro. It Is
my guess that tf -se players will be a
revelation to the public in this country.
The holding of the professional
Championship It the West Side Tennis
Club next Sumner is apparently un-
certain. Th Is due to the heavy
schedule of events held at the club duI =
ing August. Several members Of the
board feel that the turf will not stand
up under such continual play, and for
sional body will allow the tournament
70 be played at some other club.
Chicago After Tourney.
understand that several clubs have
been bidding for the tournament in and
around the New York district, and that
in addition the Chicago Town and Ten
mis- Club would like 10 hold the third
professional lawn tennis championship
Of the United States.
Another question freely discussed at
the meeting and tremendously vital to
the future of the professional game is
the putting of time limit on the turn
ing of an amateur into the professional
ranks.
1c Is felt that many amateurs might
be tempted to turn "pro' on the eve
of big event, which would really mean
that they were playing amateur tennis
for part of the season and profess
sional tennis after the tournament. For
this reason the members of the execu-
tive committee Of the professional as
sociation felt that time limit Of six
months should be written into the by
laws of the association to prevent such
practice.
There seems little doubt that this was
the proper move to make under the CIR
cumstances, but it is my opinion that
the rule will cause plenty of backfire
Il open tournaments become reality.
Norton Case Raised Issue.
Unquestionably, the matter was
brought up because of the case Of B.
I. c. Norton, who turned professional
last Winter and played in the Palm
Beach championship. Immediately after
winning the tournament Norton applied
for reinstatement in the amateur ranks,
but for some reason he has never been
taken back The definite writing into
the bylaws of a six-months rule will
stop cases of this kind.
(Copyright, 1929. by North American News
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