New Britain herald., 1930-07-08
TILDEN WILL NOT
 PLAY WITH TEAM
Newspaper Alliance Publishes
 Explanation by Big Bill

New York, July P0The North l American Newspaper Alliance today published an explanation from Will liam T. Tilden as to why he had re- fused an invitation to join the American cup team for the inter- zone finals and the challenge round for the Davis cup.
 Declaring that the invitation had come too late. Tilden said it would be unfair to ask for release from his contract with the Alliance "at this late date" Under United States Lawn Tennis Association rules, 10 player may write currently of a tournament in which he iS partici- pating.
 John N. Wheeler, general man. ager of the Alliance cabled the Philadelphian an offer to release him from his contract. Wheelers cable said T feel your playing will give the United States an excellent chance of victory and I am willing to waive our rights"
 Big Bill pointed out that he and Frank Hunter had announced thelr retirement from Davis cup play at the U. s. L. T. AS annual meeting 1n February. After the meeting, Tilden said he signed his newspaper contracts, involving coverage of the International matches
 At that time" he went on, "the |. s. l.. T. A. announced that it would pin it's faith on a young team for 1880. From then until July 1 l was not approached to play nor requested to do so.
 The |. s. L. T. A. has the power under the amateur rule to grant me permission to fulfill tAse existing contracts but declines. through it's president. Mir. L. A. Bailey. to do so making me ineligible unless I am released from my cor.racts. I con- sider it unfair to the papers to re- quest a release at this late date. Big Bill went on to say that the young American team had played capably so far and that had I been able to join the team it would have meant dropping one man from the team which would seem a hardship to the player dropped. It would also mean losing a year of development of our young team if We were not successful in lifting the cup" Tilden added he had been. in con- sultation with Fitz Eugene Dixon. non playing captain of the team. and had offered to aid in the training and practice of the team in Paris until the challenge round, granting that the United States beats Japan or Italy, the European fnalists
 With Tilden apparently out of the running, the task of upholding American prestige against Japan or Italy in the interzone finals and against France in the challenge round probably will be entrusted to Winner Allison of Fort Worth. Tex; John Van Ryn of East Orange, N. j., and George Lott of Chicago. 9th CT members of the squad are John 'oeg of Santa Monica, Calf, Berke- Bell of Austin. Tex, and Greg
 Mapgin Of Newark, x. J.
 Allison. as result of his bril-
 Tt play in the Wimbledon cham
 onships, is considered a virtual
 rtainty for singles duty in the re-
 aiming Davis Cup matches. In ed-
 ition the straight set victory he and
 Van Ryn scored over Lott and Doeg n the British doubles finals is re- garded as certain to win for them the honor of playing the Davis Cup doubles for the second straight year
 The remaining place, in singles, is expected to go to Lott because the Chicagoan has had the advantage of one years experience in the chal. lenge round against France.
 Without Tilden on the team, Americas chances against the French do not look so bright. Alli.. son beat Henri Cochet at Wimble- don but whether he can conquer the little Frenchman again is open to question. Lott, at Vim mbledon, bowed to Jean Borotra just as he did in the Davis cup challenge round last year
 In doubles, Van Ryn and Allison ap- parently are a stronger combination than anything the French can put on the court.