, 1935-02-11
Sports
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The hypocritical stand Of tennis
golf and track governing bodies IN
regard 10 amateurs" Is pure farce.
The same thing to a degree can be
said OF college foothall-or any other
amateur sport which brings out
the fans in paying crowds.
The u. s. Lawn Tennis associa-
ton In particular Is an old Offend
er on this score. The association
zealously maintains a set Of pamby-
PANTY amateur rules, attempting
to enforce them on tennis players
who are pulling thousands OF dollars
into the associations Golfers. In one
way or another, these players get
paid for their efforts, and the asso-
citation is inclined to look the other
way when one Of its best amateurs"
Takes in a little expense money"
II tennis were kept strictly anna
teur. the associations championship
matches would hardly pay for them
selves. The national" tournaments
soon would degenerate into tame
affairs for rich young men and
women who could afford the ex-
penses Of extensive travel. unfor-
tunately, many Of our best tennis
players - the ones who are the
drawing cards for the association
cannot afteTd such expenses. What's
more, they expect some pay for de-
voting the best years OF their life
70 the game.
The players are turning more and
more to the professional game. dis
gusted with the hypocritical aspects
Of the amateur field.
An example OF this was the ESQ
cations action Saturday in ratify-
ing allegiance to the "eight-week
rule" and at the same time adopt
,ng a means by which the rule may
le waived.
The rule is meant for the goody-
goody boys - but can be waived for
the associations drawing cards.
The regulation says amateur play
ers may not accept expenses for
more than eight weeks in any one
year, including time spent travelling
from one tournament TO another.
The clarifying rider exempts particle
pants in national and sectional
tournaments ii they are certified
b. their sectional associations as
officials representatives Of such
sections. In such cases travelling
time does not count.
SO the boys who draw the crowds
still get their pay. and We don't
censor them but we do blame the
association for keeping up the silly
sham OF amateurism.
Anywhere you find an amateur
competition in which the officials
are making a big play for husky
gate receipts you can bet your bot
l0m dollar that the cream of the
amateur" talent on the playing
.ield is being fixed up" in one man
ner or another.
Fred "6atchel Foot" Singtnn. Ala
n7ma tackle who made All American
,wo seasons, is coming back into the
sport limelight. this time as a slug
ging outfielder.
The big felioW-he weighs 2i6
md stands 6-2-getS a whirl at the
rig Time as 4 rookie with the
washington Senators. He is being
srocmed for an outfield berth. pro-
viding Johnny Stones broken lea
does not core around in good style
oy the time the Solnns gather &C
Biloxi.
"Satchel Foot" vas a sensation
IN the International league last sea-
son. driving in l47 runs. hitting 20
home runs and spanking the mug
act 10 the tune Of 1926. Sington snd
che OF his teammates a. Albany. Al
vim Powell. sre the only rookie out
fielderS taken aboard by the ssna-
tors this year.
For four years N appeared that
Jack Petersen was going to smash the
fire record established bv such Eng
'ish hesvvweiehts as Beckett. Scott
and Wells. They were known for
years as the grsnd old horizantals.
Petersen finally measured uD TO
their qualifications the other niVht
when he was stretched on the floor
for the full count BY Walter Neusel
the German chemist The fight vsf
staged in Io1dcn.
Weather Threstens