Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-12-03 | Page 3 | Amateur Standing Will be Placed on Pedestal

AMATEUR 51 STANDING ANDING WILL BE PLACED ON PEDESTAL I IT T Tennis n Association on Will Adopt A A. A U Ifs s 's Definition Definition Deft Deft- of Simon Pure I IBy By H. H C. C HAMILTON United Pre Press s Staff Correspondent w EW YORK Dec 2 The 2 The amateur I NEW standing of tennis players S goIng goIng go- go r g Ing to be placed on a p 4 handed a few uppercuts a right cross or so and a few swings when the United States National Lawn Tennis association meets In February This was made plain In a statement Is Issued Issued Is- Is issued sued today by George T T. Adee president president dent of the association and In which he declared an amateur In the tennis association asso asso- Is just the same sort of Individual I asso-I who bows to the edicts of the A. A A. A U. U The executive committee of ot the na na- national association is scheduled he u for a s 's 11 da's meeting next Friday da a and a number of suggestions already made will be put into final form for tor the meeting In February Included In this bunch of ot recommendations will be one that tennis players engaged engaged engaged en en- in the business of ot selling Belling tennis goods shall shan not be considered amateur players for tournament purposes al although aI- aI though the suggestion is not worded to mean that the players so engaged shall be declared professionals This seems rather a 1 direct thrust and misses Maurice K E. McLoughlin not at all The California comet sells tennis goods or pr any other kind of ot goods the sporting public may desire t The case of ot Miss Clare dare Cassell Cassen who was barred from a a. tournament several I months ago on the ground that she had bad become a professional by giving skating lessons for tor pa pay is touched upon in President President President dent Adee's statement lie He declares there Is nothing further to say regardIng regarding regard- regard Jn Ing this caseIn caseIn casein case In the public discussion of this case said Adee there has been no disposition disposition disposition tion to question the fact that Miss 1 Cassel gave skating lessons for mone money The question aro arose e as to whether In such I circumstances she he could be considered I Ian an amateur in tennis competition All ll this is covered by the present rules and i has nothing to do with suggested changes Section 4 of article II IL of ot the I bylaws reads as foll vs An amateur is who I one has not played Instructed pursued or assisted I in the pursuit of tennia tenni or other athletic exercise as a means of ot livelihood or for tor any gain or emolument Another suggested change forbids tenI ten ten- I nis players from receiving pay for taking taking tak tak- ing part in any tennis I tournament except except ex ex- ex- ex that expenses may be supplied d by the the club or association represented