Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-09 | Page 19 | Amateur Net Body Scorns Pros

AMATEUR if NET BODY 1 SCORNS PROS PRO imon Pure Head Flouts S Activities of O'Brien's Troupe of Performers E. E Editors Editor's Note Note Joe Joe Williams has left the hospital and is r ig 19 encouragingly from h his s recent operation During his absence sence of the World Telegram sports spotts is staff are pinch-hitting pinch for forBy I. I t By ByJ J. J A. A BURCHARD BURCHA RD Special to lo The NEW EW YORK Jan 9 All 9 All of the battles of the century arent aren't i led id d within the squared circle A tremendously intriguing bout out flout benefit of six-ounce six gloves is being waged between the ted States Lawn Tennis association and Bill OBrien It is gen- gen li liy conceded that OBrien O'Brien who resembles an overstuffed kewpie inning on all fronts Brien supervises the al sl tennis tours that annually In New York and proceed by liable stages the Pacific t t The 1936 on celebrates y rand K at Madison ire Garden night new and fead tea fea- 6 d performers i T last year their fy the l nets for ly y of the nil nil- 4 body w. w Mrs Ethel s Ar- Ar Jane Sharp Berkeley BelL R The U. U S. S L. L T T. A A. A regards an OBrien O'Brien tour as a blow at the very foundations of oC the grand old amateur amateur amateur ama ama- pastime The reas reason m is simple Of Ot necessity OBrien O'Brien must recruit his hired hands from the amateur ranks When the amateurs become sufficiently prominent to qualify as gilt edged box office attractions he waves contracts in front of oC their noses The pride of the association to say nothing of its bank account is certain to suffer whenever OBrien O'Brien takes the rubber band oc off his check book Naturally the amateur tennis moguls moguls mo mo- mo- mo would like to remove the OBrien O'Brien menace But they have been singularly unsuccessful and are likely to remain that way in the future