Show 0 0 US U.S. u. u s. s Tennis Reaches Ebb Lowest t NEW YORK Nov 8 Tennis 8 Tennis in n the United States has reached its ts lowest ebb in the last 20 years Heretofore there have been Davis cup matches and national championships of major caliber but the United States Lawn Tennis Tennis Ten Ten- nis ills association currently is faced by t the te e greatest problem in its history Some of the organizations organizations organizations affiliated with the U S L T A Alave have lave been threatening to kick over the traces for some time The exact whys and wherefores of this need not be dwelt upon at t th this l time tune however here is a sample of what is going on The U US S L T A starts its playing year rear on April 1 instead of January 1 I as was formerly the case This means that most of the amateurs have lave used up all their tournaments allowed by the U S L T A long before before be- be fore ore the winter season starts in Florida Putting it another way up until now no matter how many tournaments the players may have been in everything started fresh on January 1 whereas by the new rule the amateurs have played all the he tournaments permitted before they get to Florida Outlaw Tour Planned What goes on in Florida probably probably probably proba proba- bly is not Important per se except except ex ox- that an association is being formed there to take care of the situation through an outlaw tour which will make professionals of of-a of a lot of players who otherwise would remain amateurs Florida cities also are contacting Don B Budge dge Fred Perry Bill Tilden and others to arrange competition that otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise would have been carried out by the amateur players a A professional tour will be arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged to take the place of the customary amateur junkets According to a letter before me meon meon meon on my desk Florida figures that California has too loud a voice in the U US S L LT T A and the new rule which starts the amateurs out on April 1 is designed strictly against Florida tennis prosperity To Shun Amateurs The U S L T A probably doesn't care but what Florida is going to tod todo todo d do is shun the amateurs entirely and arrange a tour for the The point Is that the U US S L T A seems to be whittling off its own nose Ilose to spite its own face l I McGovern Go Appreciated Getting away from the effete sports and around to the more rugged twitching muscle-twitching ent enterprises enter we learn that Artie McGovern McGoy- McGoy ern era is being duly appreciated way down in the southwest Long Longa a member of the New York state athletic commissions' commissions top flight pugilistic officials McGovern fir first t came into prominence several years ago as the man who put ut Babe Ruth into int condition for each baseball season McGovern is one of the outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing physical trainers and officials of Qt- of these times What's more hes' hes honest and eventually he will be a power in professional sports of the southwest Presently he is located at Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoe Phoe- nix Ariz and his letters back east report he is happy and content and about to be recognized in that section as an official who knows what its it's all about Of course he doesn't put it ex exactly that way but its it's obvious that wherever he may be he will stand out sooner or later as a qualified judge of athletic excellence |