| Show E T IC ARDS ACCEPTS PYLES PYLE'S TERMS TO PLAY P jel LOSS f Noted Star Y Yn WD n 1 I 0 s Hard Blow Am rh a In 9 Davis avis Cup Player Firm Believer in n Future of of F Pro Game Will Play With Lenglen Lenden and Browne In V sTE YORK Oct 1 AP Vin AP-Vin- Vint Vin- Vin 4 t Richards youngest of Amer- Amer Amers Amer's as s 's s tennis Big Four and hith- hith to regarded as the corner stone of ture Davis cup hopes has turned 1 joining tho pioneer f- f ii roup roup headed by Suzanne Lenglen d sponsored by Charles C. C Pyle Richards Richards' dep departure from amar ama- ama r ranks lanks announced last night at a dinner given in Mile Mlle Lenglen's nor on board the liner Paris Marked larked the completion of an inter- inter quartet attracted to the thele le Ie banner The rhe hers are ae Mlle Mile Lenglen Paul F Fe- Fe fourth ranking star of or France d Mai Mary lalY v K Ii Browne former Amern Amere Amer- Amer e an n champion I r had two alternatives Richt Rich Rich- t ds declared in explanation of his ove Either I had to quit ama- ama jur ur tennis and make mako a living fory for fory y y wife and child or seize the op- op to turn professional I the latt latter r because I 1 felt jf gave me a chance to profit by my tennis ability F F. I r am convinced that professional tennis has a sound fure fure fu- fu re rc and that its influence on the frame ame rue will be for the best Richards ichards i is the first of Americas America's 1 male stars to turn pro but he may not be the last While withholding further announcement t of his plans Pyle said he expected to add seVeral several sev- sev era eral others of the top flight to his troupe Little Bill Johnston famous s CalIfornia Cali Call fornia veteran Is understood to have been approached by Pyle but butto butto butto to have turned a deaf ear car to the promoters promoter's overtures so far Big Bill Tilden also has discussed professional prospects with Pyle but it is generally understood the time six-time champion who yielded his title to Rene Itene Lacoste this year prefers prefers prefers pre pre- fers to pursue a stage staga career before giving serious thought to the ad advantages advantages advantages ad- ad vantages of turning pro I The names of Harvey Snodgrass and Walter Valter who already I have become professional tennis instructors Instructors instructors in- in likewise have been linked with Pyles Pyle's organization but the promoter declared today he had reached no definite understanding with either of these two former high ranking men The acquisition of four internationally internationally internationally inter inter- nationally nationally- famous players playes however however however how how- ever has assured Pyle an star all-star cast for the opening of his transcontinental transcontinental trans trans- transcontinental continental tour at Madison l Square Garden October J 9 J and 10 10 besides creating a shakeup in the entire tennis outlook Pyle as well as the players who I I have attached themselves to his banner believes that pro tennis will take tale a permanent place in the sports spotlight along with professional professional professional golf football baseball and boxing The promoters promoter's plans have progressed so far that he will holdan hold holdan an open tennis championship in January or February either In I New ew York or Los Angeles with I prize mone money aggregating asan asan as asan an attraction Amateur stars will be he invited to compete as they do doin in open golf tournaments receiving receiving receiving ing medals for their winning efforts while the prize money goes to the professionals With Richards out of the amateur amateur ama ama- fold Americas America's hopes of keepIng leeping keep leep- ing the Davis cup next year against the challenge of Frances France's young stars stara seem further dimmed Tilden Tilden Tilden Til- Til den and Johnston even if they remain remain re remain re- re main amateurs admittedly have passed the sneak peak neak of their careers while the younger crop of American players promising though it is remains considerably short of international International in international In- In standards Richards now only 23 and seasoned in four of the last five Davis cup tournaments tournaments ments had been looked upon as the t bulwark bul of future r teams |
