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Show I -TENUIS EIGHT I CAUSES ACTION Players' Names cn Racquets' Will Not Ee Allowed 1, in Future Xow that tho United States Dawn J Tennis association has practically adopted the rule prohibiting the use oT players' names on racquets and oth-i I cr tennis equipment; it Is rumored th'- action w;is taken at the instance of I a select few racquet manufacturers' v, ho would not or could not bring suf- ficlent influence to bear to gain per-mission per-mission for the use of the names of the stirs. In other words, the new rule Is ! said to have been proposed and aci i P - I ed as a result of a commercial squab- I ble and not because of any material V harm wrought to tho pastime by the B practice. The rule of course, deals ouly with amateurs, but since there are very few professional players of note. Ibis phase of the matter Is negligible The final action on tho regulation wrll not be taken until the annual meeting next February, but inc- the commit-: commit-: tee on rules has sanctioned the propo sition It is considered a3 good as adopted even now. CONSIDERABLE FRlfniOX For somo years thorc has been considerable con-siderable friction among the makers of tennis goods. Liccauso of the fact ihe n.istlmc was not generalb played throughout tho country, only tho latter concerns continued to rnalce tonnls equipment, until very rcceirt years. With the Increase In populari ty of the game, tho market for tennis equipment became lively and profitable, profit-able, with tho result that some of the larger makers wore attracted to the I field. Then camo the friction. I The various coups of advertising were turned upon the players, and H I j one manufacturer hit upon the Idea I of making special racquets for certain stars. Just what consideration was reached Ip these cases has never been known, but It remains that one manu-li manu-li facturer seemed to be more successful I than all the others In acquiring rights I to name his racquets after the stars. ; Then the trouble started. NAMING RACQUTTT ! Tho manufacturers, however, have ; withdrawn gracefully from the squab- I ble and all of them have promise. 1 I to cease naming their racquets unci goods From the manufacturers there has not been even a hint as to their connection with the tennis stars ana under the assumption that it was "for I the good of the game'1 all hands seem to have arrived at the one opinion that tho practice was entirely wrong I George T. McAdee. of the rules com- I . mittee. says the racquet makers gave i tho committee no trouble and thru a! of them promised almost unsolicited to cease naming their goods after the stars, when the objection of the 'L national body was explained. |