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William Tatem Tilden broke even. He was ousted from amateur play by the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association (TIME, July 30) and he was temporarily reinstated for the finals of the Davis Cup play by the U. S. L. T. A. at the behest of Myron Timothy Herrick, U. S. Ambassador to France. Gallantly, recklessly he conquered Rene Lacoste of France, and was later trounced in straight sets by Henri Cochet of France. Ambassador Herrick, a quick-acting diplomat, knowing that the French would not feel satisfied unless Tilden was in action, promptly said the necessary words...
...Tilden is no longer captain," said Joseph H. Wear, chairman of the U. S. Davis Cup Committee...
...Then, Tilden came into the room, was cheered, and the matter was explained. A message had been received from the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association suspending Tilden from play in the Davis Cup matches or any other amateur tournaments, because he had written newspaper articles about the Wimbledon tournament. His defense was that his articles consisted of comment, not reportorial details. No hairsplitter, W. O. McGeehan, sportswriter for the New York Herald Tribune suggested: "There seems to be a simple and obvious solution for two of the most vexing current problems, prohibition and amateurism, and that is, to abolish them...
After the cable was read in the Hotel Carlton, Tilden cried: "I refute all charges. We will win the Davis Cup yet. I hereby apply for a job training American Davis Cup members for the gruelling matches ahead." Baron de Morpurgo, captain of the Italian team, rushed up to Tilden, said: "I'm sorry, Bill. This takes all the fun out of it." Some said the Baron grinned. But there was no doubt of the sincerity of Lacoste, who soon came to Tilden's room to express regrets...
From bank to bank, from bar to bar, news of ousted Tilden spread. Even before EXTRAS appeared, groups of U. S. undergraduates were arguing bitterly about "a dirty rabbit-punch from back home/' The minority side of the argument was that "the young players were better off without Tilden bossing them around, anyway." Frenchmen, almost without exception, said that Tilden had been treated unfairly.*They had heard a rumor that Lacoste was going to write articles for American newspapers.† The Parisian mind could not bring itself to understand what writing had to do with tennis eligibility. Not since...