The Archive · 1928

Tilden Barred in Us. Tournament

Association's Decision of Ineligibility to Play in East v, West New York, Aug. 16.

The United States Lawn Tennis Association has decided that Tilden ineligible to compete in the annual East and West tennis con test at Forest Hills.

The original selection of the East team did not mention Tilden by name, merely stating that it would include certain players, ob-1 loop-hole pending Lee's decision regarding The Committee has now definitel barred Tilden from tournament play pending the clearing up of the charges against him. Tilden's great friend, Hunter, who announced that he would not play unless Tilden was allowed. to join the team, has been omitted from the East side team—

Reuter,

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