The Archive · 1938

Move Supported by Only Five Countries

Paris, Mar. 19.

A proposal to allow tennis tournaments open to amateurs and professional was rejected by. a large majority at yesterday's session of ihe International Lawn Tennis Federation, The only supporters of the proposal were the United States, Australia, Japan, India and Brazil.

A suggestion by India for an international mixed doubles competition was not seconded, while a South African proposal to institute a second base-line, between which [and the normal base-line a server would not be restricted, gained m favour.

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