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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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The British Lawn Tennis Association supports a motion to allow amateurs to earn from movies, aiming to retain champion Fred Perry amid Hollywood offers. Czecho-Slovakia initiated the proposal; both nations hold nine votes toward the 15 needed for an International Association session.
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LONDON, Feb. 21.—The British Lawn Tennis Association has voted to support a motion now before the International Association which would permit amateurs to accept money for making motion pictures.
This move by the English net fathers is interpreted by close observers as a "last ditch" attempt to keep their star performer, Fred Perry, in the Simon pure ranks.
It is known that the world's champion singles player has been playing tit-tat-to with American movie producers, and it is known that he has received several very flattering offers. So, the British Association, along with the stockholders of the Wimbledon Stadium are worried no end over the prospect of their biggest gate attraction "going Hollywood."
Czecho-Slovakia made the original motion to abolish the present ruling against amateurs taking part in motion pictures with a loss of their amateur rating. Fifteen votes are required to call an extraordinary session of the International Association. Together, Czecho-Slovakia and England control nine votes.
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London
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Feb. 21
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british lawn tennis association voted to support the motion to permit amateurs to accept money for motion pictures; czecho-slovakia and england control nine of fifteen votes needed for an extraordinary session.
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The British Lawn Tennis Association voted to support a motion before the International Association allowing amateurs to accept money for making motion pictures, interpreted as an effort to keep champion Fred Perry amateur amid offers from American movie producers. Czecho-Slovakia originated the motion to abolish the ruling against such participation.