DON't PLAY BALL with SOUTH 4FRICA · Say No To
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• - DON'T PLAY ' - BALL WITH SOUTH 4FRICA · Say No to .. 'Apartheid in Sports In April, ~ e United States is scheduled to host the tennis team representing" South Africa in the international Davis Cup matches. The team from South Africa will only represent the white 20% of the population. Law, practice and custom exclude the 80% black population from participation in the all-white sports programs of South Africa; and all sports events take place before segregated audiences. That is the law of their land. South Africa is already barred by international sports bodies from competing in soccer, rugby, swil'lllling and the Olympic Games, because of its violation of the cardinal rule of fair play in sports - that each competitor shall be chosen by merit alone. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR RACISM IN OUR SPORTS WRITE/WIRE YOUR PRCYIEST AT ONCE TO: -W.llaredUrt--Woods, Gft.a:f:'l'm'8"t'f Davis Cup Committee United States Lawn Tennis Association 51 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017 and te members of the Davis Cup team: Dennis Ralston, Captain - Stan Smith Bob Lutz-Roscoe Tanner - Dick Stockton Arthur Ashe Urge that the U.S. withdraw its team from Davis Cup play. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANTI-APARTHEID CAMPAIGNS AND FOR EXACT DATE AND PLACE OF DAVIS CUP PLAY; WRITE TO: American Committee on Africa, 164 Madison Avenue, New Y~k, NY 10016 \0Vt.::ll)· American, mittee on Africa 164 Madison Avenue• New York, N. Y. 10016 • (212) 532-3700 • Cable AMCOMMAF t washing ~on Office on Afri ca : 110 Maryland Ave nue, N.E .• Washi ngt o n. ·D.C. 20002 • ( 202) 546-7961 ~tNtnrlorklhttts \ - • U.S. Is Davis Cup Host THUR~pAY, ]ANUA~Y 23, 111$ If It Plays South Africa By NEIL AMDUR Sports Editor's Mailbox The United States Lawn athletics," Gould said, after Tennis Association has decid having left' a meeting with a ed to play its Davis Cup group of b1ack and white stu match against South Africa dents from South Africa who in this country if the Ameri are here ·•s part of a cultural :·-..· ~ cans defeat Mexico next exchangi program with the weekend in Palm Springs, State Department. Sunday, January 12, 1975 Calif. W. Harcourt Woods, chair South Africa, led by Bob man of the Davis Cup com Hewitt, Frew McMillan and Arthur ·Ashe iJri south Mrlea · mittee for the U.S.L.T.A.. , Ray Moore, won the Davis Cup for the first time lut To the Editor: . said yesterday that no defi Sport reflects the society in which it · nite date or site had been de year after India, its final round opponent, defaulted to . ia played, and in that sense can never termined for the first meet be separated from the world's "politics." ing with Sou~h Af_rica, the de protest Squth Africa's policy fending nation m t.he cup of separation of races. · Thus it was ironic that the Ametiean competition. A tentative pro Woods said he talked with blac.k t~nn .is star, Arthu: Ashe, accepted posal has been presented, Dennis Ralston, the United · an invitation to play m South Africa however, for A,pril 8 through States captain, about the under rules established by the all-white 10 in Newport Beach, Cahf. availability of Arthur Ashe, Government there that discriminates "The match won't be the black professional, who against the 80 per cent majority who played down there I'm quite twice played in the South are black. The irony was heightened sure," Woods said, referring African championships. when, in the midst of the South African tQ the possibility of stagmg "Dennis has assured me "open" games, the : Davis Cup was the .series in South Africa to that everyone will be willing presented. South Africa's tennis team to play," Woods said. won the cup by default because of a~oid possible political re Because of tight tour India's refusal to play the all-white percussions in the United nament commitments, the t~m. States. "We'd like to hold it U.S.L.T.A. may be forced to But perhaps more insulting was the here. We have choice of play the South Africa match report that Ashe intends to help raise ground." during the week instead of monie! for "separate and unequal" Woods said the U.S.L.T.A. on the weekend. Conceiva· tennis facilities for black youngsters in was concerned about protest bly, some members of the South_ Africa's segregated townships. measures over South Africa's American team could be He intends to solicit businesses with policy of apartheid but had playing at a tournament in . South African subsidiaries. received no formal objections Tucson, Arii., two days be· No doubt Mr. Ashe justifies this action to playing the match. fore the South Africa match. with a rationale something on the order ~Qguld , the director of Woods said the U.S.L.T.A. of "It's better to accept half a loaf ~~~ti:!i~cti -- Tor - ilie also . ~~s _looking into . the rather than none at all." Yet it seems American Committee on Afri poss1b1hty of staging the clear who really serves to benefit from ~ said -:Yesteroay --'tnanne matches at night at the New· these action.s most. group would oppose the se port Beach Tennis Club. · PAUL D. IJusH ries. Gould said the committee New York City "The committee is deter was not surprised to learn mined to bring publicity and about the selection of New pressure on South Africa's port Beach as a potential site participation in international for the South African series. The city is situated in one of the country's more conserva tive areu. · · L d ' / David Robinson / Secretary : Dorothy Hibbert I Treasurer: Jay Jacobson President: William H . Booth I Vice-Presidents: Robert S. Browne I Eli zabeth an is . J ·1 D . I Henry Lieberg I Membership and Finance : Marvin Rich Executive Director: George M. Houser ; Executive Associate : Richard Leonard I Rese~rch and Literature. e nn1 er av1s Ann ie King I Minette Kirson I Secretary : Jennife r Lopez I Washington Office on Africa : Edga r Lockwood .