. Lawn tennis for girls. ss herdown the sidelines or lob over her head. I must not dwell any more on my owngame, or I shall anticipate too much whatI wish to say in subsequent chapters. 16 Spaldings A thletic Library Temperament plays a big part in I never suffer from big occasion and a big crowd of spec-tators stimulate me to play my best. I will conclude this chapter with aword or two about courts. Grass courts are practically unknown inFrance. All my tennis has been playedon hard courts—gravel, sand, etc. So Iwas surprised, when I came to England,to find the grass
. Lawn tennis for girls. ss herdown the sidelines or lob over her head. I must not dwell any more on my owngame, or I shall anticipate too much whatI wish to say in subsequent chapters. 16 Spaldings A thletic Library Temperament plays a big part in I never suffer from big occasion and a big crowd of spec-tators stimulate me to play my best. I will conclude this chapter with aword or two about courts. Grass courts are practically unknown inFrance. All my tennis has been playedon hard courts—gravel, sand, etc. So Iwas surprised, when I came to England,to find the grass courts so little differentfrom those I had been accustomed were not so fast, of course, and theball did not come to one so quickly. For-tunately I am quick-footed, and this didnot bother me. When the courts were atall wet, then one noticed the differencein bound, the ball not getting up highenough for the horizontal drive. It was then that those English playerswho could play the cut strokes gained Beginning of forehand horizontal drive,how weight is on right foot(See page 32) Note
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