The game of lawn tennis and how to play it . line. Each partner now has hisparticular half of the court to cover, and woe be it for the domesticpeace of the combination should one player be enticed into his con-freres portion of the court. The result is usually a collision, smoth-ered blessings, and a wonder as to where the fool-killer is. It has been remarked that a cardinal rule of double tennis is, whenin doubt abuse your partner. I have met several pairs of playersduring the ^ast five years whose vocal accompaniment was consid-ered a most entertaining part of their play, but invariably at
The game of lawn tennis and how to play it . line. Each partner now has hisparticular half of the court to cover, and woe be it for the domesticpeace of the combination should one player be enticed into his con-freres portion of the court. The result is usually a collision, smoth-ered blessings, and a wonder as to where the fool-killer is. It has been remarked that a cardinal rule of double tennis is, whenin doubt abuse your partner. I have met several pairs of playersduring the ^ast five years whose vocal accompaniment was consid-ered a most entertaining part of their play, but invariably at a criti-cal point their expressed ill humor probably was the cause of theirdefeat. Therefore I say, never find fault with your partner, and theless praise or suggestion that you make to him the better. Attendstrictly to your own business in the game, and keep your mouth faulty partner is probably just as well aware of his bad strokeas you are, and feels much worse. Silence is golden, especially indouble tennis. LAWN a?Eimis. 23. TME DOUBLE CAME- 24 LAWN TENNIS. LAWN TENNIS AS A GAME FOR WOMEN. In a very few words I can tell all I know about this subject, and nomatter how brief I make it, I shall probably think later that it wasmuch too long. Lawn tennisjas she is played is most picturesque andentertaining to look at, and many young women of this country haveobtained by steady practice, a most enviable amount of skill at thegame. The annual tournament to decide the lady championship ofthe United States is held at Philadelphia each June, and is the sceneof a most charming War of the Eoses, the contestants coming fromall over the Eastern States to take part. The present lady champion is Miss Mabel Esmonde Cahill, of NewYork, who is undoubtedly the most skillful feminine exponent of thegame on this continent. Here is a little advice which I once heard one girl give tennis shoes of sufficient size; dress loosely and simply; nevermind those very fetching crea
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