. St. Nicholas [serial]. It meantthe match for Eng-land if Parke wonthe point; quitepossibly, it meantthe Davis Cup aswell. Parke swunghard into the balland drove itthrough Brookesscourt for a his racket, fol-lowing through in a long downward flight, touchedthe net so very slightly that none of the officialssaw it. Game, set, match, Parke! called the umpire. Brookes came forward, smiling, hand extendedin congratulation. Parke remained where he hadhit the ball, his face turned to the umpire. Mr. Umpire, he said, I hit the net. You are sure, Mr. Parke? came the reply. Quite, he answered
. St. Nicholas [serial]. It meantthe match for Eng-land if Parke wonthe point; quitepossibly, it meantthe Davis Cup aswell. Parke swunghard into the balland drove itthrough Brookesscourt for a his racket, fol-lowing through in a long downward flight, touchedthe net so very slightly that none of the officialssaw it. Game, set, match, Parke! called the umpire. Brookes came forward, smiling, hand extendedin congratulation. Parke remained where he hadhit the ball, his face turned to the umpire. Mr. Umpire, he said, I hit the net. You are sure, Mr. Parke? came the reply. Quite, he answered. Brookes stood silent, still ready with congratu-lations. The point is Mr. Brookess. Deuce! calledthe umpire. Play recommenced. Parke lost that , quick to seize his last chance, could notbe stopped. The match, and ultimately the cov-eted Davis Cup, went to Australia. Was it wrong for Parke to speak? That ques-tion was rather freely discussed at the time. Ten-nis men all know it was not, that Parke lived up. Photo by Edwin Levick J. C. PARKE to the traditions of the sport, just as all of us hopeand trust we shall do when such occasions arise. Let me further illustrate this spirit of fair playby an incident that occurred at the MerionCricket Club in 1914, during the intercollegiatechampionships. That was the year when Norman E. Brookesand Anthony F. Wilding, notwithstanding theirwinning of the Davis Cup for Australasia, hadfallen before the miraculous tennis of MauriceEvans McLoughlin. Red Mac or The Cali-fornia Comet, as he was called, was conceded tobe the worlds premier player when, like a boltfrom a clear sky, R. Norris Williams, 2d, who buttwo short weeks before had gone down to defeat
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