The tennis primer . by 36 feet. The game is played with rackets, or, as they are some-times called bats, and balls, and it consists of a series ofrests, or rallies. A rest signifies the number oftimes a ball has been played backwards and forwards con-secutively over the net. That is to say, a rest consists ofthe play which ensues from the time a good service leavesthe racket of the server until the ball is dead. A net runs across the court in the middle, parallel withthe base lines and dividing the court into two equal ball is played from one side of this net to the otheruntil one o
The tennis primer . by 36 feet. The game is played with rackets, or, as they are some-times called bats, and balls, and it consists of a series ofrests, or rallies. A rest signifies the number oftimes a ball has been played backwards and forwards con-secutively over the net. That is to say, a rest consists ofthe play which ensues from the time a good service leavesthe racket of the server until the ball is dead. A net runs across the court in the middle, parallel withthe base lines and dividing the court into two equal ball is played from one side of this net to the otheruntil one of the players fails to return it into the oppo-nents court. Either side scores a point when the opposingside fails to return the ball into the opponents court. 8 Spaldings athletic library. This point may be obtained by ones opponent failing to hittlie ball, by hitting it into the net, or by the ball fallingout of the opponents court. The object of the game ofTennis is, therefore, to place or drive the ball into the. Plate 1. THE GRIP OF THE RACKET. The best way to learn the forehand grip is to lay the racket onthe table as shown in Plate 1. Then proceed as shown in fol-lowing plates. opponents court in such a manner as to prevent him fromreturning it into ones own court. The person who puts the ball in play is called the throws the ball up as specified and hits it across the netinto the service court diagonally opposite. Spaldings athletic library. 9 After the Server lias done this each side must strike theball alternatel}^^ hitting it before it touches the ground, inwhich case the stroke is called a ^S^olley/ or, if it hasstruck the ground, a ground stroke.
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