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Show ADVISES ALL GIRLS 10 TAKEJP TEH Famous Woman Player Calls Net Game Best Form of Exercise. The famous Sutton sisters of southern California have won ho many tennis events that they are qualified to speak with authority concerning the sport. Consequently, there will be more than a little interest in the opinions of Violet Sutton, now Mrs. Hopo Does of Santa Monica, who la believed td be the only woman In the country acting as a professions pro-fessions I tennis instructor. She has cfr&rge of the garrie In a girl's school, and yo Is interested In the sport from the standpoint of (he beginner. "To have a national championship for girls; played in connection with the women's wom-en's national at I hiladelphia. is an excellent excel-lent idea, .and I Strongly advocate it." Thus emphatically does Cue present spokesman for the SuUons indorse tho action of the United states Lawn Tennis assocla tion in establishing the event at its last annual meeting. Tn outlining" her ideas for teaching1 tennis ten-nis she says that every child should have a. tennis bat and ball when it is four years old! By starting thus early they become somewhat accustomed to the "feel" of the game's Implements, so that they take to instruction much more readily. Should Begin Early. "Children should begin to learn tennis when they are ten or twelve, years old," she says. "For little ones, rackets should weigh about eleven ounces; for the bigger big-ger y punsters, ten or twelve years, it is best to use a racket weighing about 12 or 13 ounces. No girl should play with a racket more than 13-J ounces in eight. "If full benefit is to be derived from the sport-, wraps should always be put on after playing, and as soon as possible pos-sible a shower should be taken, followed by a change to dry clothing." Mrs. Doeg is chary of "don'ts," hut she does Issue this warning to beginners : "Avoid a heavy meal just before playing, play-ing, and don't take iced drinks. This advice is common knowledge to boys who have been in training, but its Importance is often ignored by girls who have lacked this kind of instruction. ''Every school should have, hesldes a tennis court, a ha ndball court for practicing prac-ticing strokes." With this comment she shows that constant practice is essential if the surcness and accuracy are to be developed that make for success on the courts. Summing up her argument that tennis is a splendid sport for girls, and should be encouraged at every opportunity, she makes the following points: 1. It is a good, active exercise, but not too strenuous. 2. It teaches one to be quick and graceful in foot work. , It develops plenty of strength and muscle. 4. It reduces the weight, if one Is inclined in-clined to be too heavy, and makes the figure graceful. 5. It teaches quick thinking, because one must always be on the alert to find an adversary's weakness and place the shots accordingly. 6. It teaches self-control and fine standards of sportsmanship. Game for All. Supplementing this is the opinion of Martin A. Dektney of Chicago, who writes under the head of "Keeping Fit," the following: "My advice to all frail and nerve-shaken girls is to tfake up the game of tennis as a regular exercise. Right now is the time to make your plans. I believe that tennis is one of the best of all games, if played regularly and in moderation. mod-eration. It develops all the muscles, but particularly the arms and legs. It also cultivates accuracy, speed, agility and endurance. Tennis is a. game for all a game for boys and girls as well as men and women. It is a game which may be made strenuous, if so desired, by the players themselves, or just a moder- ate exercise. It gets you out in the open air and sunshine and keeps you jumping around like a grasshopper all the while, ft increases circulation and sends you home with a real appetite." The advent of warm weather finds conditions con-ditions unusually favorable for tennis because be-cause of the daylight saving law. Everyone Every-one now has a chance to get in lots of play between business and bedtime. With the gospel of physical fitness winning new converts daily it is easy to see why many youngsters and older folks, too are turning to tennis. And on this point the last Sutton saying is: "As the girls grow older don't let them give up their tennis. I know of two women today who are between the ages of 50 and 60 and who play a fine game." |