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S rj LA LAKE p pI T I E t TM THE q E INSIDE OF O TENNIS TENNIS S- S TELLS HOW TO WIN WIN GAMES iAMES By HUGH FULLERTON Service e. e In fn tennis is what pitching Itching baseball and following t the e Idea ideH is to what batting tennis the tho return Is to is 18 to ba baseball On this simile simie there rea really I is less lesa batting battin in tennis than there i Is in ir baseball and th the art ait of returning difficult and service stroke is IH moie more requires more skill kl and practice than baseball pitched hed Is to hit a ha pit cn c oxen even b by the the spee speediest lest and most wily wiY of oC the tho star twirlers Tennis his has both t I Us its Walter Johnsons at service ser and Its Is Ty TI Cobb i at batting This is a n rule of tennis that a champlon champion player should win pra practically practically l- l cally all al al Ids his service games With two I cal the theone theono I Ione men c eb matched at singles one ono who wins even en ono one of ot his opponents opponent's n nent's nt's service ervle games ames usually wins set get ct nn and match The Tho return of oC s service naturally natural be be- omes the tho vital ial point of tennis The position in 1 I uniting wulting tor service should be adapted to ci the peculiar stylo of service enle of the thE opponent provided one knoWs knous that Kt style ll S Stand and andas as nearly diagonally opposite the server as possible poi poi- pots pos sible elbie with wih racket held across the body backhand Stand on the toes In position of ot the tha sprinter with wih knees flexed and and bod body read ready to spring in either Hon tion Strive always to return th the ball wih Ith the tho forehand forchand or haDt stroke which is it the the natural and probably the most important stroke in tennis In the forehand stroke either underhand underhand under tinder under hand or sidearm always keep th the wrist writ flexed ed and n strike the ball bal with the he same motion moton you would use in In It adds the natural cracking a whip hip I f follow low through drive to the return A few of ot the more gifted players tin 10 tile the backhand backhand stroke a R as effectively effective effective- l ly as they do the forehand but they thEY 8 aie ae e exceptions and if it it I Is possible to leach a position to use the tho forehand do o it rather than at attempt backhand work In doubles s permit the partner part part- ncr ner Jer v who ho can reach tho the ball bal for the thC forehand stroke to take It rather q X Y 4 4 j t X r 1 l 1 I than ban to attempt the backhand be because because because be- be cause one can cn get more power m more re drive drI c and can can put more st stuff ff on th he the b ball bail l in striking it with the natural forehand stroke The smashing game is less eden selen title itic and really realy there are more more chances nances for disaster in smashing downward Ino o the the thenet net than th there re reI I s in less lEsS powerful strokes The Tiie smash mash smash which Is th an overhead sweeping sweep- sweep In ing ng stroke either may end a a- a sharp a FOREHAND STROKE F 1 I q f The Tb f forehand stroke for the tho return re re- r. r turn in tennis tennia Ab Above ve awaiting the th oncoming bal ball and below connecting connecting con con- with it for the tho return Note Nota position of f feet fast ot the rasp of the racquet and position of m ar arm armin armin in ill rOtation relation to the racquet handle handl volley duel by the tho gain of a point it or Its its' loss by an error One of the commonest mistakes of 1 the thO beginners is to put tI tho wrong toot foot forward in returning service In Inthe 4 the forehand strokes the left foot should be forward in the backhand 4 strokes the tho right in order that the weight of the body may my he shifted 4 4 f j A A 1 At I 1 J A t 1 j 1 J f t J 4 I r j J 1 1 I. 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S quickly forward as the tho stroke i Ii b made There I is one stroke in tennis that commonly commonly is lE neglected That Thatis is Is' Is the thel l lob b one one of ot the most useful in the game It I ItI 16 Is to tennis what h he bunt is to baseball and should be used sed in much the same Hare way war to catch the opponent opponent off oto guard and to vary var tho the style of ot attack Th The player with wih a powerful smashing style who does not nt al also o possess a delicate control l of ot racket and judgment of ot force torce that enables him to lob Job the ball is like a baseball pitcher picher who haf has ban bal speed and no slow low ball bal When hen to use the lob the smash when to shorten l the grip on on the I lacket handle In volleying when t to cut the b ball bail n and when to drive it i straight t are problems f for r Individual players The champion player should have all al strokes and use them to fit the fl situation aton |