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Show 3 BhE-STERTIELDS OF' THE CHALK-BARRED COURTS I 3?3 ROBERT D. WRENN 'Jflff Coprrlcht. 10U, by (he New Tori nral4 Co All rlcht nsrrcil.l 'fwO X most sports there nre some devices nnd trick? "S employed to rattle, the opponent or opponents. In I prizefighting nnd wrestling the successful man I knows a multitude of these. There nre numerous artifices of the prizefighter, sin Ii as rosining the ; lovo, drugging fcc. They nil go to make up tb; fame. In baseball it Is considered ethical to resort to all jorts of means and ways to make a pitcher not a pitcher. Professional baseball Is honcycombad with tricks. Managers are always trying to think of a device de-vice to get an advantage over an opponent. Most of these arc fair. Some arc not signal stealing, for example. ex-ample. But there Is one sport which has been absolutely expurgated. ex-purgated. No tricks arc tolerated. The ethics of the game decree that a, man give his opponent every possible pos-sible advantage that can be accorded to him. It is the Chcsterfleldlan game of nil sports. Its name Is tennis. Baseball crowds yell when a pitcher begins to weaken, when an opponent wabbles. In tenuis the man waits for his shaky opponent to recuperate. Spectators at ball games cheer hysterically, stamp Ihelr feet and wave their hands and bits of npp.ircl. Everything goes. In tennis spectators applaud a good shot with the hands alone, iind gently, oil. so gently! Otherwise It might disconcert the target of the stroke. So this sport Is very refreshing in Its fairness, which Is so much a part of the game that It Is politeness. There is an iron bound etiquette of tenuis. Vet In iplte of its courteous nature tennis Is one of the hardest games to play ever Invented. It embodies 10 many qualities a quick eye. a lithe body, lightning ivlt and temperament but aboc nil a quick eye. To show how strictly all tricks are discouraged an Incident of a tournament at Lake George In the season sea-son of 1904 might be related. The affair had been progressing with the smoothness of most tennis tournaments tour-naments when a Columbia student. Hamlin Hatch, called "Ham" by those who caied lo be brief, enrolled en-rolled among the competitors lie was at Lake George on a geologlcnl expedition with some of his fellow ptudents. Those were in the days when Columbia hud n football team, and this same Mr. Hatch used to delight de-light In trying to change the facial maps of opponents in the fall of each season. Now in some way Mr Hatch had picked up the ;amc of tennis. It was only a by-product of his athletic ath-letic ability. So he enrolled In the Lake George tour- tflH' namcnL nis style was not of the light and airy jB, port, but his strokes were telling. He achieved the B .finals. So did a student from Yale who was stopping B at the summer hotel, and who spent his evenings try-' try-' lug to take the wax off the ballroom lloor. Snd as It H m lel.ue. Mr. Hatch devoted nrmy of his evenings H nnd even nights to an endeavor to remove the polish 3H from a certain mahogany bar. B' To skip over a lot that followed, the day of the Wm Snals In this tournament dawned bright and fair. 3B Tho Yale man appeared in white trousers, a silk shirt, B white shoes nnd socks, with a band about his head V iftcr the fashion randc popular by the Roman charlot-PJBt charlot-PJBt tors, Xow Mr. Hatch did the first thing that the best JSm tennis players do not do He kept his opponent wail- OTJCt ng on purpose. He "stalled." That Is considered gjplj' ood form In rowing, running, baseball, &c. but In -! onnls decidedly not. It may make the opponent lervouB. I Startled the Spectators. After the Yale man had waited some half an hour ilr. Hatch appeared. He was clad In his geologlcnl ilothes. These were not things of beauty. A couple if aged sneakers not a pnlr one blnck and one irowu, In an advanced state of decomposition; can-fas can-fas trousers of an old vlntuge. a flannel shirt, a uouch hat, and you have his tout ensemble. The costume cos-tume gave the spectators a start. Further. Mi. Batch "horsed" on one leg. That Is, he limped as if In great pain. Mr. Hatch's sympathizers were few. He looked at bis opponent and smiled. The set wns started. The first time thnt Mr. Hatch tame to tho net he addressed his opponent lu this way: "Yon look like a startled fawn." The voice was loud. The spect-itors were shocked. A Salome dancer at a mothers' meeting could not bnvc done more damage. But Mr. Hatch had an Irresistible Irre-sistible serve, his returns were accurate and his conception concep-tion of the position of the back Hue was Onely drawn He limped except when it was necessary for him to hurry to get a ball, and then he had speed and his leg was well. It was probably the most amusing tennis match ever played. And through It all ran this Jolly-, f9trirl 1 nud spoofing of Mr. Hntch. As a certain strain of ptS)jJ music Js repeated again and again, so every time that Qlffjjl JIr" Hatcn came close to the net lie would remark to JSgj l fes opponent: 'JjV'' "You resemble a startled fawn." . ?& J His limp excited no sympathy for him, When It be- '& caTae urKcnt nt nc hurry he seerued to touch the i3 i' Shrine of SL Anno, for his leg wa6 well. The gallery it I 7 NLIKE Other Sports, Tennis Is Distinguished LZjby the Courtesy of the Players, as Exemplified Notably by the Doughertys, and Contestants Never Accept an Advantage Over One Another was serious and the spectators were agnlnst Mr Hntch and his tnctlcs. They were nil for the Yale representative. Only a tcv,' of the ruder spirits lausrhcd. And Mr Hatch eventually won. lie received re-ceived n cup. and that wns all no glory. The promoter pro-moter of the tournament gave It to him about as will-Insly will-Insly as he would h.ive surrendered his right eye. And Mr Hntch was told that his name would not he considered for another tournnnent. In a certain fraternity fra-ternity house In Columbia the cup may still bp seen. Its displacement Is nbont a quarter of a ton But It was nun after n fashion not countenanced by the ethics of the game. So it will be seen that tennis Is the game of sportsmen sports-men who carry the Idea of fairness to opponents to a superlative degree. Mr. Hubert Wrcnn. four times the national champion, was asked recently If there were any little tricks practised by the top notch players play-ers to disconcert opponents and tecognlzed as fair by tennis authorities. Africa and America have challenged for the Davis Cup. England has drawn the h.e, so that America and South Africa will have to meet to decide which one enn play the winner. Australia took the cup away from England In 1007. nnd It has been there ever since. Of course we me not going to send a learn lo Africa to piny, and I suppose that the South Africans will object to coming here. Therefore the match bo twecn America and South Africa will have to he played in Australia. Wo should have no trouble In lieu ling the South Africans, as thej hnve no good t'ennh players over there. 1 honestly believe that If A mm S' , "You look like a startled fawn." "No." he replied. "No tennis player ever thinks of doing anything that might throw his opponent off In his game. The only damage that a man may legitimately legiti-mately do is with his racquet. To show how loath tenuis ten-uis plajers are to take advantage of opponents. I will recall an Incident of a tournament nt Newport several years ago which wns made much of at the time, but uhlch may have been forgotten by now. The Dougherty Dough-erty brothers were playing doubles. A ball was served out of the court by one of them. The referee missed seeing the shot and, not wishing to acknowledge his own fault, called It Rood. The Doughertys' opponents lost the point by tlif decision of tho leferc-e. The Doughertys were certain that the ball had landed out of the prescribed zone. Deliberately on tho nuxt serve a double was sent over the net to. even matters up. That double cost them the game, eventually the set. ultimately the match. But they had played fairly and lost a match which they could have won by taking tak-ing advantage of a mistake of the referee. Thnt better bet-ter than any other thing that I recall exemplifies the spirit of the game." "What do you think of the chances of America to win the Davis Challenge Cup?" Mr. Wrcnn was asked. "We arc going to send a team to Australia this fall, and I think we can win tho cup If 'Bill' Lamed goes. I saw him a few days ago. and he assured me that his affairs were In such shape that he could inn Ice the trip this year Heretofore he has been so lit'd down by business In Wall street that he could not get away. I think he Is the greatest tennis player In the world to-day In the last few years ho has steadied down n lot. He was never better than he Is right now. He used to be errntlc. but he has become very much more rellnble. He Is just the right age, too, for he has taken good care of himself. Americans vs. Englishmen. "How old ,1s he? Just thirty-seven. lie Is a brilliant brill-iant player. Most American players are prrntlc good one day and very bnd the next- The English players nre less temperamental. They are the same right through not so brilliant as the Americans when they are good, but very, very steady. Now, "Bill' Lamed has acquired a whole lot of certainty in the last few years He Is very steady now. He is a suro player and puts up about the same gnmc day afte,-dnj afte,-dnj Our other best players are Inclined to be errntlc. "Of course you understand that England, Soutt BBsSt-v !' fflfe'- $ ?, ' . 'J it - llillf MMb. m m MISS MAY SUTTON Bill Lamed goes America "III bme the cup. Ho will bo tho cornerstone of the American team. He has gone out of business, now because his father died recently, re-cently, and lu-' Is sure lo lepresenl America unless something unforeseen happens. W. ,1. Clothier may go, and as to the makeup of the rest of the team no one Is certnln yot. "But if Bill Larned doesn't go they may as well stny ot home. Ho has lo.-t onlj- two matches In the last three yenrs. lie takes good caro of himself. A man must train to be a good tennis player. Ho may be In poor physical condition and last one set, but he cannot stand tho hard, gruelling match unless ho Is In tip-top shape. What combinations of players shall represent America In the doubles will be decided after the team reaches AuVtralla. The men to go have not been selected se-lected yet Tennis." went on Mr. Wrenn, "Is not a game for weaklings, as many persons think. As I have said, a first class player must train, and train carefully. In order to stay up at the top. Larned trains. Wright trains. Tbey all do. Of course, they do not go at It as an oarsman does or a football player. But by training train-ing I mean that these men take ood care of them selves. They may smoke a little if they want to, but not too much, and they cannot drink heavily, for It dulls the eye and slows a man up, besides taking away his endurance. The first and essential attribute of n tennis player Is a quick eye. The message to his brain must be transmitted rapidly by the optic nerve, and that cannot be done if he Is going to gambol with Bacchus. "There arc few first class tennis players to-day. It Is Just n passing of the old generation, nnd the new has not yet developed Into top notch shnpe. There nre many In the chrysalis state now who will be good in a few seasons . star Isn't made In one summer. sum-mer. But the best men In this country to-day nre Larned and Wright- If the latter goes to Australia as well as Lamed they might as well hand us the Davis Cup without playing. "No, I don't think thnt the game Is In the doldrumR. I believe thnt It wns never more popular than It is right now, but the plnyers arc for tho most part mediocre. Watch the parks nnd tennis clubs this summer, nnd you will see them fighting for tho courts. Everybody wants to play tennis. It Is gaining gain-ing in popularity as that overworked and classic snowball Increases In size rolling down hill. The game just has not turned out any players In the last few years to class with Larned and Wright." "now about yourself''" "Oh. I am out of the gnmc for good quit two yenrs ago. My business interfered with me keeping It up. I piny a little racquets now nnd some, court tennis and the gimc for fun. but I have entered in my last tonrna-menr. tonrna-menr. I am thirty-seven years old, and while that is BEALS C. WRIGHT not too late In life to pluj the game, 1 hato to think of age getting me." Changes in Rules. Mr. Wrcnn looked as If he could go through a few good tournaments yet. lie had just finished playing racquets at the Itacquet Club and he was the picture of condition He had said that the successful tenuis player required a quick eye. His r.houe with the clear-noss clear-noss of perfect health. He seemed to be "rlght,"'to use a ball player's expression, to put on the "spangles" "span-gles" and go at the best tennis player the best day that he ever lived and give him the beating f his life. But Mr. Wrenn says ho Is not. and that he Is through, although his Interest In tennis Is as warm as ever. He explained that several changes had been made. In the rules, receutly. so that the English and American games now coincide almost exactly. A new rule which will be tried out this year for the first time is one giving a plajer the right to reach over tho net and hit the ball, provided he do not touch the barrier with his racquet. "This will make little difference In play." pronounced pro-nounced Mr. Wrenn. when asked about the effect that the rule would hnve on the game. "At best It will make a difference of only a few Inches, and while It apparently gives an advantage to long armed plnyers, this Is not practically so. Tlw thing to do Is to make the rules International, so thnt there will bo no difference differ-ence In the game as played In various parts of the globe and no special rules will have to be laid down for Internationa) matches." Mr. Wrcnn Is very much interested In revising the rules to this end. nnd Is strongly in favor of unlvorsal regulations of the game. In fact, even though be has retired from active participation, tie is one of th H most ardent exponents of tenuis and Is deeply Inter' IB csted in the game yet. i H Many experts declare that tennis requires a greater H combination of qualities than any other game. 01 ' course most participants in any sport make this siml , lar assertion for thejr favorites, but facts seem to ' i H bear out the allegation In regard to tennis. Football jH requires nerve nnd strength and iOine quickness, but lf to certnln positions on a team this Is not essential. To H row a man must have unbounded nerve "stomnch.' H the oarsmen cnll It and lighting qualities He must IH never give up. That Is the greatest requirement H After that the good coach can turn out the mechanic H cnl part of the oarsman. To fight n man must have H nerve and quickness. Most other sports require onlj one or two essential qualities. But tennis demands strength linked with endur- nnce, a temperament combined with a spirit of fair- IH ness. the quickness of the cat and the steadiness nnd jH reliability of the truck horse, and beyond all the ten- IH nls plnycr needs nerve. This Is n hnrd combination H to find in one mnn, and thnt Is why the really good H tennis plnycr is a luxury of to-day. H That it is not by nny means a mollycoddles' game H is shown by the wear and tear and strains that then IH arc on n mnn In a big toumnment played In the bak- jH ing heat of a broiling August sun. To start and 8toa F jH quickly Is hard on the feet nnd legs. Sometimes men H have gone through long and gruelling matches it H great pnln. H The serves of the best players come like cannoa I jH balls. During a set of doubles one day In a big tour- H nament the sprver, noted for the speed and vicious- ' H ness of his delivery, hnd an opponent playing up closa H to the net. He delivered a wild one nt terrific speed, M "nnd the net man did not allow for the big cut, which H gave the ball a tremendous In curve, of which ' jH "Christy" Mathewson would be proud. The ball ' H swerved and caught the unfortunate plaj-er at the not H square In the temple a terrific smash. He wilted H down and knew nothing for a few minutes. It wai jH necessary to call a doctor to revive him. while the au dleurc. asked questions solicitously, much as thi crowd does at a football game H Finally the man was revived, walked around Lb W. J. CLOTHIER., 11 eour r. few turns on the arms of fried, n!:1, tben li sisted on finishing the muth. us u font bull hero will H There wns the much advertised none of ihe fooilwl jH player In Unit mnn. He received a u;rcat lound of ap Jl plausc for his gamencss. and with his partner linallj IH won the match. This accident h:s happened ngali H und again, and oftentimes It Is preferable to be hit bj jH a rltlc bullet. H There are all sorts of strokes in tenuis which have H to be mastered by the successful player. A great trick IH of n man familiar with the game is ro watch an op- H poncnt's wrist and forearm to se-. what kind of n cut H he glvea to the ball when he hits It. In this way a M man can be piepared for eccentric bounces and guess H whkh way the ball will Jump after It hits the ground. H There Is a great deal In outguessing an opponent. A H good pl.iyer gets so that he wulches an opponents wrist and forearm Instinctively. Otherwise the player s M never for a minute takes his eyes off the ball. He getj M so that he knows exactly how hard to hit a certalo H - sort of bounce to land It on the oack line a deslrablf . M plncc und how lo drive the ball with a cut that will ' H twist out of an opponent's reach M Miss Mny Sutton Is the wonder of the wonien'playen M In, this country. Her strokes have the power behind H them of a man. Experts regard her as a marvel M handicapped by the conventional skirls. M Tennis has nn odd history. Il-mdb.ill. court tennis M and racquets are all members of the same family. It is said that the game was begun years ago. when two IH Englishmen began to bat a ball ocr a fence with IH their hands first. Next Ihe crude racquet 'and the H back line appeared. Finally from this the game grew H and developed uutll tenuis became the game that It Is H to-day. M |