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Show TENNIS HAS BIG BOOM IN FRANCE New York. SopL 2L Tennis has picked up tremendously in France in recent years, and the younger generation genera-tion of players has been quick to take advantage of modified strokes in the game and new lines of net and bac court play which hao superseded some of the older notions. The French players have not hesitated hesi-tated to cross tho channel and meet with the English players in the tournaments tourn-aments in Great Britain. One of the French plaers, Laurcntz, is only 17 years of age; When he played, in England It was his first appearance on grass courts, and naturally Ot was something of a handicap. Il played in the doubles w mi o'olxii. Although they did not win their game was highly commended by the Englisn critics. In the singles Cohort beat Gore, a sterling player In England, and was In turn beaten by Dixon. In the doubles dou-bles Laurcntz and Gobort were boat-on boat-on by Dixon and Roper BnrretL One of the peculiarities of Lou- rent?.' play Is that in serving the ball he turns squarely away fro mtho net with a peculiar awing of his body. Yet the service was quite successful and by no means easy to roturn. It Is said that Gobert and Laurcntz have thought of making the trip to tho United States In another year to play hero In the championships It the next tourney 'should go west it la hardlj probable they will come, but In the- event that It Is held again at N'owport there is a bare chance that Lhey will be seen against the best players of this country |