The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-16
THE RACKET CLUBS PLAY.
ALLEN AND ADINS IN THE FIRST or
TIE CHiBTION GAMES.
The Peril In the Gnmc md How II IL rinved-
The Racket Clubs Edince Described-IIow
tho Word Love L. Used by the Bachelors.

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INC ""r" Love " use" ny tue ""e"e'"'''
Mans ingenuity In invcnting difficulties
for bimaclf bns evolved tho cnnc of racket In
l"I hi'hs"i nus eNoNou VII" Ennc vi r"oho'' IN
this play every muscle Is called into action Mt
once tho strongest and most rapid OF which
4. l., -, r,, ot,.a. a., ,,,,o,,.o "a
Is capable inc excitement IS lhtcnsc, ana
moderation practically impossible The tenn
permanent of men who aro capable OF playing
racket Wen must. IL seems. DC OF the nervous
active, and excitable kind. Hence. perhaps. the
'as,i VI 'no s"i"o' "uu Wv Np'"n'',," VI 'io
fact that enthusiasts In II are liable to die young
J. Mitchell OF England. who used to have a
raclo, conr, =, pnIvjdoro Iordon and ,vos in
N'u' ~ .O'''"ViS' ''o""V,'' "", ""o u,
his day-onlya few years ngo-deemed ono OF
the finest players in the world died I'm his carly
in"nnoou. IN io'o' w" "rey' IhR'anu hhes'
and plnyed some match pames with
r Povtes-an EnoIisbnan who become t,o,vn
as ,ho inarinan & r"nno, "nU opo,Uu,on "I po,h
seemed thon in robust health and tho best phys
ical condition I'm, ho,h .ro dcod roth d,od
rn,n wiilian,' IN no.a ,Ie ii,,ii % sa u,,'u ,ha
Young "ii,in m & ncNpo "hly y Ii'te m norc @ tnan
IN tbr wo M was "s ynD apd NJ
Rnysslgne; But G ho Is I dead' ne died & IN the
IT, ~ ~, ionai m a
rroi,oy Nory sinp,e plnyer sn,a {cshIeraay' hn,y'
oyer.eSnrca nnatrn1 hnntin nV, sudden M r"id
a
hu, od H., ~ ,rn anu eOhsunp p''on'
opr yo W. nnp W 't,S ,ha o cts, ch IN ,ho, hud
ing at Iwenly.sixth street and sixth avenue.
ss55 , We ln huinue. ~, Lnh - * .
Seh ON rJ ths sides and "t ono " en1 and NJ the
i III Inu - ~ icv. nisn, VIII Spertors ,i CIV
y r sooSs me iT9ns Tb 0t Tc nrSc ar % ,
sSsT .So box Z a dun red I"%sn as E%r An
H%r6 3G o Weve " tf 1 the door o5gS acrSss thS
hOsb Itiuut' lIoul runs "
pihck streak, known as tno, scrVlce Inc'
board two two feet % Sd 81 covered or S" witt, baeE muslin
,I ana y known as the tciI-tqie. Midway .across
s Inc YS5 i, eAenns wna c,rs Is known as t9p snort
llh,' WIN quarter circle inarkcu on NJ en'h
enh rs the plnce where the PLAYER serving tho
ball must stand. Another line. longitudinal.
Spectators A markers stand Is boxed of from
th9 ne iowcr gallery , > ,,.
used in, any game. Their core is Of listing.
wrapped very tight with linen thi iead, and GOV
eIeu siin9qo'n WIN kiu N pay tney NY almosi
as swlitly MS though shot out oi gun. and
p'nnng rs herI as wool, are really dangerous
Last week the second rate players were pittcd
axalnst each other. rms week those who nS-
pre- 10 he cMs.ed as champions measure their
skill. Yesterday afternoon tho first OF tho
champion games was contested by Messrs. q. G.
Allen and o. Adams. When u couple enter upon
agamc ther iirst stop Is TO twirl bat 10 deter
III ihei h as IL iais WIN the maker % name above
whom the lot i"lls. takes his place in ore OF the
quarter circles and strikes the ball against tho
that. after rebounding. 1t will come down IN the
court opposite him. thai H. on the other s,lo OF
the longitudinal line. II may first glance from
SIDE wall and shoot ON at an angle from the
end where the marker is. but when IL does come
down II must come down in that opposite court.
Furthermore he must send u above the service
line when he strikes II against the end wall.
IL he fails TO do 80 the marker will
yell out cut, in a surprised and re-
proaclitul tone. and IL he does so second
time before once serving properly. the
marker VIII pr0claim hand out. and the
other player, Will serve IN his stead; He can
count only when serving, hence II IS the object
OF each 'o put the other out from that enviable
io5'. n, Nhfn ne Dali nles back from the
rhu wail, ,he out payer must STRIKE II. either on
INC tlc ny "t from us ntst rcnouhi., Wnen II
utuuiiic"s tuiiiic unck' uhe setN'r hlu~t sttlKo u IN
si,I'"i I.nilnvr' 80 my nlt,thHtc' H'Sh ,ol
,r 'ninS ninS ~ III m"hr T. w ."ii Icoounu IN llr
, i,rin,,r WI. II W'M n, uo mos, uInrNp.cuu hnu
@ sul il's.hs 20 M 'hins'Iis'. ~ az LOOKS very
,nsS an" u""VuUeeuS - so-uh'l you lY 10
PIP ~, H. . 4, ,, ~, ...,.,>, NJ, 49,,
all ~ ,, ,i, i'V , Etn' @ % VI Stn"ay - VT. Wins, y
M w. "t','. >""ns nllll, Won w s'INNt'o .hl
s,Iiv, "%ic % ~ ~ vppoini.iii ivN';. men 'li.
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