New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
PLATING COURT TENNIS.
COURTS TO Bs BUILT ~ NEw-YoEK-A COSTLY
LFCPrA ALTON.

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COURTS TO Bs BUILT IN NEW-YoEK-A COSTLY
RECREATION,
IRON Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
BOsTOS, Dec. 1l.-You may imagine that the
game OF court tennis made FOR man named Pett
aud that Ac made fer the game IL would be natural
enough as thu knowledge OF people the subject Is
cULincl to vague ii1a about Tetts trip to England
where to the general disgust Of Ensahmen Yankee
Doodle carried OG another trophy. However, II Is
game an moralS DO p'y it, In Iroof OF that fact an
acquaintance to other day in happy frame
OF mind am exclaimed Congratulate me- Old fellow,
now the twenty fourth best court tennis player in
Boston"
heartily plcaod and dld as he requested after
ward finding that only twenty-five played the
game in boston, aud one had lately died. FIFTY men
would make up tho cOuntry's quota, but those fifty
enjoy fine sport.
OF course Wucn you pat up your court in New York
and ct Petit to come there, and Hake 1t "swell
thin, there will be- plenty OF whO stand the
expense. Bat II does take good deal OF mOney-mOre
than racket take. just it Is much better game IL
il reported that yOt to have two courts shortly
They Will cost you $1,000 apart FROM tho land But
teen H. Intended, stock company take it up and the
idea becomes somewhat OF rage as 1t Is mildly III
Boston. tue courts will be ready.
The first thing 10 do. in describing the game Is To
rcmar, that Is not lawn tennis On the contrary lawn
trnn, Is "a game and a degenerate of shoot OF
court tennis The arlstocrAtc game OF the Middle Ages
Tao latter numbers KINGS among its victims as 1t was
Louis Wiz. OF France, think that played cour tenns
then ate green peaches then drank water then dlcd
DAriagnan relate. through the good offices OF Dumas.
tudt the only ming of watch he ever AFRAID was
tennis bail that WINGED past hls ear and he killed three
men who told him To play a good game OF court
tennis i to gain admtauco To the old French HpGeSSe OF
the 49, cause tie Is at expensive and not
SNOWY. 80 u may he considered Fooh Ban OF a game
Tnc oil cpur; yards o. the fourteenth century
On Tie, g,r-od The game Through the middle OF one
hr iAf0u would stretch his net and tue object was to
get the bail back nd forth whether directly over tho net
ur on a oaron from the walls until one party failed AT
-lo o. the court yard was usually the old pent-
house where 'hc cattle lived, All this with its staining
ROOF euboird IN the ma io c0drt- wheh they were
built d. molpIn tines Tao nney or t0HboW with It's
peculiar angles. tr gl,s n,Ie wnIowt, and hnA'ly
the dd1,s gallery. where tue play watched from
the castle a.l trans planted into al Official court
The rules mad" ile u-ry,s. aud stupy according TO
rrtcr Ieut have tIat very complex structure, the
,,uui- coI't o. thc present day.
minute de.ruutilui l. Impossible. Simply imaeinoa
Ing, hall about t.ir,y feet In wilh and Ia hundred Ia
eu-ta with bet i've feet high stretched across the
mIdIlr
Tie floor "a ~ asphalt and tao wall. forty feet Ia
height ol iuc same material AMI blica In color MAKO 1t
gloomy rtco a.tH AL. GrH 81. AMI io"j,"S. dtd""S
anl p.ut.Lru... are Interpreted here and there
PROBABLY {, ula' tIc lai so Awry. The two players
...ul On either -tl.o the net. aud with their small
bard and heavy ..,r..f. play the game much a. Oh
DO, lava. Drc5.r,.. tuc,c is infinitely more variety,
,.. i..r. ~. 100 dancer ~ httus the ball To" hart.
though % .,a'. Como 8. u.ut''y cnr''ivn Non can aim
fora t.fo. with I., lup,,Ii' .c-. 'o That your
.f.f.urut can never get ~ the hl, or else -end u
.t.n..t fr.o tbr d,,0.s or ID" Grti' one dr'drd
,aer o., lf,ru ,.au t'uu. s. that You do not i''ch
u. .a.. tl. point B. not wholly a-ain-' lon ont
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