New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-22
COURT TENNIS.
NIX WITH THE WORLDS CHAMPION.
THE BOSTON COURTROOM THE GAME Is PLAY
ITS GREAT AGE.

THE COURf-HOW ihb "-N"AN ="
ITS GREAT AGE.
,., = ,sroVAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
Bosroy. Nov. 20. Newport and Boston
ss tho only real court tennis courts III Ahieilc"'
n ,be one in Boston il so much superior mat IL sh'
almost be called the only court. Newspaper
some time since about championship contests III
and more frequently OF late about matches at Ne"P'
have called public attention more aud moro 10 H. o
Boston is beginning to plume itself on possessing W.
only innortant American court and CLUB, anu 'ho
champion OF tho world. The building wmcn ID ue'o"u
TO the use Of this curious OF" pdS''"o
popular with the chIvalry of the hileehth century
il large unpretentous brick structure on An suey
leading OF uckngham-st,, neighboring lamp -oSt All"
nouncing apty that tho thorougntare III question IS
Tennis Court" The building was erecte1 ny MI
Arthur Hunnewe at cost OF about @Zo'OoV' IL 10
devoted solely 10 the of the CLUB WHICH no" hu
bers afty members. Tie custodian OF tho Duiidng 10
Thomas Petttt the phenomenal court tennis player
who 4. now the champion OF tho world, and with MIN
TRIBUNE reporter had an interesting conversS'lOh 10"
days since ~ ,..
"some people think" said Mr. Pettitt, tna'
court tennis and lawn tennis must DO 'he
same but thoy are very different e"'noN'
Tho former is the original game, OF whichlawn tennis
Is q weak corruption. Court tennis Is 'aS'y supio'
game in which the opportunities for skill are unlimited
in fact quckness OF eye and thought ana ehuur"pce
re the chief rcaulsites OF court tennis resau
lawn tennis with contempt but the great expense
attending the game will Of course always cohuuo
1t t. the few. -
"The differences bet ween tho games are very marked
In court cnnis the balls smaller and very dead
thorc is no r,bber in them and on ordinary lawn
tennis court they woald bounce about as much Us
biscuit Tho rackets used IN court tennis are All fToo
being made by Bronaye, of Paris they diner from
the lawn tennis rackcts in being heavier Win smaller
curved bows the sirngng Is black aud heavy ana tney
cost twice much. There are few straight Oo"S useu'
but cutting is employed largely.
.'The old English a trliie larger than inc
modern ones" continued Mr.. Petitt and indeed Win
some slight improvements in the racket TINS constitutes
the only change that has occurred In the game TOT
several hun dred years. Ny principal match In England
was played on the tonnls court built by Henry VIII at
Hampton Court The flooring OF stone blocks about
a foot square. and most English courts arc stone.'
How was 1t possible. Mr.. Pettt, To become skiful
enough to deieat the English champions, when there
~ nm, one court and 40 IL " players ia Am"rical"
Woll picked up the game her ana thch spent ree
years England pay m III different places anu kaou
re necessity Of whole building in which to play
game of course makes II an exclusive ana eHpenslyu
game hut now that this club is started 1t Is not 80 very
expensive the membership annual dues are about S3O
and students at iIarysrd HId other Institutions ABOUT
here have the privileges OF the cup ior miro o.
which IL no more expensive tlsh billiards. me me
warren. Arthur Hunnewell and Il. b. Metcalf, There
regularly. We eNpectto nave some n'9il 5e,s pciorc
long Mr. T.. -. Walker the wel-known English cricket
or
fesslounl tennis player Nh'iicy ran."e's nIu ~
10 meet him early IN December. Champions though DO
mo- appear every year. Lambert held the championship
iot twelve years, but presume somebody VIII come
along ucttcr than before long"
Mr.. retitt Il pleasant mannerea modest y3l9s man
ahout twenty-five aud was born III EnElahu' thohgh
be came to America when very yonns;; ,, thu ,o.s.
lie Is our phenomenon said Mr. MetcaI tho treas
ur,r of the club IL has been found in tennis for
- raj hundred vcar- that "a wonderful player appears
cc sonnct,,nr. lee I'm century At the beginning
o, this century ;here was Frcnchman VINO carried
everything before him court tennis. and now Pettt
dt.-tl he -niu
for Tommy that he attained MS proficiency mere De-
cause having play against aud away from mo IN
aucuco u recognized methods and rules Of playing ms
own aptitude Tor the game marked itseif out ana nc
originated style 81 Play al one ol''il|o anu %
from existing Ergash methods, 20 tn", wen
80 appeared Engli,hmen sad, mat man does
not pa, tennis but "7 lie 4ei't'eu in.r ,, De- S
mcu ou- after another they concluded that II might h"t
be- tennis but II amounted i' 'ne T'l. va r. ~"
Inel.hu'n have recognized methods @, P.',. .l-. IL
naAc, tnen snu1drr To -cc q man "I, 'l w. "o, iin
lc-, 10 he cannot get 10 other"'o hAt Sov' Io'" ca"
nc catllrI 90 excess.
beauty pi court tennis consist, in 'hr llct ina.
tho Jour STRAIGHT Ancs 81 lawn tennis court are not
,nn-lnrlel a' ,.- i ',I and t"r, = room Tor
Infinite .Ai ia calculating t'r oaom "i tnr na ANA ihe
wofa n.come, mono Of a factor. and thus o. r.
gear. o. a-c It D, grand same, aided
court D., loss m.kr beautiful hach 'nicd return, "bHt
4 b. tcrrIuy baud 10 acquire ANY -AlN. PIC" come IN
lcc from football aud ia.o'i ana inin They can begin
10 p, TENNIS. nut lt takc- years of pAc icc iu
90 J. wonderfully a.o4hai.n. tie lhr, -in' Al a.. 'il
there j.. How ci.o '""d LAST '"V 'I' ''l'5
unclaimed aud 500 ,..atoJ unchanged without some
| strong points OF i 20
me- boston court tcuul. huldng. now IN Us tenth
AZ SOM j, ID brick structure without windows except a
f.r near the ground The court Itself j. lighted by SKY
M - and j. go feet lru th and - feet IN width The
rourt occupies uu the hplcc within the
fnur ais except the necessary Room Tor bath ana
lrc-.i rooms and gallery about feet wide which
extend. along Three sides of the binding. This sAlciy
called the penthouse. is covered will. strong roof sIop
Ing toward the ami about seven .rrt above the ~
rlaf nuorug This roof and the Nall above 10 around
rre she, OF the court and the blank wall Of the fourth
side are All used the game part Of the field OF play
"A, well an the court proper
III. door IL asphalt. painted red and very smooth,
nccr..ttntlng rhbcf-~olcl Shoes thu walls Of Portland
cement are painted black height or eighteen feet
where the playing arena ends rhe court "a entered
fn the penthouse the centre lay he net poles. The
court aud that to tho left tho hazard
couri I'm the hanE wall oftho latter court there Is
proIectlon Ike chimney called tn ambour Tho back
art of IA. service court il divided black lines into
ror aud hAliyad spaces each distance OF yard being
Numbered the wall from ono 10 These Ytrl
spuc.s are called chases chtre Is Undetermined
mint The service begins by serving the ball upon the
I'm wall OF hazard court (as hc incest This Is over
te uthuusc the roof, which 10 strikes and drops
INTO square OF court below called the grille Ih!s pro-
r., i.t carried OF the bail t. fault. The nrSt
bnuud after striking tho grille puts the ball IN play ANA
ma uaycr iu tho hazard court, then returns
the ban he sros IT. perhaps hitting
u hard into the nearest wall That IT TO the
~ Of the opposite court. and thus keeps IN play. II "A
ha 1, returned back TO the service court and bounds
,-tc. vii hout being played 10 i chase. dni tho num-