Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-27

The parsllelograui. A. ID. @. ID. IL q
double court. g ID being side lines
seventy-eight feet long. aud A c, II ID
the base lines. thirty-nine feet long.
The dotted line n y represents the net
which Is erected midway between the
base lines. thus dividing the space into
two squares Of thirty-nine feet The
lines III X, q l.. arc the side lines of the
single court Eighteen feet from tho
base lines and parallel with them,
draw two lines S ). 5 5. terminating
on the side lines OF the single court.
The line. =, $ are known as service
lines. Bisect tho service lines by
limo r T.. drawn parallel TO the side
lines. and Terminated at either line By
the service line. Every line should be
clearly drawn In whi,ewash. i have
often seen broad white tape substitute
ed for whitewash on private lawns on
account of an erroneous idea that the
lime In the whitewash burned mp the
roots of the grass. thus marring the
appearance OF the lawn after the ten
mis- season has closed. but this silly
practice I cannot too strongly de-
prccste. for anyone can readily imagine
the danger % player should the foot
Be taught in the tape while rushing
full speed after the ball
Very little need be said about the
selection Of the outfit required to play
the game. but am convinced from =
long experience that % get the best
goods from responsible houses Is tho
truest economy In the end Cheap nets
with large msshes made Of thin. small
twine are 90 ',e avoided. The top of the
net should DO bound with . strong band
of white webbing or canvas. from four
20 ak inches wide. This gives you a
any part Of the court. Mr.. slocum rec
comments the Taylor pole. don't
think IL can be much Improved upon.
II consists 81 two sharp pointed iron
sockets. driven flush into the ground.
Into which the iron pointed ends Of the
pole ft rather loosely. Guy ropes
hold the poles uprigh, and In position.
The net Cor q double court should ex.
tend beyond the sids lines three feet
on each side. The rules require the
net % be thru feet high in the center
HMA h1ITEf ItftfN IN iIlFuF1 Ia LAIt Uttl~4
During play the net should be kept
strung up a. tight a. n drumhead. aud
care should Do taken that the regula-
ton height D. always observed. When
play il over the net. II let up. should
be slschcned completely By loos~ning
the my ropes The racket for q mao
should weigh about "A % isS ounces:
saything over that VII certainly tire
zoe wrist of even an expert and viii
with reason cause the efforts Of the
novice st heekhandesl wrist work 10 be
clumsy and inefsectual lady's or
youths racket ranges from i9s. % IS
ounces. and for weak wristed girls OF
developing lads that - good enough
but mistruss The strength Of 40 excep-
sionslly light racket. the iizhtness is
only gained az the expense Of good
w0nd and The bow j. apt to break at
the fork with any hard drives Besides
the more plant the bow The harder IL
h - keep the racket .ight-struug You
may tssf - we'll play with a butterfly
net a. with bat With slack strings
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The common everyday house iies
are 80 large and - pcstiferous in some
parts II New Jersey that wire screens
or nets are put IN the windows and
doors - keep them out II gives a
stranger an encanny feeling o. be
awakened ~ The dead II night by The
busziug and Fnswing at the window
screens. The wires IN the screen tairiF
hum. and the peculiar noise made BY
tbe hcuscfy sounds like bluebottiel
chorus No moeasitoca. of eruss~.
ecnld I've among snch e4rnivoroas