The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
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KENwoop TENNIS COURT.

near London, occupied by players m late
as 8 o'clock. The tournaments are more
numerous and much better attended than
they are here.
Chicago has quite number Of tennis
enthusiasts, and the kenwood Country
club has introduced new kind of court
for early practice. Tho court consists sim
ply Of dead wall furnished with floor.
Standing on tho planking, the aspiring
amateur IL expected To hat the balls up
against the wall, practioing forehand and
backhand strokes at will and general
" quickening his eye and strengthening
his forearm for the coming trials of skill
later in tho season, when the courts arc
ready for play. one man, by this scheme,
is sufficient for himself carrying on an
animated gamo Of solitaire which is as
tonishingly interesting 60 the participant,
especially u after the long winter he is
fairly famishtd for the feel OF racket and
the sight Of "a bounding tennis ball. And
when mistakes occur and there are long
chases tO 10 made after wildly driven ball
there Is no ono To blame but the man him
self.
Tho platform is almost exactly the size
of half u tennis court, made OF pine boards
laid level on heavy stringers. Across the
center of it runs tho upright wall. made so
that players can uko either side. This wall
is close TO 10 feet high and il made heavy,
so that the balls rebound well from it.
There are no side walls, and nothing in the
shape Of II roof or canopy. Since its com
pletion the new court has been tried by
number Of thc more enthusiastic of the
Kcnwood tennis players, who seem TO have
gotten from IL rather mixed opinions as 10
tho utility of the new device. Combined
with the new lively balls Of this season, the
wildnoss and exuborance of the players be
ginning the season again has resulted as
rule in making practice in the new court
u succession Of chases after wide balls.
Golf is Hn expensive game when COM
pared with tennis, baseball or cricket, but
Of these three The lrst is the only one prac-
ticablo for women. For golf there are
clubs 20 te bought, a bag 10 carry them in
and cGddy tn c paid, but this last arti-
Gle has teen done away with by number
of women economically inclined, who play
regularly, as they substitute for the SYM
pathizing or condCmning hoy, ms the case
may be. mechanical contrivance called
standing onGGy.' This stands on the
ground beside tAc player when she makes
her stroke. and rs To clubs, all that are
necessary for the average womnn's game
are five. Men hnyc been heard of and seen
who ins!Ft ul ou loading the caddy with
dozen or more. but they, as a rule, rank
in tho tyro class, and IL Is notable that the
experts usually carry n limited number of
clubs. One q the bCsctting sins Of the
woman beginner is her anxiety about her
score IL huGnjs her waking and her
sleeping hours uEd leads To much proyari-
cation ard l4gsIrinR Instead Of unccas-
ing effort toward the proper uso Of the
proper club, her one desire seems to be 90
complete the round in the fewest possible
strokes Here she will explain and say,
But / thought that was the game and
so It partly IT, and Il is all very well 10
make u certain score n goal 10 be striyen
for, bat onos gairo will mover improve IL
one Is constantly harnsscd by the thought
OF how many strokes the last hole took and
how many ti'f oun ouUht 20 take.