Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-23
Women Play Croquet.

Croquct as played this season by the
experts has some interesting features
and the game is almost, if not quite n
rival of tennis and golf among women.
There are crouuet tournaments with
handsome prizes. and when women speak
pt toursomeS, @roquet, quite as likely as
golf is referred to as well, ana the same
Is true when they talk glibbIy of the
open challenge singles or the handicap
singles.
At many clubs where golf or tennis on
~ had previously been played, crouuct
tournaments have been in order among
women this season Usually Wedncs-
days and Saturdays have been given up
to the game.
Cp-to-date croquet is played according
to the rules of the National American
Crcquet Association, and women who try
II lind il very different game from the
old-faShioned spastime For example, all
games are opened by scoring from an
imaginary line through the middle wick
ct and playing toward the turning stake.
The balls must, be played SO that they
rest below The first arch from the turning
stake, and if dislodged must be replaced.
All balls are in play from where they
rest. the ball nearest the stake playing
first.
The order of colors is red. white. blue
and black. Every player is provided
with clip or marker of the same color
as her ball, painted on one side only.
which she must atliX to her arch next in
order in course of play before her part
ner plays, with the painted side toward
the front of the arch. Should she fail
to do so, her clip must remain upon the
arch 1t rested on before she played, and
she must make the points again.
Should she move her marker beyond or
back of the point she is for, her alton
In all la 4, l..
fore she plays again, otherwise it shall
stand. Should player put a bail
through the arch, she must move the cor.
responding clip TO its proper arch before
the next ball is played, otherwise the
clip remains as before.
The handicap introduced by some Clubs
is the small wicket, not more than 3L,
inches in diameter. Another innovation
is to apply to the timber border of cro-
Quet lawn hulf-r0und band OF soft rub
Der by which wonderful carroms arr,
made eXtrcating the player very often
from embarrassing positions.
There is no restriction as to the Kind
of mallct used and one or two hands may
be used in striking. CocObola. by the
way, is the new wood Of which maliets
are made There il much discussion in
regard to the abolition Of the guttA
percha end of the mnllet: its best arg1-
mcut is that il helps women, but they
reply:
wye do not wanl any assistance on the
score of sex.
The correct measurement of croquet
ground is - yards long hy IS yards
wide. The hoops should be inches
wide, inside measurement, should stand
II inches out of the ground aud be made
of half-nch iron. Although 4 inches Is
the regulation size for the inside meas
urement of hoops, it is an excellent plan
to practice with hoops n trife smaller
say 3&i inchcs-w which will then make the
ordinary hoop at tournament seem
quite easy.
In any case. be very careful to see that
the hop does not spread beyond 3 inches
and to measure them whenever the hoops
aie reset II is also most important that
they should stand quite rigid in the
ground. \ shaky hoop is n terrible snare
To the unwary \ good shot mt q hoop
may be spoiled by loose hoop.