The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-12

The space devoted to playing and marked
by the letters A, Il. 4 and + Is divided into
two parts, the cancha and the contra
canchs. The cancha, marked by the letters
A, b, G and ID. Is 200 feet long by 80 feet
wide, with a thoroughly solid cement floor.
On the wall to the right of the spectators.
between the letters B and ID, and beginning
about three feet above the level or the
cancha. a space 80 feet square, Is mar roe
This Is the fronts OF front wall, against
which the ball In played.
Al the other extreme of the court, be-
tween the letters A and c, the wal has the
same square marked out. The second
square is called Ia pared de rebote OF the
rebound wall. Connecting these two walls
and facing the spectators il the third wall,
stretching from A to b, say a distance OF
200 feet. The surface Of these three walls
IL cement
The contra-csncha, makred by the letters
G. ID, 4 and F, is 200 feet long by ~ feet
wide. This contra-cancha is OF earth,
perfectly level with the cement floor OF the
cancha, and its use " to allow players to
run out and take balls which are bounced
on the cement and are therefore good:
r. T. and s. W. represent two Lines painted
On the floor of the cancha.
The partidos, or matches, are generally
played by o u men, two on a side. each
team being composed Of a zaguero, or
back, and a delantero. OF forward. AZ
tines two men play three. The forward
OF the team winning the toss starts the game
by running with the ball up to the line
r T, where he throws the ball against the
cement door, and on the rebound catches
IL In the basket and sends IL flying against
the fronts, OF front wall
After striking the wall the first bounce
Of the ball ON the cement court. to be prop
erly In play, must be betw Jen the lines
3 " and X T; should IL fall short OF the
lines $ W. or pass the line X 7, il rs a fault.
and the forward has another trial. Double
fault count one point for the opponents,
rs In tennis; but II the forward Of the other
team 80 wishes he need not wait for the
service 20 bounce. but can take u on the
vollsy. and this makes the servios good
and the ball In play
Thereafter the ball Ia thrown against
the wall by each team In turn, either the
back or forward having the right 10 take
the ball Unfortunately until one side
loses the point. The ball has TO he taken
on the yoIey. OF the first bounce, the point
Is lost by not getting the ball until The
second bounce, by driving the ball out oil
fault, and by hating the fronts OF playing
wall without the square mara.d by, the
red iron strips, OF ~ having tho ball 40
40 high that either i-sfoTo OF after hitting
the Having wall " touches the net stretched
a. the top 81 the building. Zach bound
los' counts one iot no oPppOnsnls. ana
the sames vary from % TO o. and even o.
= soon a. tho bal l. caught Ia the basket.
II mnst 10 Immediately returned against
she playing vail 10 holding u the ball
"a the basket q any kin whatever " per
The players are no, ~Allo~ed 60 touch
sbs ball 9TH anything bat The baska. which
y generally f~astsncl 90 the nIAi hand
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