Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-13

impression gotten from the interior Of
the game that count. These come from
~ your opponent. (2) his game, its style
and consistency, (D the breaks OF the
game
Ihere are certain type men who CRATE
on our nerves; every one has some par
tlcular type which annoys him If your
opponent happens to be one Of that group
you will probably have an unpleasant
afternoon, The remedy is the same old
thing train your mind to follow the
game and not the man Your outlook
should be no more influenced by the
reputation of player or by his per-
sonality than IL you were rallying
against a board fence. r. n. Williams.
I'd, should not change your outlook, except
to make you work harder than y u
"flitemablow" of Squeedunk After all
your ability should not change so don't
lose your nerve.
YOUR OPPONENTS GAME.
This is little bit harder to buck up
against and may be regarded as the most
potent factor of tennis psychology, be-
cause every time you return the hall IL
is brought to Your attention, and YOU
must seriously consider 1t at all times.
III the style game your opponent plays
suits you he will In nine cases out of
10 put you on the top of yours, but should
II be style you particularly dislike there
is only one remedy. AS far as possible
play your game your way and under no
circumstance fall into playing his. II
he breaks your game up. at least make
your game something different from a
poor imitation of his
THE BREAKS OF THE GAME.
Under this class comes the most i'm
portant of little known tennis tactics,
the use of the missed shot" The shots
mi hut row, .lrs b,l
other man, and to rapidly classify them
one can say:
~ All missed easy shots take away
confidence from YOU and give it to him.
He can count on your missing now and
again.
(2l All hard shots YOU miss, If You
nearly make them and have tried the un-
expected and nearly impossible, will
count for you, since it will have him al
ways looking for such shot really com
ing over.
rhe more YOU make your opponent
watch you. the more YOU take his mind
off his own game and the more he Is apt
to miss, owing to lack of concentration
on his own shots. So try. the unuSual.
which will force him to notice you.
The effect of an early lead cannot he too
highly emphasized, provided you do not
get careless and let up because YOU feel
YOU are sure of winning. 1t is very
haTd, dlscourRSlng ROAD to so ana tehuS
to make a person overcareful IL they feel
they are far behind. SO the effect on the
mental attitude Of your opponent by you
taking three out of the first four games
is most important, since it makes him feel
he must win the fifth game to make 1t
3-2 instead of Al against him to have
even :. chance for the set. Try TO put
your opponent into mental hole In your
match by jumping I'm and getting him on
the run.
II you succeed in this never let him
pull up even, II possible, for the effect of
pulling out of hole, OF, as the term
goes, getting out of the cart" once he
was in It, Is often to give him the feel
inG that he is coming all the time while
you have shot your bolt and are fading.
In every match consider the mental at
tltudc Of your opponent and the psyche
logical effect of yourself, your game and
the breaks of the game.
NV next article win be on the forehand
grounl stroke.