New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-18
Summer Being Spoiled
For Lawn Tennis Fans

IS, IS. "a. As a matter Of fact,
young Binzen's partner was the Uni
versity Heights star, Embree II. Hen
derson. Mr. Henderson modestly says
he gets into the limelight seldom
enough as it is without credit being
taken away from him!" Boy, page his
credit.
In the dressing rooms at the metro
politan championships George Carlton
Shafer. former indoor king. and the
veteran southpaw, Frederick c. lnman,
were discussing one OF tne Southern
mid-winter tennis tournaments. held
at hotel and place noted for its hos
pitality and for the flowing bowl
Shafer did we'll in the event, lnman
poorly.
Sorry I didn't get there till the
morning of the tournament. Great
place." said Shafer; makes you play
fine"
yes" ruefully replied the former
metropolitan champion, great place
but you don't play we'll unless you dc
get there the morning Of the tourna-
ment."
Few players appear to realize that
an essential difference between the sim
giles and the doubles game is that re-
turns from service in doubles must be
PLAYED much lower over the net, to
catch the server at his feet as he runs
in, than returns must be played in sim
giles. II is distressing 10 see, IN sim
giles, a player time after time hitting
the ton band of the net, when there
is no real reason for his trying 70 play
his shot so close 70 the barrier.
A player in doubles has much less
ground 70 cover, and shots must be
drawn finer to pass him. Further
more. a server in combination play al
ways follows up his delivery, whereas,
few are the singles performers who IN
variably hike for the net. Therefore,
the occasion for finely drawn shots IS
always present in doubles.
Well, that 5 a good hint. Wen g
out resolved never 70 hit the net
single time. That will be our net re-
suit.
DR.. William Rosenbaum, the genial
and popular national indoor doubles
champion, By virtue OF his luck-giving
coat has evolved a method to play a
tournament on paper. without the ne
cessity Of the expenditure or pnyslcaI
energy at all. In fact, the doctor fig
ures that the saving in energy, per
CAPITA per match, would be exactly
2.f77 foot pounds and TT calories, as
measured by The Tribune Institute.
"The methods this" explained the
doctor. Each contestant is supplied
with pencil and paper. Each man serves
one game-on paper-and decisions
are made by a referee. In case each
PLAYER takes one of the two games a
third game decides the match. The
server elects what manner OF service
his first delivery is, and marks It's
destination on the paper.
For instance, he says, MY nrst
service is the subway ball, which goes
under net a and traverses the right
sector of the receivers court, u, pop.
ping out Of the ground at point 4.
Now. the receiver must then announce
how he would return this subway ser
vice. For instance, he might say l
meet you on the subway ball and, In
fact. raise you. Take a note, referee.
employ trick parrot. named Ophelis'
which grabs the subway ball in he
beak. ffes low over the net, like Billy
Johnston's forehand drive, describes
figure eight TO confuse opponent -,
We never let the doctor finish, and
he didn't play tennis for three days.