A NEW METHOD OF RECORDING THE SCORE IN LAWN TENNIS AND ANALAGOUS GAMES
Year: 1884

page_text: I STANLEY MORRISON of 9 Gracechurch St. in the City of London, Lawn Tennis
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A NEW METHOD
OF RECORDING THE SCORE IN LAWN TENNIS AND ANALAGOUS GAMES 'to be as
follows:-
Whereas considerable difficulty is experienced by players in remembering the
number of points or Games scored in Tennis and other games I have invented a
new method which I apply as follows-On or around the neck, handle or other
part of the bat I excavate grooves, 6, 7, 12, 14, or other number to suit the require-
ments of the game, horizontal with the neck or other part, sufficiently deep to hold
a ring of India Rubber or other material which I place around them, each groove
representing a point or game; by moving the ring from one groove to another
I can keep count of each game as played. By having two grooves representing
the same number of games and two rings of different colour, or with some other
distinguishing mark, I can score the games of both sides on one bat.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I STANLEY MORRISON of 9, Gracechurch St. in the City of London Lawn Tennis
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A NEW METHOD
OF RECORDING THE SCORE IN LAWN TENNIS AND ANALAGOUS GAMES and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
Whereas considerable difficulty is experienced by players in remembering the
number of points or games scored in Lawn Tennis and other games, I have
invented a new method of recording the score which I apply as follows:-On or
around the neck, handle, or other part of the bat, or instrument played with,
I excavate grooves, of any number to suit the requirement of the game, horizontal
with the neck or other part, sufficiently deep to hold a ring of india rubber, or
other material, which I place around them, each groove representing a point or
game, by moving the ring from one groove to another, I can keep count of each
game or point as played. By having two grooves representing the same number
of games or points, and two rings of different colours or with some other distin-
guishing mark, I can score the games of both sides on one bat. The grooves may
extend all round the neck (or other part) or be made only at the corners in the
shape of notches, it is immaterial provided they will hold the ring (or band) in
position-Both rings move independently of one another, and there is no difficulty
in passing them over each other when necessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
.I claim is
1) The making of Grooves upon the instrument played with, of convenient
form to hold a band placed around them, firmly in position; and of a number
corresponding with that of the points or games in a rubber or set of the game
played.
2) The application of a ring of India Rubber or other material to those grooves
to be used as described above.
3) I further declare that although Lawn Tennis is the game I particularly apply
this invention to, yet I claim it for all other games and purposes, to which it is
applicable.
Dated this Twenty fifth day of February 1885