THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 10тx, 1926
"LAWN TENNIS AND HOW TO PLAY IT."
BY
SUZANNE LENGLEN.
No. 6.
THE SERVICE IN LAWN TENNIS.
WHAT CAN BE DONE AND HOW TO DO IT-WHAT CAN'T BE DONE AND WHY NOT TO DO IT.
[THE SEVENTH OF THIS SERIES OF ARTICLES BY MOLLE BUZANNE, LANGLEY SPILL APPEAR IN THE "DAILY PRESS" NEXT WEEK. ALL RIGHTS RESERVEJ
There is only one service now-a-days, even for girls. The underhand service is practically dead, although it is used in one or two cases, even in first class
tennis.
ATTACK NOT DEFENCE.
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reason anyway. It is only a matter of practice.
You are standing, then, with your left side facing the net, left tor pointing down the court, right foot drawn back some distance. In your left hand you hare two or three balls, according to your choice. As you throw up the first ball. the whole body is swayed back, and the racket falls behind your back.
INTERPORT CRICKET.
HONGKONG'S MATCH AGAINST F.M.S.
THE SECOND COLLAPSE.
FULL DETAILS OF THE PLAY.
The Kuala Lumpur correspondent of the Straits Times, writing under data June lat, says: ---
The anxiously looked forward to cricket match between Hongkong and the F.M.S.
Miller matters improved for the home team
Millar hälled his arrival by sand- ing Bowker to the ropes. Cautiously the pair brought len on the bosid, but just as he was beginning to get settled, Miller was unfortunate enough to be given lbw. off Reed. Bostock Hill who was in next opened with a lusty square cut to the горе
At this stage an adjournment was made for lunch.
A change in bowling was effected at this stage, Powell taking over from Bowker, bus both batsmen warmed up to their work and soon sa was registered.
With the score at 58, however, Grenier was lbw. of Reed. The FM.S. had thus lost six wickets with only 58 runs scored, of which, Grenier, the retiring bataman, made
AFTER LUNCH. Resuming after lunch Grenier and Bostock Hill brought the score to 21 begun on the local padang this chiefly by singlea when Hill was caught morning, play commencing sharp at at slips by Hamsay of Bowker. R. T. 10.30. The day was ideal for cricket Foster now came into partnership with The service is far more than a racre
The sun shone out brightly, but the heat Grenier and the pair put up another ten stroke with which to start a rally. It
was tempered by a light south-westerly runs, Grenier evoking applause for a breeze. The wicket was excellent and pretty shot to leg for four. is a real weapon of attack which any
With the more at, 31, Foster was rum govern the entire games Not many
everything pointed to a good game.
Winning the toss, Hancock, the Hong-out. Rhodes went in for the sixth players, it is true, even in the first class, can hope to win many, points straight off The height to which the ball is thrown kong skipper, decided to bat.first and wicket and put Reed away for single: with their service, although Mr. Fatter-difers with different players. I throw it their innings was opened by Stripp cad and in the next ball Grenier leg drove son, and Mr. Tilden, both ex-champions, about six feet above my head, which Sayer while Bostock Hill opened the him for a capital four. In the next over and, last season, the American, "Cannon think is high enough. It must be thrown bowling from the St. Mary's Church ead. Rhodes sent Bowker to the ropes sending
Playing cautiously Stripp played out forty up on the board. Ball Casey, have shown us what can be high enough to meet the middle of the
over. Penman the F.M.S. fant done with it in this way. Casey's fastest racket, as it comes forward, when the the service, as even my own countrymen arm is at full stretch. As your racket bowler opened from the Bank end and comes forward the right shoulder swings his first over realised only a single. found champions though they were, was practically untakable. That, however, is in, and the whole weight of the bedy. Both bowlers continued to keep an ex- height to which the ordinary player from the toes, right up through shoulder,cellent length giving the batsman no op- arm, wrist and hand, works like a portunity to score with the result that cannot very well hope to rise.
machine to cxpend all its force on the the first twenty minutes realised only ball an it meets the centre of the strings three runs. All the same you must remember that the only correct place to strike it, of the service is an attack and not a de-course."
The force of the body coming forward {ence. But there, perhaps, a word of
carries you into your stride for the next warning,
BOWLING You have two chances in the service."stroke and, af the service is good, follow It should strike the If the first ball"does not go over the it
The change had the desired effect for net there 19 second. "Conscquently ground within a foot of your opponent's. chances can be taken with the first, it service line, or else it is too short. Of in the fourth delivery of his first over was given out low. Fincher the speed possible being put into it, with rourse, occasionally or a soft wet ground, Sayer the second served more slowly and surely, when you have been serving at full speed, went in for the second wicket and faced One of the greatest errors which be it is just as well to drop in a share out the over. How slow the scoring was can be realised by the fact that the first ginners make, however, is this. They slow one if your opponent is getting too
43 minutes produced only, twelve runs. blaze away at the first service, hoping it far back. But that is only by the way.
With the score at eleven, Stripp was will get over somehow at express speed, and they keep on doing so even though Just one or two tips. The ball should fortunate enough to be missed at long on by Penman of Bostock Hill. Five nineteen out of twenty of their first serga rather over your head than over the minutes later Stripp was clean bowled vices go into the net. Then they have right shoulder. It is very useful to
by Hennessey with the score unchanged. to be extra careful with their second, practise throwing the ball up, even with-
Stripp who had been batting for 50 with the result that they send over acut a racket, in order to make sure that minutes scored only 8 runs. slow ball which, if their opponcat is wide you can get it in the right place. I once awake, can be dealt with very severely saw a world champion, whose service had Thus what is an advantage can easily gone wrong for the moment, quietly prac tising in a quiet comer by himself at Wimbledon. They never know too much to learn more, the best men and women, you see!
bé turned into a disadvantage.
to the net.
A FEW TIPS.
It is very annoying, too, in doubles, o if you have a partner whose Erst service goes continuously into the net. It is no good your being up if the second service
The smash, of course, is just the service is just going to be lobbed over, some taken from another part of the court, where into the middle of the service with the ball coming towards you, in court. If it bounces high your opponent stead of down? In both the service and rean drive straight at you and you have the smash the old rale must come first very little chance. Two moderately last of all--you must never take your eye off services, one of which is practically cer- the ball until it has left the racket tain.to go over, are far better than one Make up your mind where you want your lighting service into the net and our service or smash to go, and ther, as far direction is concerned, that must
weak-kneed affair which wouldn't beat a baby.
You could practice the service, as you can practise the other strokes, against a wall if you have a back yard of any size. It is surprising what this wall Frac tise will do, always provided there is enough room in front of the wall for half a tennis court. And how how to get the
best results.
STAND SIDEWAYS.
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suffice.
You see
Don't forget, also, that follow through here is just as important, perhaps more so, than in any other stroke. some players' rackets stop within a foot, of striking the ball. Really they ought to finish with a wide, graceful sweep, across the knees or down by the right
knee, according to the sort of service which has been sent over.
Never be satisfed until your service goes over mechanically, almost without fault. It should be just a rhythmical movement from start to finish, and the more rhythm there is in it, the less effort will be needed.
At this stage, Mustard deemed it ad visable to affect a change in the bowling and -Hennessey was put on in place of Bostock Hill.
CHANGE.
Ramsay filled the vacancy and proceed ed to adopt similar tactics. Soon after wards Fincher evoked applause by send ins Hennessey for a boundary to leg, Grenier completely failing to stop what seemed an easy bail.
AN OPPORTUNITY LOST. Penman, who was in next, got a single off Reed and in the next over leg drove Powell to the ropes. Rhodes treated the next ball in similar fashion.
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At this stage, Bowker 'was put on in place of Reed at the Bank end. A few singles having been added, Rhodes again earned applause with a beautiful drive all along the ground to the ropes
Soon afterwards however Rhodes offer- a chance in the out- ed Balhatchet field, but it was not taken. When an adjournment was made for tea, the score stood at 96..
PLAYED THEMSELVES IN.
Play was continued at 4 a.m. sharp after the tea interval and both batamen playing themselves in quickly brought the score to 110 in ten minutes.
The partnership terminated with the score at 191. Penman being bowled by Bowker.
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Mustard, the F.M.S., skipper joined Rhodes for the eighth wicket. He open- ed his account with a couple to the off, and in the next over Rhodes, who had been playing a merry innings, scoring all round the wicket, pat Bowker nicely away to the ropes, incidentally getting his half century.
A GOOD CATCH" Fincher proceeded to score a couple off Bostock Hill, but in the next over the partnership came to a conclusion, Fincher being caught at point by Miller Hancock joined Fincher for the fourth wicket. With a single added Fincker, in attempting to pall a loose one from Hennessey, was finely caught in the out-effected, Reed taking over from Powell. field by Miller.
Captain Warters was in next with the score reading 23, but the partnership soon came to a conclusion, Hancock fall- ing to A well pitched ball from Hennessey:
At 4.30 the score-board read 140-7--98 at which stage a change in bowling was
A few minutes later Rhodes was caught in the slips off Bowker. The retiring batsman made a most valuable contribu- tion of 88, which "included sever. boun- daries.
Maartensz with Mustard took
the score to 170 by 8 p.m., the last The outlook certainly did not look thirty minutes realising exactly the same very promising for Hongkong when number of runa.
Capt. Warters was given lbw off Hen-
Bessey with only two runs added.
IN THE SLIPS.
A USEFUL INNINGS." With the addition of three singles, Mustard had to retire, being well bowled
The telegraph read 23-6-1, when by Reed. In the short time he was at Balhatchet and Bowker came into part-the wicket, Mustard made a very useful nership for the seventh wicket, but 27.
I have insisted so often in this series of articles that practically every lawn tennis stroke is played sideways rather than square to the net, that it will come
with only a single added the former was At 5.5 p.m. Hennessey and Maartensz as no surprise to you when I say that
cleverly caught at slips by Bastock Hill. came into partnership for the last the service follows the same rule." Stand Don't be satisfied, either, until you can Humphrey went in, but with the total wicket. Hennessey opened his account sideways, with your left toe pointing place it either straight down the centre at 29, was stumped by Maartensi off by putting Reed away for a single to the down the court, no more than three or line, or in the opposite corner, just as Hill. Powell followed but fell to the off and in the next over off drove Bayer, four inches behind the service line. Ayou wish. A deccat service will always first ball he faced from Bostock Hill. who had relieved Bowker, for a boun- lot of players, particularly girls, stand, make you a desirable partner in doubles, Nine wickets were thus down for 29 runs dary, sending 180 on the board. Several for some reason, a yard or even more while a weak, futile one will cause you and it certainly looked at this stage as changes of bowling were made. Both behind the service line. Surely they to be severely avoided by the best if the 35 record made at Bingapore batainen continued to play steadily and realise that they lose power and speed, players. They don't appreciate having against the all Malays team would be and that the ball sent from this extra their heads knocked off by a smashing broken. Such, however, was not to be the „distance goes slower to their opponent. return of a service that has only crest
They find that they make fewer faults about as far as the service line of their case for Bostock Hill's next over pro-
in this way, but that is a lame sort of opponent's court.
GOLF.
AMERICANS RÉCEIVE SET-BACK.
AT FORMBY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.}
LONDON, June 8th."
The American golf invaders received: another set-back at Formby to-day when the first eighteen holes of the Northern Professional Championship were played off. Eight of the team so badly beaten last week were,competing...
TENNIS IN FRANCE.
“AMERICAN LADY BEATS MISS
McKANE.
(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIA, June Sthi In the quarter-finals of the inter national. hard courts contest Miss Mary Browne (United States), who will cap tain the Wightman Cup team in the forthcoming match against England, beat Miss Kitty McKane by 7-5, 6-0.
George' Gadd (Roehampton) and D. Davies (Prenton) lend the field with scores of 70. Of the Americans, W. Melhorn had the best round, taking 71 Armour 77, while Stein and Walter while Walker took 74, Jim Barnes 75, J.. Hngen were well in the rear with 82. Al Watrous 70, Thomas There were Efteen Britishers between Kirkwood,
(Continued at foot of next Column.) Melborn and Walker.
duced seven runs.
With the score at the innings ter- minated at 12.10, Bowker being clean bowled by Hennessey.
PERAK BOWLER'S SUCCESS.
at 5.25 the double century was register- amidst much applause, Maartenaz helping to bring it about with a beauti-
ful cut to the "ropes. off Bowker...
The "innings terminated at 5,37 p.m., Maartensz being bowled by Bowker: The tofal was 224 runs, the last wicket put- ting up over fifty runs.
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SECOND DAYS PLAY. Carrying on the sad story, the corres pondent of the Singapore Free Fress, Thur. 108477 0 re-writing ander date June 2nd, "says: Fri.
11 The match between Hongkong and the F.M.S. was resumed this morning before Eatur. 12 a large crowd. The wicket was found to be bumpy when Hongkong started their Su 19 second innings and they had lost six
Mon. 14 wickets by noon for 52 runs. Half an hour later they were all out for the ad
Tucs.15 dition of only 24, thus leaving the, F.M.9. winners by an innings sad 107 runs- defeat almost parallel to that inficted on the visitors by Malaya last week.
The F.M.S. opened their first innings at 12.25 sending in Grenier and De Vitre to the bowling of Bowker and Recd. Grenier put Bowker away for a single, but in the next ball De Vitre was clean howled. N. J. Foster followed only to suffer the same fate. With the catry of
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