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LASCOTE ON TENNIS. which he may attach to the result.

That is the most essential law of sport.

THE IMPORTANCE OF FITNESS.

PLAYERS' HABITS.

HOLIDAY HOMES.

ADJUNCT IN GERMANY POR EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.

IF

"SCHOOL COUNTRY HOMES.

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[By Dr. Paul Schmid.) A PLAYER'S DUTIES.

The school country home, as the Many lawn tennis champlons, on term is understood in Germany, is the pretext that they are amateure a place of temporary residence in Documentary 4 months' and play only for their own plea- the country, in the mountains or at' sure, render it extremely difficult the seaside founded and maintained for the officials of the tournaments by some school situated in a large on demand The tennis championships attract in which they take part to carry city, for the purpose of accommo

Credits, greater and greater crowds each out their task. A tennis player, dating, for short periods, groups of successive year, and as the popu-whoaver he may be, should always children that they may have advan- larity of the game increases so the try to facilitate the work of the tages of country life, and in order organisation improves.

referee a tournament In which his to improve their bodily as well as On demand entry should be an indication that their mental health.' he is happy to play.

POST-WAR MOVEMENT.

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In no other sport does there exist a contest comparable with the Davia Cup, which brings together the re- He should not without grave rea- presentative teams of more than son criticise the manner in which The school country homes move- Credits, 60 days' sight thirty diferent nations. In no the draw had been made; he should mont owes its origin to the War and On Bombay-- other sport are there organised, respect the order of play and not the Post-War period. At present Wire with the same degree of success, complain if he is not given the there are no less than 167 of them On demand International contests like those court which he prefere. Although scattered throughout Germany, Of On Calcutta- which attract to St. Cloud, to Wim- he is not bound by any contract, a this number, 80 belong to secondary bledon, and to Forest Hills the best tennis player should always en-schools, 87 to primary schools, and players in the world. From deavour not to disappoint the spec- 30 to girls' intermediate schools, On demand January to December tennis tourna-

tators. One should certainly not whilst the remaining ones are own- On Singapore ments succeed one another without play for the public, but for the ed by private associations. Ham-

On demand interruption.

game; a tennis match is not merely burg has the largest share in their

On Manila... To become a champion it is not a spectacle. The public likes to see number, there are 37; while in Sax- Bufficient merely to be quick and

a high-spirited match, two players ony 31; Berlin, 17; Frankfort-on- On demand skilful. We have seen what phy-putting forth their best efforts. Main, 30; Breslau 8; Hanover, 8; On Shanghai

tension This is the spectacle that the play and the Rhineland, B. The slcal, mental and nervous may be hidden beneath the

ers should provide.

jority are actually owned by the On demand elegance, the ease, and the calm of

Above all, one should always try schools themselves, although some 30 day's sight (private, the great player. In order to. win to render a game

paper) as agreeable as are only rented premises. Some of a championship one must be in good possible for, the adversary one them have been specially built at condition.

meets, if only in the supreme hopea cost up to M. 80,000, whilst some that he will return the compliment. are nothing more than hutments On demand

UMPIRE'S DECISIONS. which it unly cost a few thousand The decisions of the umpire marks to build. The greater pro- should always be respected; never tion of the means required for their complain in any case when the um- building and up-keep is contributed pire gives the adversary a point by the members of the schools

themselves. that you may think you have won. If a player feels himself obliged to give a point to the adversary he

The damaging influence of life must do it discreetly. One may, if necessary, allow oneself to be in big towns, more especially big

I probably devote more attention to physical training than most players. For a considerable time before a tournament I endeavour to lead a regular life; I never amoke, and I take but little, alcohol.

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July 16-16-Queen's Theatre; "The Popular Sin"; also at 9.20 p.m. The Band of the 2nd Bn. K.O.S.B. (by kind permission).

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GOLF AS EXERCISE. And it very satisfactory before a series of very hard tournaments to pass one or two weeks in the opon air, playing golf for example. I do not believe it is possible to play golf and tennis well together, but in my opinion golf is zn excellent exercise, with which a tennis play er muy gradually prepare for the

There are many people, and they year, so that they may be enabled more violent efforts that he will grow more and more numerous as to benefit frem hhe health-giving have to put forth on the courts. the popularity of the sport in atmosphere and surroundings of the who condemn the cham- country. The whole life of such a Each morning when I am training creasca, to play a tournament I execute a plonship meetings. There is no temporarily transferred community in takes place outdoors unless the wer- aeries of breathing exercises and do doubt that keen competition

that im- little, skipping. During the sport may even be harmful to the ther conditions make tournament I content myself with a normal physical development, on possible, and this includes the hourg The ex- short series of breathing exercises. account of the excesses which it of regular instruction.

Many players commence their may provoke. But championship perience gained during the short physical training on the eve of the play gives publicity to sport, and period that has elapsed since the first match which they have to play. is a most valuable means of attract movement first started has, abun- I know of many players, accustomeding the mass towards appreciation dantly shown that the health of the children benefits to a surprising.ex- to going to bed late, who retire of physical exercise and health.

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very early and generally remain awake almost the whole of the night. Thus they are nervous on the following day. But one must store up a long time in advance the "calories" which are burnt on the courts. A month at least before a tournament one should commence to go early to bed and take as much nourishment as one can assimilate.

During the tournament, a player who has commenced to train a long time before should not change his habits in any way; he should go to bed early, but nat too soon, eat normally, but take great care to finish his meals at least two hours before playing,

of

considerable

In a sport like tennis champion- tent from their short stay in the ship contests are easily defended if country. It is, of course, obvious only because the efforts which they that the effect derived from the re- provoke compel the utilisation not gular life, the plain but wholesome only

physical food, and hygienic accommodation strength and staying power, bat and the pure mountain or sen air, also the exercise of intelligence and is bound to make itself felt in re- will power. These strenuous gard to the children's well-being. matches necessitate

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PRACTICE GAMES. Personally, I do not play well unless I think a lot about my matches. Nothing succeeds so well

For the information of visitors with me, before an important Has not the time arrived when ferences tends to destroy the egot- match, as to remain alone as much the Laws of the Game of Bowls istical tendencies of the little ones. the following list of some of the aa possible in an atmosphere of should be revised,

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Island. complete calm. During the three anew? There are thousands of

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They Mt. Parker adelphia last year I took all my contradictory clauses could be so state and towards society.

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that the following week in New mere guesswork as to what is the prehensive the same work as CB- York, when playing in the National literal meaning of certain instruc done by the country schools Singles, did not depart in any tions. way from this regime. At the end

The laws of the game, as they dren of the more well-to-do classes.

tablished for the benefit of the chil

of the tournament I was still calm stand to-day, are those acknowledg- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

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and collected, whereas many of my ed by the International Bowling In view of the great value adversaries пусте more less Board, but even the English, Irish, possessed by the school country nervous or shaky.

and Welsh associations, constituent homes in connection with the health The majority of players refrain members of that board, cannot print of the growing generation of town- from playing on the eve of a great or circularise those rules without dwellers, it has been thought advis. match, or, if they play, do very lit the permission of the Scottish able to found a national organiza-, tle. On the contrary, I often paly Bowling Association, which I betion ("Reichsband- der Deutschen five or six sets on the eve of an lievo makes a slight charge to other, Schullandheims"> whose central important match, and practise for a persons requiring coples Thus, offices are in Hamburg. Negotia- long time in the morning when I the copyright of the laws is vested tions are now proceeding for the want to win in the afternoon. In in the Scottish association to whom purpose of inducing the state gov all the practice games one plays credit must be given for first preornments and the municipalities to just before or during a tournament, santing to players any set of law support the movement by contribu- one should trouble still leas than that were applicable to the rink tions from public funds. It should ordinarily about the result, The game. It was the late William be mentioned that the Free City object before all should be to im-Mitchell, of Glasgow, who in 1848 of Hamburg has already given valu- prove one's execution, to execute wrote a manual upon the game in able financial assistance to its and tune up the strokes which are which he embodied the first group numerous school country homes, 214, not the best.

of lawa, which he altered from time!

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