A TENNIS HOLIDAY

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12021, 26 December 1924, Page 11

A TENNIS HOLIDAY

HOW BEST TO ENJOY IT BY MRS PHYLUS SATTEB.TUWAITB.) ’ (The Famous Woman "Champion.) fliawn tirnnis nearly always takes 1 a very prominent plahe. in “the plans- of. moat. prospective. ‘IW that a few hints on how tp make holiday enjoyable and at the same time profitable, to yourself and ' your friends may. he useful'. You can get tennis almost anywhere and certainly you should try to make tfie best-of: your trine. <lfit is impossible -to * geb"' much tournament play ,i or t'ljer'fi' ia a, big'fariiily party with ydring-, eters who, are alsiO “eager to he_ included in .thc .teppis .programme, it ' is a very good idfia t 6 secure a court for ■ the afternoon and play a “mixed hirigle'” : tournament with a sealed handicap. This is really a most entertaining affair, for everyone can join in, and the fact that they have no. idea iwhat start they are being given until the tournament is over only adds, to the ebeitement. . . • It is usual for every player to write down the .number of his or her points scored. Then at the.'end of the afternoon'the points are added up, the sealed handicaps opened "and added to or deducted from the players’ totals. : Of course, you can always manage American tournaments'crihen you have enough players to make, say, six or seven pairs, but this other suggestion of mine is quite a good one where one has an irregular number of players'or whore some of them are a great' deal better or worse than the othere. ' Another interesting form of holiday tennis is a match with some neighbouring club or party of friends. Don’t allow your play to get slack, whatever you do. Even if you arc. playing only practice gaimesi arrange them carefully j and if you find it difficult to ..even things np, insist upon the, strongest players conceding, say, 16 every l game to the others.'„ It is. most important that you should riofiplay carelessly, arid the only way to avoid this is to ensure the game being a close one, by using the obvious method of handicapping.. Tennis is a world game nowadays, anfi you can . get it in any form .to suit practically • any pursie. The great thing is to enjoy it, and I’m certain with sp many places to choose from every tennis player ought to find something to suit them. Even if you do not intend to do any of these things, but are i taking a “stay at home’’ holiday this • summer you can enjoy your tennis>; just., the same if you will only cpnoentrate and really interest yourself in it. Make up your mind to practise all those strokes, that you have always wanted to make your own. Then, with this feeling in your mind, you are certain to derive benefit, both for yourself and for the improvement of your game.' And what more can you' ask of a'holiday?

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