TENNIS

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144854, 4 December 1915, Page 8

TENNIS

CBy “Volley.”) A new method of stringing rackets has been ciev'jsed mat waxiauu some attention uy reason or tue laou mat me patent na* oeeu secured uy one oi me reading limis ot manuia-ciurers in America, Tue idea is to nave me outside strings, tnose at bom siues and both ends oi me racket, made oi extra heavy gut, and mo centre str.Ugs ot turn gut,. U ib argued mat me neavy outside strings form an extra brace to tue frame, neiping it to preserve its suape, and that mey wear very muen longer man me mm strings. it is tur txier claimed lor this style that the ban has more contact man wj.tu me customary memoa oi stringing, because me inmuer centre strings lorm a sort oi pocket, wuu more elasticity than tho heavier outside strings. Experience aiono wnl prove wnemer mo now pian will .prove ehective. It used to oo a frequent occurrence to have rackets produced w.tn strange methods of stringing, some of them weird in the extreme. There was a large output ot uie.se in the early days oi me game, wnen nearly every nail was hit with a heavy cut. To facilitate mis many extraordinary pmns were uevisea. Uuo racket appeared wim mesh of about two inches lor tho centre. Another irea-k wo* known as me Arachne. As us name implied, it was constructed on the principle of a spnier's weo, wim strains irom Mm trame passed through i hieuu ring m tue centre, thus forming a Knob inure. Gruciuu.iy, cunoint.es oi this kind were emmmuea, and me punn memoa ot stringing became universal, bo it has remained, except lor mo few- double mains mat aio seen in several makes oi racket. The now plan may be bcuoncuti ior some su-okco, but a lawn leu'ms player cannot employ a din event weapon lor eacu stroke as a golfer can, and so until it is demonstrated mat mo new piau ot stringing is ac lea*t as eliecuve iur an purpose* us tue o*u, tnu plum siring raac. is not hk«iv to be ■superseded. it is ciiincmi to ascertain what is happening to the numerous iawn mums pjujws engaged m me war, but irum w*mo ip ti.i.o news or some oi tno mole noted oi ukiji comes to iiuuu. iie-ciu.y me do.ugs o: some oi mo rrenen players were maue known in mis column, and now some iniormat.on has come to hand through a letter Irom Air. G. .U. aiir.ond to Lawn Tennis ana Badminton ot some oi mo international placers who are now opposed to us. .ur. B.iiioau columns mo report previously pium.-moo nere that Count biuin, who was rumoured to nave been Killed at me outset of the war, is m tho Auioruomlo Corps ol Austria. There have been many rumours as to Baron von Bussing, some stating that he aad been kuieu, olnera that he was a prisoner, but, according to Mr. Simona's information, he is fighting m Russia. F. W. Haho is suited to be on iiw staff of the Crown . Prince, but H. Kioinschroiu, with whom he was so successful at \Vimblo- , dou and elsewhere, is a prisoner in France. H.s brother. R. Kloiuschroth, who received serious injuries in a motor accident, is said to be recovering at lerriiet, in Switzerland. Mr. Stmond says that Kieinschroth wrote to De- ! cugis telling h m to got Joffre to give in so that they might get back to their tennis. Hymour or sarcasm? ,

Airs. Wightman, formerly Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, ox-champion ot the United States, at her third meeting with Miss MoiJa Bjursccdt defeated the Norwegian player, who has created a sensation this year in America by carrying off all the national championships. "When they met before, Mrs. Wightman won tho first set on each occasion, but could not last out the match. In their latest meeting, however, the Californian player won by 6—l, 6—l.