1931

436
RACKETS
ARMY RACKETS COMMITTEE.
Members:
L
IEUT.-
C
OLONEL
E
.
S
.
B
.
W
ILLIAMS,
Rifle Brigade.
L
IEUT.
A
. C.
G
ORE,
Rifle Brigade.
Hon. Secretary:
C
APTAIN
J
.
N
.L.
C
HENEY,
K.R.R.C.,
8, Palliser Court, W.A.
THE LAWS OF RACKETS.
(Revised by the Tennis and Rackets Association, 1923.)
NOTE—In these Rules the expression—
Board
means : The Board across the lower part of the front
wall.
Court
means: The whole building in which the game is played;
the back of the Court is divided by a Half-court Line into
two halves, called the Right (or Fore-hand Court) and the
Left (or Back-hand) Court.
Cut Line
or
Service Line
means : The line drawn on the front
wall.
Double
means: The ball after it has touched the floor a
second time.
Half-court Line
means: The line on the floor, drawn from
the Short Line to the Back `Nall.
Hand-in
means: The player who serves.
Hand-out
means: The player who receives the service.
To Serve
means: To start the ball in play by striking at it
with a racket.
Service Box
means : The small squares on each side of the
Court from which the service is delivered.
Short Line
means: The line drawn across the floor parallel to
the front wall.
Striker
means: The player whose turn it is to play after the
ball in play has hit the front wall.