1931
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The front wall shall be of composition.
The side walls and back wall shall be of wood or of composition.
The floor should be of wood for covered courts and of composition
for open .courts.
The
Board
and the space below it to the floor, and the area
above the height of play on the back wall should be constructed
of some resonant material.
DIMENSIONS OF A RACKET.
The overall length shall not exceed 27 inches. The head shall
be circular in shape. Its internal length shall not exceed Sj inches,
nor its internal breadth 7 inches. The thickness of the frame
~ball riot exceed , inch.
The framework and handle shall be of wood. The grip may
be of any suitable material.
STANDARD BALLS.
A new Standard Ball for a Standard-size Court has been adopted
by the Tennis and Rackets Association. No ball is standard unless
bearing the official stamp of the Association.
NOTES ON HANDICAPPING.
Player may be handicapped:—
(a)
By receiving additional
hands.
(b) By receiving points.
(c) By owing
hands.
(d)
By owing points.
(e) By receiving or owing both
hands
and points.
Where of two players one owes points and the other receives
points, or when both receive points, both commence the game from
the handicap allotted.
Where both players owe points, the player owing the higher
number of points commences play at the difference between the
two handicaps, the opponent commencing play at Love.
A player is said to receive a hand when, notwithstanding that
he shall have, as Hand-in, served himself out or failed to return
the ball correctly, he shall continue to serve, commencing from
the alternate court until he shall again fail to return the ball
correctly or serve himself out. A player playing another who owes
a hand shall take the handicap by himself receiving a hand. A
player who receives on handicap one or more additional hands,
and who is Hand-in at the commencement of a game, shall not
avail himself of his handicap until he shall have once been Hand-
out. Where both players owe hands, or where both players receive
hands, the difference in handicap shall be played.
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The front wall shall be of composition.
The side walls and back wall shall be of wood or of composition.
The floor should be of wood for covered courts and of composition
for open .courts.
The
Board
and the space below it to the floor, and the area
above the height of play on the back wall should be constructed
of some resonant material.
DIMENSIONS OF A RACKET.
The overall length shall not exceed 27 inches. The head shall
be circular in shape. Its internal length shall not exceed Sj inches,
nor its internal breadth 7 inches. The thickness of the frame
~ball riot exceed , inch.
The framework and handle shall be of wood. The grip may
be of any suitable material.
STANDARD BALLS.
A new Standard Ball for a Standard-size Court has been adopted
by the Tennis and Rackets Association. No ball is standard unless
bearing the official stamp of the Association.
NOTES ON HANDICAPPING.
Player may be handicapped:—
(a)
By receiving additional
hands.
(b) By receiving points.
(c) By owing
hands.
(d)
By owing points.
(e) By receiving or owing both
hands
and points.
Where of two players one owes points and the other receives
points, or when both receive points, both commence the game from
the handicap allotted.
Where both players owe points, the player owing the higher
number of points commences play at the difference between the
two handicaps, the opponent commencing play at Love.
A player is said to receive a hand when, notwithstanding that
he shall have, as Hand-in, served himself out or failed to return
the ball correctly, he shall continue to serve, commencing from
the alternate court until he shall again fail to return the ball
correctly or serve himself out. A player playing another who owes
a hand shall take the handicap by himself receiving a hand. A
player who receives on handicap one or more additional hands,
and who is Hand-in at the commencement of a game, shall not
avail himself of his handicap until he shall have once been Hand-
out. Where both players owe hands, or where both players receive
hands, the difference in handicap shall be played.
A
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| Games and sports in the army > 1931 > (528) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/248678239 |
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| Description | 'Games and Sports in the Army' was an annual publication produced by the British War Office between the 1930s and 1960s. This included the Second World War. It outlines the rules and regulations for games and sports played by members of the armed forces. It features names and photographs of team members, and examples of contemporary advertising. |
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| Shelfmark | GWB.52 |