1936-37

LAWN TENNIS.
Acquire the habit of hitting flat and clean before trying to put
cut or spin on the ball. Plain, clean hitting, both in drive, service
and smash, is the foundation of efficiency.
Hold the racket in a comfortable grip until nearing the ball,
then tighten the wrist, while your arm and racket move more
quickly. The grip should be a finger grip, not a hand grip,
therefore the wrist should be tensed at the moment of impact by
clenching the fingers, not the palm of the hand.
Keep the arm slightly bent at the elbow until nearing the ball,
then straighten.
Aim your racket at the approaching ball by pointing it forward
to the spot you judge appropriate for the impact. Start your aim
as soon as possible after the other fellow has hit the ball and
maintain it until you swing back.
Lean your weight forward to the ball throughout.
Vary your strokes in length, speed, direction and spin. Keep
the other fellow guessing.
Use a slow, back swing in service and all full strokes, accelerate
the movement of the arm in the forward swing as it comes to the
ball, but smoothly and without jerk; accelerate still more after
hitting. This is the secret of a good follow through.
Bend the knees slightly while making your stroke. Bend them
still more if you have to steady balance or if special accuracy is
needed. Get " well down to it " for low balls.
Remember that footwork and body balance are the foundation
of good tennis, and that balance depends entirely on good foot-
work. Take quick, short, low steps. When waiting for service or
return, have one foot flat on the ground, the other on the toe.
You can thus make a jump sideways.
Volley deep and hard as a rule, but don't forget the value of an
occasional stop or drop volley.
INTER-SERVICES LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
(Instituted 1920).
Year Winners Number
of
Wins to each Service
1932
T•he
Army Army 9 R.N.
8
R.A.F.
1
1933 The Army Army
11
R.N. 6 R.A.F.
1
1934 The Army Army
11
R.A.F. 6 R.N.
1
1935 The Army Army
11
R.N. 6 R.A.F.
1
193.6 The Army Army 9 R.A.F.
8
R.N.
1
ARMY CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS.
Singles.
(Instituted 1910).
1932-2nd Lieut.
C. R. D.
Tuckey, Royal Engineers.
1933—Lieut.
C. R. D.
Tuckey, Royal Engineers.
1934—Lieut.
C. R. D.
Tuckey,
Royal
Engineers.
1935—Lieut.
T.
B. Henderson-Brooks, In•d:ian Army
1936—Lieut.
R. V.
Jenkins, R.T.C.
372
F