| | TENNIS | |
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| | Introduction |
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| i. | The Palæontology of Ball-games |
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| ii. | The History of the Court, Racket and Ball |
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| iii. | Modern Tennis |
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| iv. | The Laws of Tennis |
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| v. | Some General Reflections on Tennis, and Hints to Beginners |
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| vi. | Records of Matches and Memoirs of Eminent Players |
| | Glossary |
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| | LAWN TENNIS | |
| i. | The Origin of Lawn Tennis |
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| ii. | The First Tournament |
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| iii. | The Development of Lawn Tennis |
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| iv. | The Revolution of Lawn Tennis |
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| v. | The Triumvirate of Lawn Tennis |
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| vi. | The Court |
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| vii. | The Implements of Lawn Tennis |
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| viii. | First Steps |
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| ix. | Service |
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| x. | In Play |
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| xi. | Tactics of the Single Game |
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| xii. | The Four-handed or Double Game |
| | By H. H. W. Wilberforce |
| xii. | Match-Playing |
| | By H. F. Lawford |
| xiv. | A Reminiscence of Fifteen Years of Lawn Tennis |
| | By Spencer W. Gore |
| xv. | Hard Courts and Covered Courts |
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| xvi. | Ladies' Lawn Tennis |
| | By Miss L. Dod |
| xvii. | Lawn Tennis in America |
| | By R. D. Sears |
| xviii. | On Umpires |
| | By H. H. W. Wilberforce |
| xix. | Handicapping, and the Management of Prize Meetings |
| | By H. H. W. Wilberforce |
| i. Handicapping |
| ii. Management of Prize Meetings (by Hertert Chipp) |
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| | Rackets | |
| i. | The Origin of Rackets |
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| ii. | Professional PLayers |
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| iii. | Amateurs |
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| iv. | Practical Instructions |
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| | Fives | |
| Fives |
| A Song of Fives | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Index | |