Word: volleyed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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OBSERVER.EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON:- In your issue of Tuesday, you publish an article entitled "American vs. English Tennis" on which I should like to make three observations. In particular I would refer to the following sentences. "In volleying. the English player invariably takes the ball as late and as close to the ground as possible, and this he manages to do without losing speed in his return. In fact on the other side the return volley is immensely harder than it is in America. The advantage of this is obvious to anyone who has studied the game. In the American style...
...conclusion about the distinctive features of the English and American games as now played in the following terms: "Taking the single game first, the difference is not so great not as it used to be, the theories being very much the same, the execution only being different. In volleying, the English player invariably takes the ball as late and as close to the ground as possible, and this he manages to do without losing speed in his 'return.' In fact on the other side the return volley is immensely harder than it is in America. The advantage of this...
...Chas. E. Farmer, in arguing the superior merits of volleying over base line play in lawn tennis, says: "I quite admit, that when you are on the backline you can hit "with all your force," and keep the ball in court, but how often in a game are you making strokes from the back-line? Perhaps not one in six. Of course, the aim of all good players is to deep their adversaries on the back-line, but how often does anyone do it in the course of a rally? I have frequently had the pleasure of witnessing Messrs. Lawford...
...styles have reached the other extreme, being of a larger size than has appeared before, and strong wrists will be necessary to successfully play with these, for if they are made of light weight the material will have to be thin, and consequently cannot resist with ease a volley or swift serve. To be of use they ought to weigh at least 141/2 oz., which is heavier than we are accustomed to. However, to a man who can wield easily a heavy racket, these will be of great service, for they will be very useful in serving, cutting and volleying...
...meeting of the Marylebone All England Lawn Tennis clubs, held in London last month, it was decided to lower the nets at the posts from 4 feet to 3 feet 6 inches. The decision was arrived at after discussion, in hopes of discouraging the volleying which has to a great extent taken the place of the return from the back of the court after the first bound of the ball. The effect will be to give a player who can place the return more opportunity of playing the ball on one or the other side of an antagonist who stands...