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Page 24 - At the beginning of the next set either partner of the pair which struck out in the last game of the last set may serve, and the same privilege is given to their opponents in the second game of the new set.
Page 26 - Half forty is two strokes given at the beginning of the first game, three strokes given at the beginning of the second game, and so on alternately in all the subsequent games of the set.
Page 24 - ... for the second game. The partner of the player who served in the first game shall serve in the third, and the partner of the player who served in the second game shall serve in the fourth, and the same order shall be maintained in all the subsequent games of the set.
Page 18 - The server wins a stroke if the striker-out volley the service, or if he fail to return the service or the ball in play ; or...
Page 20 - ... player winning his third stroke, the score is called 40 for that player; and the fourth stroke won by either player is scored game for that player ; except as below : — If both players have won three strokes, the score is called deuce ; and the next stroke won by cither player is scored advantage for that player.
Page 25 - A bisque is one point which can be taken by the receiver of the odds at any time in the set except as follows : (a) A bisque cannot be taken after a service is delivered.
Page 18 - After a fault the server shall serve again from the same court from which he served that fault, unless it was a fault because he served from the wrong court.
Page 22 - If a game shall have been completed before such discovery, then the service in the next alternate game shall be delivered by the player who did not serve out of his turn, and so on in regular rotation.
Page 115 - To use the table, find in the diagonal line of figures the number representing the class of the superior player, then travel along the corresponding horizontal column until the vertical column is reached which bears at the top the number of the class of the inferior player. The odds specified at the intersection of the two columns are the odds required. Example. — If Class 3 has to meet Class 9, start from the figure 3 in the diagonal line of figures, and look horizontally until the vertical column...
Page 16 - The height of the net is 3 feet 6 inches at the posts and 3 feet at the centre. At each end of the court, parallel with the net and at a distance of...