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correct hitting plane for the forehand drive is along the line of the waist。 

Play all drives at this height if possible。 Step back to allow the ball to fall 

waist    high   if  necessary    rather   than   play  it  at  the  shoulder。    Hit  your 

forehand drive decisively but do not attempt to kill every shot。 Be accurate 

first and attain speed second。�� 

     ��PLATE   IV。   BACKHAND   GRIP。   FRONT  VIEW。   Note   the   hand   on 

top of the racquet handle�察�yet retaining the straight line of arm�察�hand and 



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racquet   Is   in   the   forehand。   The   change   from   the   forehand   grip   is   one 

quarter circle of the handle。 The knuckles are up and directly towards the 

opponent。 The head of the racquet is advanced slightly towards the ball。 

     BACKHAND GRIP。 BACK VIEW。 Notice the line of arm and racquet 

is straight and the hand on top of the handle。 The thumb in my stroke is 

around the handle�察�but may be placed up the handle if desired。 Personally�察�

I   do   not   use   it�察  �and   do   not   advocate   it�察  �as   it   tends   to   detract   from   the 

freedom of the grip。�� 

     ��PLATE   V。   COMPLETION   OF   THE   BACKHAND   DRIVE。   Notice 

the feet are firmly set�察�with the weight on the right foot�察�to which it was 

shifted   from   the   left   with   the   swing。  The   racquet   has   struck   and   passed 

over the ball�察�topping it。 The body is at right angles to the net�察�the left arm 

extended to aid in perfect balance。 The whole movement is forward�察�while 

the eye is on the ball�察�in its flight。 The stroke in the picture was off a high 

bounding ball   which   accounts   for  the  racquet's   position being   above   the 

wrist in order to bring down the ball。 The perfect backhand drive is off the 

waist�察�and the racquet passes along that hitting plane。 Meet the ball well 

forward on the backhand�察�at least in front of the right hip。 This will obviate 

the common error of slicing off to the sideline and will tend to pull the ball�察�

into court。 The locked wrist�察�with no turn is essential on all backhand shots 

below   the   shoulders。   It   insures   solidity   of   impact   and   adds   pace   to   the 

return。 I believe in all beginners playing their backhand shots cross court 

until they have fully mastered the footwork and locked wrist swing。 The 

common error of slicing the backhand cannot be too strongly emphasized 

and condemned and cross courting the shot tends to avoid it。�� 

     ��PLATE   VI。   THE   FOREHAND   VOLLEY。   Notice   the   body   at   right 

angles   to   the   net�察  �the   left   foot   advanced   to   the   shot�察  �the   weight   evenly 

distributed   on     the   feet�察 �the   wrist  slightly   below   the   racquet   head�察   �the 

racquet head itself slighly��sic�� tilted�撮撮�sic�� to lift the volley�察�and the whole 

movement a ;block; of the ball。 The wrist is stiff。 There is no swing。 The 

eyes are down。 watching the ball。 The left arm is the balance wheel。 The 

body crouched and the knees bent。�� 

     ��PLATE   VII。   THE   BACKHAND   VOLLEY。   The   body   position   and 

weight   control   and   balance   are   the   same   as   in   the   forehand   volley。   The 



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crouch is more pronounced as the hitting plane is lower。 The head of the 

racquet is firmly blocked by the stiff�察�locked wrist。 The eyes are centered 

on the ball�察�which has just left the racquet。�� 

      ��PLATE   VIII。   DAVIS   CUP   CHALLENGE   ROUND�察  �1921   Zenzo 

Shinddzu。 Japan and William T。 Tilden 2nd。 America�察�just previous to the 

opening of their terrific match in which Shimidzu led by two sets。 5´4 and 

30´0�察�only to have the American finally pull out the Victory。�� 

      ��PLATE IX。 DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE ROUND�察�1921 William M。 

Johnston。   America   and   Ichiya   Kumagae。   Japan�察  �take   the   court   for   the 

opening   match   before   a   gallery  of   over   12��000   people。 Johnston   won   in 

sequence sets�察�scoring the first point for America。�� 

      ��PLATE X。 FAMOUS DAVIS CUP DOUBLES TEAMS NORMAN 

E。   BROOKES   AND   GERALD   L。   PATTERSON   Australia�察  �1920   R。   M。 

WILLIAMS�察�2ND AND WATSON M。 WASHBURN America�察�1921 M。 E。 

MCLOUGHLIN AND T。 C。 BUNDY America�察�1914�� 

      ��PLATE      XI。   FAMOUS        DAVIS     CUP    STARS      NORMAN        E。 

BROOKES        Australia   ANTHON       F。  WILDING      New    Zealand   BEALS 

WRIGHT America W。 A。 LARNED America�� 

      ��PLATE   XII。   THE   1921 AUSTRALIAN   DAVIS   CUP  TEAM   J。O。 

Anderson�察�J。B。 Hawkes。 Norman Peach and C。 V。 Todd。 

    THE 1920 AMERICAN DAVIS CUP TEAM R。 N。 Williams�察�2nd�察�W。 

M。    Johnston�察  �Captain   Samuel    Hardy�察  �W。   T。  Tilden�察 �2nd   and  C。  S。 

Garland。�� 

      ��PLATE XIII。 FORMER CHAMPIONS OF AMERICA R。 NORRIS 

WILLIAMS   1914   and in   1916 WILLIAM   M。   JOHNSTON   1915   and   in 

1919     MAURICE       E。  MCLOUGHLIN           1912   and   in  1918   ROBERT 

LINDLEY MURRAY 1917 and in 1918�� 



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