Keep your racket in a frame, The strain on it, with the strings pulling it a dozen different wai is terrific, and ever the most sed zoned wood will not stand it. Once 8 racket warps, it is almost. hopeless, although "I have pulled a favourite racket back once or twice by means of keeping it eontinually in the press.
Another little tip. If you play or a wet day don't rub the strings of your racket when you have finished—Just pat them with a dry handkerchief, otherwise they will fray. It docen't matter about the strings getting out of place, as they will work themselves back, but fray ing means the approach of the end of their life. If you have just one string frayed in the racket, wind 8 piece of silk round it. You may ave the whole of the racket this way, for Lam afraid that re-stringing is never really very much good.
Lawn tennis balls to-day are very expensive, and few people can afford new ones very ofter. Here, then, is a tip which I picked up some years ago.
When they get dirty brush them with a stiff brush, and then rub them over with dry pipe ela seeing that it gets well into 1 covering. Let them stand for a little while and then brush the pipe clay off with a stiff brush, and the halls will be as clean, and almost as good as new.
Don't, whatever you do, use old Dalls which have lost their bouree.
In some shops you will see last season's balls offered at a very low price. Don't have them. They will ruin your game, If, after playing
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