Then gradually the game loses its snap the balls find the net, ply seems careless, and the far away balls are harder to reach.—It is really not carelessness, but fatigue which takes off the edge, After six or seven sets, the player is too tired; he has no pleasant reaction from his shower afterwards, and on the following morning he finds himself with sore muscles and dampened enthusiasm, It is easy to go stale in a game ike tennis, where so much depends upon the alertness and keenness of the player. With players who take part in many tournaments going lo" is a danger which always threatens. Staleness is partly mental, partly physical. Decisive ness stems to be lacking, and the player, unconsciously, slows up his game.
The cure for staleness? REST.
By Helen Wills—In "Morning Post."
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