Zenrita

The net attack is the heavy artillery of tennis. It is supposed to crush all defence. As such it must be regarded as a point-winning stroke at all ti…

Singles, the greatest strain in tennis, is the game for two players. It is in this phase of the game that the personal equation reaches its crest of …

Physical fitness is one of the great essentials of match play. Keenness can only be acquired if the physical, mental, and nervous systems are in tune…

The first and most important point in match play is to know how to lose. Lose cheerfully, generously, and like a sportsman. This is the first great l…

I trust this initial effort of mine in the world of letters will find a place among both novices and experts in the tennis world. I am striving to in…

The forehand drive is the opening of every offensive in tennis, and, as such, should be most carefully studied. There are certain rules of footwork t…

Service is the opening gun of tennis. It is putting the ball in play. The old idea was that service should never be more than merely the beginning of…

Footwork is weight control. It is correct body position for strokes, and out of it all strokes should grow. In explaining the various forms of stroke…

Tennis psychology is nothing more than understanding the workings of your opponent's mind, and gauging the effect of your own game on his mental …

Chop stroke. ------------        In Tennis, a chop stroke is a shot where the angle towards the player and behind the racquet, made by the line of fl…

A wild-flower garden has a most attractive sound. One thinks of long tramps in the woods, collecting material, and then of the fun in fixing up a rea…

As a rule, we choose to grow bush beans rather than pole beans. I cannot make up my mind whether or not this is from sheer laziness. In a city backya…

Soil primarily had its beginning from rock together with animal and vegetable decay, if you can imagine long stretches or periods of time when great …

Before taking up the garden vegetables individually, I shall outline the general practice of cultivation, which applies to all. The purposes of culti…

In deciding upon the site for the home vegetable garden it is well to dispose once and for all of the old idea that the garden "patch" must…

Any reliable seed house can be depended upon for good seeds; but even so, there is a great risk in seeds. A seed may to all appearances be all right …