Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 664
lawn tennis.The demand for rackets, balls, and other im-plements of the game was so great that thesupply could hardly keep pace with it. But allthat was of but small account as compared withthe influence on the play which the style andtactics of the brothers Renshaw exercised.Their volleying and… … The Service. and certainly less fatiguing to the players. Notthat the new methods were accepted withoutprotest. jNLiny of the older players desired toforbid or penalise volleying, and for a long timeany man who played at the net at a garden-party was accused of bad form, and was some-times…
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