Tennis; Lawn Tennis; Rackets; Fives (the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes) (1890)
Heathcote, C. G., Heathcote, J. M., Ainger, A. C. · Longmans, Green and Co. (London) · leaf 272
ewes an“ . IN PLAY. } 243 to observe this rule implicitly, and the ball must be tossed to” the windward side of the court. It may be unchivalrous to lob persistently when the sun is in your opponent's eyes, but if the object is to win a match, even courtesy may be carried too — far. When the ball… … ' the base-line a lob becomes the more useful because from that ' position it is very difficult to pass the enemy at the net on either side, and many balls which can just be reached, but so as to make a strong return difficult, may be safely lobbed. were worst feature of the stroke is that lobbing…
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