Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 181
drivewell, you will be able in time to hold your ownwith any player. The drives—forehand and backhand —are ap-parently the easiest of all tennis strokes, but inreality they are the hardest to execute well. Youshould practise them everlastingly. They are notmade by the mere force of the arm, but… … THE POSITION TO RECEIVE A RETURN. The body poised and the racket resting in the left handto take the strain from the right arm. handle, and, with the leather resting against thebase of the palm, clasp the fingers strongly about I9i6.] TENNIS FOR GIRLS 677 the handle, the thumb closing.across it.…
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