| Using lawnmowers to build and mark tennis courts To | | | | otherwise to play a fast game.A court should always |
| build a tennis court properly means a lot of work and | | | | be laid out north and south or as near these points |
| it should only be attempted under the direction of | | | | of the compass as possible. In courts running east |
| some one who understands it. The things most | | | | and west the sun is sure to be in the eyes of one of |
| important are good drainage, good light, and sufficient | | | | the players nearly all day; this is of course a very |
| room. A double court is 36 feet wide by 72 feet | | | | serious objection. While it is very pleasant to play |
| long, but in tournament games or on courts where | | | | tennis in the shade of a tree or building, a court |
| experts play it is customary to have an open space | | | | should never be located under these conditions if it is |
| about 60 feet wide by 110 to 120 feet long, to give | | | | possible to avoid it. A properly placed court should be |
| the players plenty of room to run back and | | | | fully exposed to the sun all day. |