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gas-pipe rails 8 feet high and electric welded mesh wire securely 

 fastened to the rails l^y galvanized or copper wire. The mesh 

 of the wire chosen must be of a size to keep the tennis balls 

 from being driven tlu-ough the fence. The gas pipe should 

 be painted dark green. 



For a full-sized, regulation tennis com't an area about GO 

 feet by 120 feet should be set apart. The court should be planned 

 so the length will be as nearly north and south as it is jjossible 

 to make it. Tliis allows for the play in the morning and the 

 afternoon, as the sun will then shine across the court and not 

 in the eyes of the players. The fence in such cases is usually 

 made about 10 to 12 feet in height. On either side of the 

 court an opening should be left in the form of a Uttle gate 

 to allow the players to get a stray ball that has been driven 

 over the fence. On either side a seat can be arranged under 

 the shadow of a \dne-clad entranceway to the court. Well 

 selected vines suitable to the locahty and exposm'e enliance 

 the beauty of the court as well as furnishing a background 

 for the wliite tennis balls. Art can even be displayed in the 

 arrangement and treatment of the temiis court, instead of 

 the drearv wastes so often seen. 



