1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

LAWN TENNIS.GENERAL REGULATIONS.1. The competitions shall be confined to amateurs in accordance with the followingdefinition.An amateur is one who has never:a) taken up any branch of sport as a profession;b) competed in Lawn Tennis competitions or exhibitions, or taught Lawn Tennisfor payment or for pecuniary consideration;c) sold, pawned, bartered, hired out or exhibited for payment any prize won ina competition;d) competed in an open competition with or against a Lawn Tennis Player whowas not an Amateur according to these conditions.2. The competitions will be arranged by the Sub-Committee for Lawn Tennisappointed by the Swedish Lawn Tennis Association, and will conform to the rulesand regulations of that Association (which agree with those of the Lawn TennisAssociation of Great Britain).3. The Committee undertakes all arrangements with regard to the judging ofthe competitions, and will appoint the referee, who may nominate a deputy recognizedby the Committee. The referee or his deputy shall have the power to appointumpires. The referee shall decide all disputes concerning the rules of thegame, etc., which are referred to him by the Umpires. The Referee’s decision shallbe final.4. The Umpire shall count in the English language.5. All the matches shall be decided by the best of five sets, with the exceptionof the singles for ladies and of the mixed doubles, which shall be decided by thebest out of three sets.6. The draw shall be made in the following manner. The name of each competitorshall be written on a separate piece of paper. These pieces of paper shallbe put into a bowl or hat, and taken out at random one after the other, after whichthe names shall be written down on a list in the order in which they were drawn.Every competitor or his representative shall have the right to be present at thedraw, which will take place on the first convenient day after entries are closed.7. If a competitor is absent when it is his turn to play, or refuses to play, orhas previously informed the referee or a member of the Committee that he cannotcompete, his opponent shall have a walk over.8. The competitors who have been beaten in the semi-finals shall competeagainst each other for the third prize.9. Slazenger’s balls shall be used.LAWS OF THE GAME.The Single-Handed Game.For the single-handed game, the Court is 27 feet (8.23 m.) in width, and78 feet (23.78 m.) in length. It is divided across the middle by a net, the endsof which are attached to the tops of two posts which stand 3 ft. (0.91 m.) outsidethe Court on each side. The height of the net is 3 ft. 6 in. (1.06 m.) at theposts, and 3 feet (0.91 m.) at the centre. At each end of the Court, parallel withthe net and at a distance of 39 ft. ( 11.89 m.) from it, are drawn the Base-lines,the extremities of which are connected by the Side-lines. Halfway between theside lines, and parallel with them, is drawn the Half-Court-line dividing thespace on each side of the net into two equal parts, called the Right and LeftCourts. On each side of the net, at a distance of 21 ft. (6.4 m;) from it and1045