do so and lose, the better man won. If you do not, you have
robbed your opponent of his right of beating your best. Be fair
to both him and yourself.

"The Play's the thing," and in match play a good defeat is far
more creditable than a hollow victory. Play tennis for the game's
sake. Play it for the men you meet, the friends you make, and the
pleasure you may give to the public by the hard- working yet
sporting game that is owed them by their presence at the match.

Many tennis players feel they owe the public nothing, and are
granting a favour by playing. It is my belief that when the
public so honours a player that they attend matches, that player
is in duty bound to give of his best, freely, willingly, and
cheerfully, for only by so doing can he repay the honour paid
him. The tennis star of to-day owes his public as much as the
actor owes the audience, and only by meeting his obligations can
tennis be retained in public favour. The players get their reward
in the personal popularity they gain by their conscientious work.

There is another factor that is even stronger than this, that
will always produce fine tennis in championship events. It is the
competitive spirit that is the breath of life to every true
sportsman: the desire to prove to himself he can beat the best of
the other man; the real regret that comes when he wins, and feels
the loser was not at his best. It is that which has made popular
idols of Anthony F. Wilding, M. E. M'Loughlin, and other famous
players. It is the great attraction of J. C. Parke, A. R. F.
Kingscote, W. M. Johnston, Andre Gobert, W. Laurentz, and many
other stars. It is the sign of a true sportsman.