Sport: Advantage Kramer

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Tennis is a game of no use in itself, but

of great use in respect it maketh a quick

eye and a body ready to put itself into

all postures.

It is not of record that Francis Bacon was much of a tennis player, but most tennis players would agree with his estimate of the game. The best tennis player in the world, a 26-year-old named John Albert Kramer, should certainly not take exception to it—though he might want to add a few things. For instance, the kind of tennis he plays is about to be...

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