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DEUCE!	TWO SETS TO ONE
PLAYING UP TO THE NET	LOVE GAME

THE SPORT OF THE FUTURE

[The lawns that were erstwhile cumbered with tennis nets now bristle with croquet hoops, and the sedate mallet has driven out the frisky racquet."—The World.]

Welcome, Reason, on the scene,
Milder influences reviving!
Far too long have pastimes been
Senseless, useless, arduous striving,

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