| Using lawnmowers to build and mark tennis courts To | | | | game.A court should always be laid out north and |
| build a tennis court properly means a lot of work and it | | | | south or as near these points of the compass as |
| should only be attempted under the direction of some | | | | possible. In courts running east and west the sun is |
| one who understands it. The things most important are | | | | sure to be in the eyes of one of the players nearly all |
| good drainage, good light, and sufficient room. A double | | | | day; this is of course a very serious objection. While it |
| court is 36 feet wide by 72 feet long, but in | | | | is very pleasant to play tennis in the shade of a tree or |
| tournament games or on courts where experts play it | | | | building, a court should never be located under these |
| is customary to have an open space about 60 feet | | | | conditions if it is possible to avoid it. A properly placed |
| wide by 110 to 120 feet long, to give the players plenty | | | | court should be fully exposed to the sun all day. |
| of room to run back and otherwise to play a fast | | | | |