Tournament play does not appeal to everyone. But those who enter into
it find that it improves their game a great deal. They become much
more keen, they have to develop greater concentrative powers, they
become used to dealing with many different styles of play, they learn
“never to say die,” for no match is won or lost until the last point is
played. This, however, is an advanced form of play that is well covered
by a number of interesting books and that has no place in a “book for
beginners.”
It often has been said of girls that they are not “good sports.” This
was no doubt more or less true in years past. But as girls go more and
more to boarding school and college, play on teams and generally have
to consider themselves a small part of a big whole, they are learning
how to behave in the field of sports, to take what comes with a smile.
Remember, before all things, no matter how trying the circumstances,
always be a good sport.
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