Great Lawn Tennis Players. By George W. Beldam and P.
A Valle. (Macmillan and Co. 128. 6d. net.)—This volume, like its predecessor, " Great Golfers," is copiously illustrated with photo- graphs, taken, as Mr. Beldam explains, under considerable difficulties, but certainly likely to be of much use. "The quickest way to improve," writes Mr. Beldam in his preface, "is constantly to play with those superior to ourselves; possibly the next best thing is to watch the great exponents ; and failing both of these I venture to think action-photographs are good substitutes." Accordingly he makes various criticisms from time to time on the attitudes thus recorded, criticisms the justice and utility of which will soon be recognised. Among the photographs, which number one hundred and forty-eight, are representations of strokes and attitudes by Messrs. Vale (the American player), R. F. Doherty (Singles Champion of the World), F. L. Basely, A. W. Gore, Mrs. Halyard, Miss D. K. Douglas, and Miss Thomson.
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