English Girl Says “No”

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 821, 15 November 1929, Page 14

English Girl Says “No”

That ''Lounge Lizard ” Spirit Savours of Effeminacy IWi >l_'Ll) ju-t ;i> si.mii >it :i yomijr muii playing bowls a* I would ->'o liim phiviii" tennis. 1 would miit-li rather he I'l i \ oil neither, writes the “tennis «rirl." in the "l tail v Mirror.” Th i>. I know. i> rank heresy. Ir i* inviting a volley of verbal brickbats from every person under the son who has ever made ball ami racket meet. s.M-j.tlly. i - nm* i> an *.njuyuble game. ( i> willing: to share hi* games with t of p nor n of while u " m, ' n — ir savours of effeminacy. . Twenty years ago. when. I believe, men ' ' were men. the idea of sharing their pretty girl*, until court* ami after- games with women would have between . it< d from the male sex a roar of dells of loullu i! r- n d* •« k-« im ir*. 1 hit ri*ion and the epithet "Sissy!"’ I no thy mi n wl •> Some m< n merely play tennis as a mild relaxation——for suburban tennis too nu< • • • loungi lizard is mild —from a more exacting sport. • - ' » Bui I un always sorry to hear of a ... a un< • •-• It 1 icka physical man deserting cricket in favour of tent S to risk !.:*. [ have nev< r seen a county cricket in- mati . but 1 know which bat 1 prefer dred don’t. Tennis t ails for many I a man to handle. rum uualitif: eiiduranestamina. lam nut one of those blood-thirsty -k:, 1 and a >uc • > •■. and it is tlmrc- female* who like to see a man’s teeth • • ■ bit it knocked out by u fast bowler, nor do It mds thf physical courage l hurry along to the X.S.C. to watch spef imf ns of physical fitness hamto pieces. But I do Ilk men to livi likf men, not to menOne daring young buck when he tion to play like men. safety first game. Its club the other day. >«im-aU*-d indig- most devoted adherents cannot deny I nantly: Kcall> I think your* unite that. The only part of the anatomy . in gi • a frightful blow you risk is th*- heart. There i* no danl tenni* ball!" ger of fractured limb* or cracked Tennis i> about tin only popular pates. _.mie i man will actually share with a Despite .. l«*r of talk about the. -: -it.” it even lacks team • • ion work. Man should leave the tennis w t 111 | thi man who court to worn* n. ; -