A Gentleman's Game For Reasonable Stakes

A Gentleman's Game for Reasonable StakesGeorge Skidmore tosses the tennis ball too far back over his head, arches up awkwardly and serves, the ball just catching the top of his racket. But the ball wobbles over the net. "Geez, the damn thing went in," he says to himself.His opponent, Harry Seibert, moves to the right and hits the ball with his big powerful forehand. The ball lifts high and lands a good five feet beyond the base line. Fifteen--love, George Skidmore. It is the first poin...