a.To ascertain that the net is at the right height before the commencement of play, and to measure and adjust the net during play, if asked to do so, or if, in his opinion, its height has altered;b.To call the faults (subject to Regulation 11);c.To call the strokes when won, or when he is asked to call them, and to record them on the Umpire's second sheet;[9]d.To call the games and the sets at the end of each, or when asked to call them, and to record them on the Umpire's scoring sheet;
a.To ascertain that the net is at the right height before the commencement of play, and to measure and adjust the net during play, if asked to do so, or if, in his opinion, its height has altered;
b.To call the faults (subject to Regulation 11);
c.To call the strokes when won, or when he is asked to call them, and to record them on the Umpire's second sheet;[9]
d.To call the games and the sets at the end of each, or when asked to call them, and to record them on the Umpire's scoring sheet;
NOTE.—At the end of each game the games should be called with the name of the player who is in advance, thus: "2 games to 1, B. wins," or "B. leads." If the games are level the score should be called thus, "3 games all," or as the case may be. At the end of each set the sets should be called in like manner.
NOTE.—At the end of each game the games should be called with the name of the player who is in advance, thus: "2 games to 1, B. wins," or "B. leads." If the games are level the score should be called thus, "3 games all," or as the case may be. At the end of each set the sets should be called in like manner.
e.To direct the competitors to change sides, in accordance with Law 23;f.When appealed to, during a rest, whether a doubtful ball is "in-play" or not, to call "Play it out," and at the conclusion of the rest, to give his decision (subject toRegulation 11) or direct the Competitors to play the stroke again;g.To decide all doubtful or disputed strokes, and all points of law (subject to Regulations 11 and 12);h.In handicap matches to call the odds at the commencement of each set;i.To sign the Umpire's scoring sheets, and to deliver them at the conclusion of the match to such person as the Committee may authorize to receive them;
e.To direct the competitors to change sides, in accordance with Law 23;
f.When appealed to, during a rest, whether a doubtful ball is "in-play" or not, to call "Play it out," and at the conclusion of the rest, to give his decision (subject toRegulation 11) or direct the Competitors to play the stroke again;
g.To decide all doubtful or disputed strokes, and all points of law (subject to Regulations 11 and 12);
h.In handicap matches to call the odds at the commencement of each set;
i.To sign the Umpire's scoring sheets, and to deliver them at the conclusion of the match to such person as the Committee may authorize to receive them;
Provided, that no omission of any of the foregoing duties on the part of an Umpire shall of itself invalidate a game or match.
11.—It is the duty of a Line-Umpire to call faults and to decide strokes relating to the line for which he is appointed Umpire, and to such line only.
12.—The decision of an Umpire shall be final upon every question of fact, and no Competitor may appeal from it; but if an Umpire be in doubt as to a point of law, or if a Competitor appeal against his decision on such a point, the Umpire shall submit to it the Referee, whose decision shall be final.
13.—The Referee shall not bet on a match, nor shall an Umpire on a match in which he is acting, and if an objection for this or any other reason be made to a Referee or Umpire, either before or during the match, by a member of the Committee or a Competitor, the match, if begun, shall, if necessary, be at once stopped by the Referee or two members of the Committee, who shall take the opinion of the Committee on the objection, and the Committee shall have power to remove or suspend the Referee or Umpire so objected to; provided that the decision of the majority of the Committee present shall be final, and that the Referee or Umpire so objected to (if a member of the Committee) shall not be at liberty to vote on the question.
14.—No competitor may transfer his entry to another player.
15.—Competitors shall have a right, by themselves or their deputies, to be present at the draw.
16.—The draw shall be conducted in the following manner:—Each Competitor's name shall be written on a separate card or paper, and these shall be placed in bowl or hat, drawn out one by by one at random, and copied on a list in the order in which they have been drawn.
17.—When the number of Competitors is 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or any higher power of 2, they shall meet in pairs, in accordance with the system shown by the following diagram:
18.—When the number of Competitors is not a power of 2, there shall be byes in the first round. The number of byes shall be equal to the difference between the number of competitors and the next higher power of 2; and the number of pairs that shall meet in the first round shall be equal to the difference between the number of Competitors and the next lower power of 2. The byes, if even in number, shall be divided, as the names are drawn, in equal proportions at the top and bottom of the list, above and below the pairs; if uneven in number, there shall be one more bye at the bottom than at the top. Thus, in
From 5 to 8 Competitors.
With 5, there will be 1 bye at the top, and 2 byes at the bottom of the list, thus:
With 6, there will be 1 bye at the top, and 1 bye at the bottom.
With 7, 1 bye at the bottom.
With 8, no byes.
From 9 to 16 Competitors.
With 10, 3 byes at the top, and 3 byes at the bottom.
With 11, 2 byes at the top, and 3 byes at the bottom.
With 12, 2 byes at the top, and 2 byes at the bottom.
With 13, 1 bye at the top, and 2 byes at the bottom.
With 14, 1 bye at the top, and 1 bye at the bottom.
With 15, 1 bye at the bottom.
With 16, no byes.
From 17 to 32 Competitors.
With 17, 7 byes at the top, and 8 byes at the bottom, thus:
With 18, 7 byes at the top, and 7 byes at the bottom.
With 19, 6 byes at the top, and 7 byes at the bottom.
With 20, 6 byes at the top, and 6 byes at the bottom.
With 21, 5 byes at the top, and 6 byes at the bottom.
With 22, 5 byes at the top, and 5 byes at the bottom.
With 23, 4 byes at the top, and 5 byes at the bottom.
With 24, 4 byes at the top, and 4 byes at the bottom.
With 25, 3 byes at the top, and 4 byes at the bottom.
With 26, 3 byes at the top, and 3 byes at the bottom.
With 27, 2 byes at the top, and 3 byes at the bottom.
With 28, 2 byes at the top, and 2 byes at the bottom.
With 29, 1 bye at the top, and 2 byes at the bottom.
With 30, 1 bye at the top, and 1 bye at the bottom.
With 31, 1 bye at the bottom.
With 32, no byes.
And so on, with larger numbers, in like manner.
19.—If a Competitor be absent when called on to play, or shall refuse to play, or shall have given previous notice to the Referee, or a member of the Committee that he cannot play in his next round, his adversary shall win in that round.
20.—In handicap-matches the Competitors shall be handicapped by the Committee, or by a Handicapper appointed by the Committee.
21.—Unless any other principle of handicapping be adopted, the handicap shall be by classes, as below:
When two players in different classes below scratch meet, the superior player shall start from scratch, and the odds received by the inferior player are as shown by the annexed table, No. 1. To use the table, find in the diagonal line of figures the number representing the class of the superior player, then travel along the corresponding horizontal column until the vertical column is reached, which bears at the top the number of the class of the inferior player. The odds specified at the intersection of the two columns are the odds required.
Example.—If Class 3 has to meet Class 9, start from the figure 3 in the diagonal line of figures, and look horizontally until the vertical column is reached headed by the figure 6. The odds given at the point of intersection of the two columns (viz., 15 and 1-sixth of 15) are the odds required.
When the difference between the best and worst players entered is great (say more than 30), it is desirable to handicap the best players atowed odds. The players above scratch (i.e., owing odds) should be classified as follows:
When the two players in different classes above scratch meet, the inferior player shall start from scratch, and the odds owed by the superior player are as shown by the annexed table, No. II.
This table is to be used in the same way as the former, the class of the superior player being looked for in the horizontal line of figures at the top, and the class of the inferior player in the diagonal line of figures.
Example.—If Class 12 (owe 30) meet Class 7 (owe 15 and one-sixth of 15), the former must owe the latter the odds of four-sixths of 15.
22.—In championship matches and handicaps by classes, as above, advantage sets shall be played throughout the ties.
23.—The Committee may, whether appealed to by any Competitor or not, postpone the meeting or any match or part of a match if, in their opinion, the state of the weather, or of the light, or the condition of the ground, or other circumstances, render it advisable to do so.
FOOTNOTES:[9]Example:The strokes are scored by means of pencil-marks in the spaces beneath the words "Strokes," thus:Game.Initials of Players.STROKES.Game won by.1A.B.1111A.B.C.D.112C.D.11111111C.D.A.B.1111The Scoring Shows that in the first Game the score ran, and would have been called thus: "15—love, 30—love, 30—15, 40—15, 40—30, game (A.B.);" in the second Game: "Love—15, 15 all, 15—30, 30 all, 40—30, deuce, advantage (C.D.), deuce, advantage (A.B.), deuce, advantage (C.D.), game (C.D.)"The score of the Server should be called first.In scoring handicap matches, the odds received should be marked by crosses on the right of the first perpendicular thick line before the commencement of each game, thus:Game.Initials of Players.STROKES.Game won by.1A.B.+C.D.2A.B.C.D.++3A.B.+C.D.4C.D.A.B.++5A.B.+C.D.6C.D.A.B.++Here A.B. is receiving fifteen and three-sixths of 15.When odds are owed, they should be marked on thelefton the first perpendicular thick line, before the commencement of each game, thus:Game.Initials of Players.STROKES.Game won by.1A.B.IIC.D.2C.D.A.B.I3A.B.IIC.D.4C.D.A.B.I5A.B.IC.D.6C.D.A.B.Iand crossed off one by one when the player owing wins a stroke, thus:Game.Initials of Players.STROKES.Game won by.1A.B.++C.D.2C.D.A.B.+3A.B.++C.D.4C.D.A.B.+5A.B.+C.D.6C.D.A.B.+Here A.B. owes fifteen and two-sixths of 15.
[9]Example:The strokes are scored by means of pencil-marks in the spaces beneath the words "Strokes," thus:Game.Initials of Players.STROKES.Game won by.1A.B.1111A.B.C.D.112C.D.11111111C.D.A.B.1111The Scoring Shows that in the first Game the score ran, and would have been called thus: "15—love, 30—love, 30—15, 40—15, 40—30, game (A.B.);" in the second Game: "Love—15, 15 all, 15—30, 30 all, 40—30, deuce, advantage (C.D.), deuce, advantage (A.B.), deuce, advantage (C.D.), game (C.D.)"The score of the Server should be called first.In scoring handicap matches, the odds received should be marked by crosses on the right of the first perpendicular thick line before the commencement of each game, thus:Game.Initials of Players.STROKES.Game won by.1A.B.+C.D.2A.B.C.D.++3A.B.+C.D.4C.D.A.B.++5A.B.+C.D.6C.D.A.B.++Here A.B. is receiving fifteen and three-sixths of 15.When odds are owed, they should be marked on thelefton the first perpendicular thick line, before the commencement of each game, thus:Game.Initials of Players.STROKES.Game won by.1A.B.IIC.D.2C.D.A.B.I3A.B.IIC.D.4C.D.A.B.I5A.B.IC.D.6C.D.A.B.Iand crossed off one by one when the player owing wins a stroke, thus:Game.Initials of Players.STROKES.Game won by.1A.B.++C.D.2C.D.A.B.+3A.B.++C.D.4C.D.A.B.+5A.B.+C.D.6C.D.A.B.+Here A.B. owes fifteen and two-sixths of 15.
[9]Example:
The strokes are scored by means of pencil-marks in the spaces beneath the words "Strokes," thus:
The Scoring Shows that in the first Game the score ran, and would have been called thus: "15—love, 30—love, 30—15, 40—15, 40—30, game (A.B.);" in the second Game: "Love—15, 15 all, 15—30, 30 all, 40—30, deuce, advantage (C.D.), deuce, advantage (A.B.), deuce, advantage (C.D.), game (C.D.)"
The score of the Server should be called first.
In scoring handicap matches, the odds received should be marked by crosses on the right of the first perpendicular thick line before the commencement of each game, thus:
Here A.B. is receiving fifteen and three-sixths of 15.
When odds are owed, they should be marked on thelefton the first perpendicular thick line, before the commencement of each game, thus:
and crossed off one by one when the player owing wins a stroke, thus:
Here A.B. owes fifteen and two-sixths of 15.