And shouts and calls that filled the air

And shouts and calls that filled the air Proved even-handed playing there. With anxious looks some kept the score, And shouted "'vantage!" "game all!" or To some, "love, forty!"—"deuce!" to more. But when "deuce set!" the scorer cried, Applause would ring on every side. At times so hot the contest grew, Established laws aside they threw, And in the game where four should stand, At least a dozen took a hand. Some tangled in the netting lay And some from base-lines strayed away. Some hit the ball when out of place Or scrambled through unlawful space. But still no game was forced to halt Because of this or greater fault.