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ornothewinsisnotruesortsman—whichobservationistrite,buttheruleitimliesisseldomobserved,andcomarativelyfeweolereallylaygamesforthesheerenjoymentofthelaying。Isthisnotrovedbytherevalenceandoularityofhandicas?Whyshouldweexecttobegivenointsunlessitbethatwewishtowinbymeansotherthanourownskill?
“Ah!but,”myreadermaysay,“theweakerlayerwantstoreceiveointsinorderthathemaygivethestrongeroneabettergame。”Really,Idonotbelievethatthatisso。Possible,sometimes,astrongandvaingloriouslayermaywishtogiveoints,inorderthathisvictorymaybethemorenotable。ButIdonotthinkthateventhisisthetrueexlanation。That,Isusect,wasgiventometheotherdaybythesecretaryofalawn-tennistournament,inwhichIlayed。“Whyallthisnonsenseofhandicas?Whynotletusbesquarelybeaten,anddonewithit?”Iaskedhim。“Because,”Herelied,“ifwedidnotgivehandicas,noneofthelessgoodlayerswouldenter。”Isthatnotaconfessionthatthemajorityofushavebothrealizedthetruevaluedoingatrivialthingbadly,foritsownsake,andmustneedshaveourmindsbuoyedandcheatedintoafalsesenseofex