Project Gutenberg 2016-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 135 Williams, Lloyd Stone, David Stone Stone, D. Psychotennis, Anyone? Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1951 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Psychotennis, Anyone?" by Lloyd Williams is a science fiction short story published during the early 1950s. The narrative explores the implications of telekinesis within a competitive sport context, focusing on a new form of tennis where players control the ball using their mental abilities. The story dives into themes of power, responsibility, and the consequences of scientific advancements on human behavior. The plot revolves around Dr. Grant Lane, who has pioneered a telekinetic sport only to find it spiraling out of control with the emergence of a brutal player named Slag. After a tragic incident leaves Lane’s protégé, Tony, injured during a match, he wrestles with feelings of guilt and the public outcry against the sport. As Lane investigates the possibility of outside influences on the outcomes of the matches, he discovers that the true danger lies not in the sport itself but in the manipulative actions of the players and their managers. The climax sees Lane take on Slag in a match that ultimately reveals the darker sides of ambition and the human psyche, culminating in an unexpected confrontation that clarifies the true nature of the threats posed by their abilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Sports stories Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 55070 2025-08-20T13:52:02.343979 text/html 31302 2024-10-23T00:04:03 text/html 173011 2025-08-20T13:52:04.258961 application/epub+zip 171837 2025-08-20T13:52:02.776973 application/epub+zip 85512 2025-08-20T13:52:02.532980 application/epub+zip 209195 2025-08-20T13:52:05.500005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202375 2025-08-20T13:52:03.997948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116208 2022-09-23T10:19:58.098419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47973 2025-08-20T13:52:02.197933 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28206 2024-10-23T00:04:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16998 2025-08-20T13:52:05.637912 application/rdf+xml 22044 2025-08-20T13:52:02.635943 image/jpeg 4064 2025-08-20T13:52:02.581922 image/jpeg 156524 2025-08-20T13:52:02.355923 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog