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...court, with benches in the dedans (netted opening in the wall) for his courtiers, built into Hampton Court. Court-tennis has preserved its prestige at the price of its popularity. Henry VIII's benches are still in existence but they are now in the New York Racquet & Tennis Club, which owns one of the twelve court-tennis courts in the U. S. In the Racquet Club last week sat as many spectators as Henry's benches would hold watching the final of the U. S. amateur championship between James Van Alen, the titleholder, and young Ogden Phipps. Since...
...national indoor competition. Stoefen blazed dazzling serves, made his backhand whine with deadly effect, won nine straight games. Mangin speeded up, caught and passed Stoefen. When he was within one point of winning the second set and tying the match, his serve broke the frame of Stoefen's racquet. But a footfault was called and he had to serve over. From that point on. Stoefen won his way through to become the new indoor champion. Score...
...team will land in New York about Sunday, April 1. Marshall Field is giving a dinner at the Racquet Club on Thursday, April 5 at which William J. Bingham '16, director of Athletics, will be one of the speakers of the evening. After the dinner the whole Cambridge squad will be the guest of Mr. Field at the Cafe de Paris...
...probe the most various corners of subconscious memory. There is a full length profile of John L. Sullivan, arms limply extended, legs swathed in knee-buttoned tights, mustachios waxed and contemptuous, stomach distended,--for such was the masculine style. There is the "tennis girl of the eighties", racquet posed delicately behind the neck, feet swathed in high heeled boots, dress distended by the bustle, or as Mr. Allen quotes, "by a kind of ambulatory showcase, or exhibition grounds,"--for such was the female style. There is a camera portrait of Mrs. August Belmont hugging her muff in the midst...
Retired in middle-age to the sunshine of Beverly Hills, Calif., Davis and Sharp tried stringing their racquets with Sinu. To their great joy they found the sinu racquet much livelier than gut; found that soaking it in a bucket of water did it no hurt. They have built a factory in California, will have Sinu on the market in January...