5th Anniversary of Western Pennsylvania Platform Tennis Association

At their annual dinner, the Western Pennsylvania Platform Tennis Association (WPPTA) elected Neil Van Horn as President, replacing Eldridge (Woolly) Birmingham, who was a founding member.

Birmingham had been largely instrumental in the development of paddle tennis in the Pittsburgh area, from court building to initiating the Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles Invitational Tournaments.

The WPPTA now had 10 member clubs.

Source:The APTA Paddle Newsletter, Vol. 3 No. 3