National Championships – Portion of Men’s Filmed by Telesports

A typical gallery at Fox Meadow during this time. Photograph is from 1959.
A typical gallery at Fox Meadow during this time. Photograph is from 1959.
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1960

Telesports made a 16mm sound film of about 5 minutes showing part of the 1960 National Men’s Doubles Finals. The APTA 1963 Annual Meeting Minutes indicated that the film was the property of the APTA and was available to any member club at no cost by contacting the Secretary-Treasurer.

Harrison and Pardoe win their second title in a tough match against the 1953 & 1954 champions and tennis stars Guernsey and McNeill.

Madge Beck and daughter Susan Beck Wasch win their second title in a row.

Cliff and Suzanne Sutter captured the Mixed over FMTC’s Susan Beck Wasch and her brother John Beck, earning them a mention in the March 21st edition of Sports Illustrated.

Blanchard called Cliff Sutter, “a canny player if ever there was one and few can compare with him in the way he varies his game and keeps opponents guessing.” Sutter had won the intercollegiate tennis championship as a Tulane sophomore and won his first Mixed title in 1941.

Source: Oliver H. Durrell The Official Guide to Platform Tennis, 1967

Clifford and Suzanne Sutter - Sports Illustrated, March 21, 1960
Clifford and Suzanne Sutter – Sports Illustrated, March 21, 1960