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A typical late-1920s boxed set of paddle tennis equipment, similar to the one James Cogswell brought home

A typical late-1920s boxed set of paddle tennis equipment, sim...

From head to toe Sumner (Killy) Kilmarx and Kip Couch introduced a certain sartorial splendor to the game

From head to toe Sumner (Killy) Kilmarx and Kip Couch introduc...

A busy day at Fox Meadow in the late 1930s. Platform tennis, hockey, and figure skating kept members out of mischief

A busy day at Fox Meadow in the late 1930s. Platform tennis, h...

Earle Gatchell (serving) and Fess Blanchard play at Fox Meadow Tennis Club.

Earle Gatchell (serving) and Fess Blanchard play at Fox Meadow...

Jack Grout, winner (with John Moses) of the 1947 Men’s Nationals

Jack Grout, winner (with John Moses) of the 1947 Men’s Natio...

1964 Mixed Champions - Barbara Koegel and Zan Carver

1964 Mixed Champions - Barbara Koegel and Zan Carver

Dealing with snow before the days of snow-blowers

Dealing with snow before the days of snow-blowers

Gloria Dillenbeck Dodd and New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne playing in N.J. State Mixed Championships at Monclair Golf Club in 1979.jpg

Gloria Dillenbeck Dodd and New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne ...

John E. Packard, III

John E. Packard, III

Killy Kilmarx (center), the winner of the first Men's Championship with Clifford Couch in 1935, presents the Championship bowl to the fifty-second championship pair of Hank Irvine (left) and Greg Moore. Dick Warren (right), FMTC president, and Paul Molloy, tournament chairman.

Killy Kilmarx (center), the winner of the first Men's Champion...

Mike Gillespie (serving) and Tom Houlihan in the final of the 1992 Men’s Nationals held at the Huntington Country Club in Huntington, Long Island, New York

Mike Gillespie (serving) and Tom Houlihan in the final of the ...

"He leaps through the air with the greatest of ease". Ted Winpenny is the daring young man of the game

"He leaps through the air with the greatest of ease". Ted Winp...

Just after serving, James K. Cogswell on the first platform paddle tennis court erected on his property

Just after serving, James K. Cogswell on the first platform pa...

The Blanchard Box. A favorite viewing spot at FMTC

The Blanchard Box. A favorite viewing spot at FMTC

Typical crowd watching the Nationals action in the early 1970s at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

Typical crowd watching the Nationals action in the early 1970s...