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Forty-five years after the founding of the club, first President Thomas Burgess stands at left for a family portrait in Colonel Alexander B. Crane's entrance hall

Forty-five years after the founding of the club, first Preside...

An invitation to the Manursing Island Club’s Men’s Doubles Tournament, December 1938. This event was won by Sidney Wood and Don White.

An invitation to the Manursing Island Club’s Men’s Doubles...

Jean Sayre playing on one of the first courts in the Midwest, 1938

Jean Sayre playing on one of the first courts in the Midwest, ...

Francis Xavier Alexander (Frank) Shields, Sr. (1909-1975) was a professional tennis player in the 1920s and 1930s. He was the grandfather of actress Brooke Shields

Francis Xavier Alexander (Frank) Shields, Sr. (1909-1975) was ...

John P. Ware presenting Honor Award to Mrs. S. Warren (Charlotte) Lee

John P. Ware presenting Honor Award to Mrs. S. Warren (Charlot...

Progress on the new wing

Progress on the new wing

Nancy Dickson (left) and B. J. Debree.

Nancy Dickson (left) and B. J. Debree.

John E. Packard, III

John E. Packard, III

TENNIS WEEK Advertisement - The magazine provided weekly updates during the paddle season

TENNIS WEEK Advertisement - The magazine provided weekly updat...

Happy times at the drawsheet for Bob Brown, Chuck Morosini, Bob Macy, and Chauncey Bartholet

Happy times at the drawsheet for Bob Brown, Chuck Morosini, Bo...

The FMTC Centennial Committee - Ware, Close, Evans, Harrison, Adams, Fuller and Balzac - proudly display Fox Meadow's new flag, made by Betty Rule

The FMTC Centennial Committee - Ware, Close, Evans, Harrison, ...

2002 65+ Nationals winners Bob Brown and Howard Sipe

2002 65+ Nationals winners Bob Brown and Howard Sipe

At the 2009 Nationals the top players were asked to submit a "team" snapshot. Liz Hayward and Sally Cottingham submitted this photograph, proving even the top players don't take themselves too seriously

At the 2009 Nationals the top players were asked to submit a "...

Earle Gatchell and Fessenden Blanchard play Clifford Couch and Sumner Kilmarx

Earle Gatchell and Fessenden Blanchard play Clifford Couch and...

Michael Cochrane in a singles tournament

Michael Cochrane in a singles tournament

The orange ball pioneered by John Ware gave way to the yellow ball

The orange ball pioneered by John Ware gave way to the yellow ...