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A Cold Winter Day in 1930. Earle Gatchell (left) and Fessenden S. Blanchard on the first platform tennis court. Colonel Gatchell was one of the first Old Army Athletes and very active in promoting the game beyond Scarsdale.

A Cold Winter Day in 1930. Earle Gatchell (left) and Fessenden...

Arrangements regarding the 1936 Men's Nationals. Note the one dollar entry fee per person.

Arrangements regarding the 1936 Men's Nationals. Note the one ...

A Good Low Volley

A Good Low Volley

1941 benefit in response to an appeal on behalf of the heavily bombed citizens of Wimbledon

1941 benefit in response to an appeal on behalf of the heavily...

Betty Lane on the courts in 1959

Betty Lane on the courts in 1959

The draw from the Tribuno World Championship included the sixteen best teams in the sport.

The draw from the Tribuno World Championship included the sixt...

Sue Aery and Gerri Viant

Sue Aery and Gerri Viant

At center the Rollin Kirbys and the William Quaids (Mrs. Quaid was the former Hopeton Atterbury) gather at "Woodlands"

At center the Rollin Kirbys and the William Quaids (Mrs. Quaid...

Earle Gatchell and Fessenden Blanchard play Clifford Couch and Sumner Kilmarx

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

As a way to bring platform tennis to wider audiences, several tournaments were held indoors in Connecticut in the early 1980s, including the Nationals in 1983

As a way to bring platform tennis to wider audiences, several ...

Ladies in cumbersome ankle-length skirts and their bearded gentlemen friends on the courts of the Scarsdale Lawn Tennis Club in the 1890s

Ladies in cumbersome ankle-length skirts and their bearded gen...

Francis O. Ayres, President 1916-1919

Francis O. Ayres, President 1916-1919

Orange Lawn Tennis Club: Mr. &. Mrs. Edward S. Cooke, Mr. & Mrs. C. Edwin Williams

Orange Lawn Tennis Club: Mr. &. Mrs. Edward S. Cooke, Mr. & Mr...

Dick Hebard in action at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

Dick Hebard in action at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

1998 APTA Hall of Fame Inductees Hilary Hilton Marold, Jack Watson and Yvonne Hackenberg. Not pictured is Chet Kermode. L to R: Bob Brown(HOF Committee chair), Hilary Hilton Marold, Jack Watson, Yvonne Hackenberg, and Walt Peckinpaugh

1998 APTA Hall of Fame Inductees Hilary Hilton Marold, Jack Wa...