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J. Nelson Shreve, President Fox Meadow Tennis Club 1914-1915

J. Nelson Shreve, President Fox Meadow Tennis Club 1914-1915

James H. Hynson, FMTC President, 1933-1935

James H. Hynson, FMTC President, 1933-1935

The Evans Backstop Design

The Evans Backstop Design

Charles O’Hearn

Charles O’Hearn

Men's Champions 1956 - George Harrison (left) and Bill Pardoe. They repeated in 1960.

Men's Champions 1956 - George Harrison (left) and Bill Pardoe....

1959 Women's Nationals - Barbara Koegel and Ruth Walker, Finalists. Louise Raymond - umpire. Ruth Walker was Blanchard's daughter who was married to Fred Walker (HOF 1966)

1959 Women's Nationals - Barbara Koegel and Ruth Walker, Final...

Building Platform Tennis Court 3

Building Platform Tennis Court 3

1975 Men's Nationals at Fox Meadow. Chum Steele (left) and Keith Jennings

1975 Men's Nationals at Fox Meadow. Chum Steele (left) and Kei...

Fay Gambee, originally from Englewood, New Jersey, had great success with several partners, including B. J. Debree, Wendy Chase, and Pat Lurie.

Fay Gambee, originally from Englewood, New Jersey, had great s...

Bill Pearce, VP of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York, presents past president Bob Kingsbury and the APTA with the Robert Sticker platform tennis painting

Bill Pearce, VP of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York, pre...

1998 Senior 70+ Nationals winners Bob Brown and Don Hyde

1998 Senior 70+ Nationals winners Bob Brown and Don Hyde

Earle Gatchell on the Cogswell court ca. 1930

Earle Gatchell on the Cogswell court ca. 1930

Early paddle with holes. The Old Army Athletes had worked with the Paddle Tennis Company to modify the standard paddle tennis paddle design to create a more rounded paddle with holes.

Early paddle with holes. The Old Army Athletes had worked with...

Aila Main and Kerri Delmonico

Aila Main and Kerri Delmonico

A jubilant moment for John Mangan and Gordon Gray (seeded 8) after upsetting Chip and Steve Baird (seeded 3) in the quarter-final round of the Men's Nationals at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

A jubilant moment for John Mangan and Gordon Gray (seeded 8) a...

James P. Gordon, right, and his mentor, Charles H. Townes, with a mazer in the mid 1950s. Gordon was the son of Fox Meadow President Robert S Gordon (1942)

James P. Gordon, right, and his mentor, Charles H. Townes, wit...