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The first "Warming Hut", Higham MA

The first "Warming Hut", Higham MA

"Let the Gallery have comfortable benches from which they can look down on the court".

"Let the Gallery have comfortable benches from which they can ...

Frank Beal, inventor in 1911 of the playground form of paddle tennis, at the Cogswell court in March 1936. The winners of the New York City Junior Girls’ Championship played Do Cogswell and Ruth Blanchard (at left), winners of the Fox Meadow Tennis Club Junior Championship.

Frank Beal, inventor in 1911 of the playground form of paddle ...

John Moses takes a low volley

John Moses takes a low volley

The ball changes color for improved visibility. John Ware at Fox Meadow pioneered a new ball color by spraying the white ball with a orange-red fluorescent paint

The ball changes color for improved visibility. John Ware at F...

Barbara Koegel receives congratulations from John Ware at the Honors Award ceremony in 1966.

Barbara Koegel receives congratulations from John Ware at the ...

Ethel Kennedy (center) presents the trophy at the 1971 Women's Nationals at Chevy Chase, Maryland, to (from left) B. J. Debree, Gloria Dillenbeck, Peggy Stanton, and Charlotte Lee.

Ethel Kennedy (center) presents the trophy at the 1971 Women's...

1980 National Championships, Montclair NJ, sponsored by Passport Scotch

1980 National Championships, Montclair NJ, sponsored by Passp...

Walter & Betty Close with Marian Adams 1982.jpg

Walter & Betty Close with Marian Adams 1982.jpg

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 ...

Tim McAvoy at the 2009 50+ Men's Nationals

Tim McAvoy at the 2009 50+ Men's Nationals

Thomas F. Burgess, First President of the Scarsdale Lawn Tennis Club (1883-1884

Thomas F. Burgess, First President of the Scarsdale Lawn Tenni...

Andrew Wilson, Jr., President 1930-1932

Andrew Wilson, Jr., President 1930-1932

"Wheeling son, Edward, Jr., who will join spectator ranks, is Mrs. Edward S. Cooke of South Orange, as she arrives with Mrs. Ned Williams, Orange, at courts to join waiting husbands"

"Wheeling son, Edward, Jr., who will join spectator ranks, is ...

Inaugural Men's 145+ Senior Nationals in 2001 at Fox Meadow. Winners and Finalist with Tournament chairs

Inaugural Men's 145+ Senior Nationals in 2001 at Fox Meadow. W...