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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...

James K. Cogswell, FMTC President, 1939

James K. Cogswell, FMTC President, 1939

Women players at The Paddle Tennis Club of New Canaan, CT

Women players at The Paddle Tennis Club of New Canaan, CT

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

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

G. Easterbrook Kindred presenting Honor Award to Donald K. Evans at Fox Meadow

G. Easterbrook Kindred presenting Honor Award to Donald K. Eva...

The FMTC Tournament Committee for the 1978 Men's Nationals and paddles Golden Anniversary. Standing: Jim Naughton, Thornton Gerrish, Jim Morison, Phil Thorp, Hugh King, Paul Doyle, Fred Molloy, Rod Zilenziger, Bette and Hank Otto. Seated: Gil Erskine, Gay Morison, John Keane, Joan Doyle, Roxanne Zilenziger, Bibs Reville, Dotsie Erskine, Ginny Naughton.

The FMTC Tournament Committee for the 1978 Men's Nationals and...

Court in Sussex, UK. Used in the British Championships organized by Dillenbeck

Court in Sussex, UK. Used in the British Championships organiz...

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...

Greg Moore (left) with Hank Irvine, winners of the 1986 and 1987 Men’s Nationals.

Greg Moore (left) with Hank Irvine, winners of the 1986 and 19...

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 ...

Cynthia Dardis and Amy Shay. Dardis teaches at the Country Club of New Canaan and Shay is at Woodway Country Club.

Cynthia Dardis and Amy Shay. Dardis teaches at the Country Clu...

The Blanchard Box. A favorite viewing spot at FMTC

The Blanchard Box. A favorite viewing spot at FMTC

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...

Manhold Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

Manhold Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Fox Meadow Tennis C...

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...

Fox Meadow member Joe Aurichio displays the evidence that the was a finalist in the 2001 Men's 145s

Fox Meadow member Joe Aurichio displays the evidence that the ...