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Aerial view of the second court near Old Army Road in Scarsdale, New York (Oct. 1932). Ardsley Road is shown at bottom. The Cogswell house is at center. The Blanchard house on Seely Place is upper left. As shown, only three sides of the original court were screened.

Aerial view of the second court near Old Army Road in Scarsdal...

Laying foundations for the second Cogswell court (Oct 1932) on same location as first court. Alger Sawyer, Lindsay Welling and Earle Gatchell

Laying foundations for the second Cogswell court (Oct 1932) on...

Gates Courts at The Country Club of New Canaan, CT

Gates Courts at The Country Club of New Canaan, CT

Raccoon was the coat of choice in the early days of the game. Bill Cooper and Jim Gordon winners of 1959 Men's (on left with bowl) and Dick Hebard and Jim Carlisle runners-up.

Raccoon was the coat of choice in the early days of the game. ...

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...

Evergreen screening by Walter Close

Evergreen screening by Walter Close

1967 Women's Nationals at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY: Peggy Stanton (left) and Charlotte Lee

1967 Women's Nationals at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, N...

The final of the PRO- Keds Classic outside the Burlington House in Manhattan. Herb Fitz Gibbon and Hank Irvine (foreground), Chum Steele and Keith Jennings. The match was won by Fitz Gibbon & Irvine.

The final of the PRO- Keds Classic outside the Burlington Hous...

Singles winner, Pete Kinney (right) with Lloyd Ucko

Singles winner, Pete Kinney (right) with Lloyd Ucko

The first oversized paddle

The first oversized paddle

Greg Moore in action in the final of the Men’s Nationals at Fox Meadow Tennis Club. Moore and Hank Irvine were National Champions in 1986 and 1987.

Greg Moore in action in the final of the Men’s Nationals at ...

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...

"Deciding on partners before the game are: (from left) Charles Merrill, John Brandeis, Linda Blanchard, Melinda August, all of South Orange"

"Deciding on partners before the game are: (from left) Charles...

"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 ...

Manhold and Manhold Cup

Manhold and Manhold Cup

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 ...