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Juniors played platform tennis from the start: Horton Heath (left) and a friend practice at the original Cogswell court.

Juniors played platform tennis from the start: Horton Heath (l...

Winter play at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

Winter play at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

The Founders of Platform Paddle Tennis: Fessenden S. Blanchard and James K. Cogswell

The Founders of Platform Paddle Tennis: Fessenden S. Blanchard...

Charles M. O'Hearn, FMTC President, 1947-1948

Charles M. O'Hearn, FMTC President, 1947-1948

Jim Carlisle reads his epic poem "Hiawatha", a tribute to co-founders Blanchard and Cogswell on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of paddle tennis.

Jim Carlisle reads his epic poem "Hiawatha", a tribute to co-f...

1955 Men's Nationals - Dick Hebard, serving, and partner Jim Carlisle play Rawle Deland and John Moses. Earle Gatchell is in the umpire’s chair.

1955 Men's Nationals - Dick Hebard, serving, and partner Jim C...

South Seas Party

South Seas Party

New kitchen under construction

New kitchen under construction

The Dalton Paddle. Leather wrist thong optional.

The Dalton Paddle. Leather wrist thong optional.

Gloria Dillenbeck and B. J. Debree after winning their 3rd National Title at Montclair Golf Club, NJ in 1973

Gloria Dillenbeck and B. J. Debree after winning their 3rd Nat...

Standing room only for the 1976 Nationals. For the first time FMTC had a refreshment tent with catered food service

Standing room only for the 1976 Nationals. For the first time ...

Barbara Koegel Award winners. Back: Stella Innes, Dotsie Erskine, Anne Evans. Front: Audrey Watson, Pam McCarter, Dottie Van Kirk.

Barbara Koegel Award winners. Back: Stella Innes, Dotsie Erski...

David Keevins (at net) and Brian Uihlein (serving) at 2008 Nationals in Rochester

David Keevins (at net) and Brian Uihlein (serving) at 2008 Nat...

FMTC's travelling pros - Judy Macy and Ann Daunic in the 1970s

FMTC's travelling pros - Judy Macy and Ann Daunic in the 1970s

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...

Manursing Island Club, Rye NY was one of the first clubs to build several courts.

Manursing Island Club, Rye NY was one of the first clubs to bu...