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Winter play at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

Winter play at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

Charles M. O'Hearn leaps for a high one off the backstop

Charles M. O'Hearn leaps for a high one off the backstop

FMTC Men's Platform Tennis Championship in 1960. Pardoe and Harrison won over Cole and Johnson 6-4, 6-1, 6-1

FMTC Men's Platform Tennis Championship in 1960. Pardoe and Ha...

The Cleveland Invitational directors in 1973 (from left to right): David S. Dickenson II, Richard Taylor, Willis M. McFarlane, Carrington Clark Jr., and Robert Bartholomew. (Missing from photo: John J. Bernet and John F. Turben)

The Cleveland Invitational directors in 1973 (from left to rig...

Shirley Babington (left) and Marti Cavanaugh from Tenafly, New Jersey, won the Women’s Nationals in 1974. The sister team was runner-up in 1973, 1975, and 1977.

Shirley Babington (left) and Marti Cavanaugh from Tenafly, New...

Tribuno World Championships - Gloria Dillenbeck Dodd with ABC News Team Doug Johnson and Roger Grimsby at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, NY.

Tribuno World Championships - Gloria Dillenbeck Dodd with ABC ...

European Championships in Halpert, Holland. Gloria Dillenbeck Dodd with top Dutch tennis players who were invited to participate

European Championships in Halpert, Holland. Gloria Dillenbeck ...

Chuck Vasoll's N.Y. license plate proudly proclaims the car owner to be a Platform Tennis enthusiast. Vasoll served as APTA President from 1988-1992.

Chuck Vasoll's N.Y. license plate proudly proclaims the car ow...

Irvine Induction to Hall of Fame at the Nationals Dinner, Montclair Golf Club, NJ

Irvine Induction to Hall of Fame at the Nationals Dinner, Mont...

Hopeton D. Atterbury, First woman President of the Club 1907,1909

Hopeton D. Atterbury, First woman President of the Club 1907,1909

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...

Dick Hebard, Kitty Fuller, Ted and Madeline Beck

Dick Hebard, Kitty Fuller, Ted and Madeline Beck

Women’s tea at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY in the 1950s, including, in front row, Buffy Briggs (holding tea), Elise Clairborne, Pam McCrae, and Evie Carlisle

Women’s tea at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY in the...

Dick Hebard in action at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

Dick Hebard in action at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

Illustrious names in the game's development. Left to right: Brent, Cogswell, Hynson and O'Hearn

Illustrious names in the game's development. Left to right: Br...

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 ...