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Paddle Rules at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY in 1937

Paddle Rules at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY in 1937

Jean Sayre playing on one of the first courts in the Midwest, 1938

Jean Sayre playing on one of the first courts in the Midwest, ...

Courts at Knickerbocker Country Club, Tenafly, NJ

Courts at Knickerbocker Country Club, Tenafly, NJ

James K. Cogswell, FMTC President, 1939

James K. Cogswell, FMTC President, 1939

1959 Men's Nationals. Jim Gordon and Bill Cooper (champions) with Jim Carlisle and Dick Hebard (1959 finalists, but champions in 1955 and 1958).

1959 Men's Nationals. Jim Gordon and Bill Cooper (champions) w...

1965 Men's Nationals - From left: Winners - Holmes & O'Hearn, Finalists - Squires, Winpenny, Walter Close

1965 Men's Nationals - From left: Winners - Holmes & O'Hearn, ...

Margaret G. (“Peggy”) Stanton (at left), with Charlotte Lee

Margaret G. (“Peggy”) Stanton (at left), with Charlotte Lee

George Harrison and William Pardoe at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY

George Harrison and William Pardoe at Fox Meadow Tennis Club, ...

John Mangan and Bob Kingsbury,

John Mangan and Bob Kingsbury,

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 ...

1982 Women’s Nationals (from left): Robin Rich Fulton and Pat Lurie (finalists) with Yvonne Hackenberg and Hilary Hilton Marold (winners)

1982 Women’s Nationals (from left): Robin Rich Fulton and Pa...

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 ...

A 1993–94 APTA Board of Directors meeting at the Montclair Golf Club Paddle Hut.

A 1993–94 APTA Board of Directors meeting at the Montclair G...

Luncheon at the Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY during a tournament. Rawle and "Do" Deland; "Pat" and John Moses.

Luncheon at the Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Scarsdale, NY during a...

Charlie Johnson, foreground, inspires the snow shovelers with his own energy in the early years before under-court heaters

Charlie Johnson, foreground, inspires the snow shovelers with ...

Don White (left) and Fessenden Blanchard play at the Manursing Island Club in Rye, New York against Frank Shields and Charlie O'Hearn

Don White (left) and Fessenden Blanchard play at the Manursing...