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9780486433578

Tennis Origins and Mysteries

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486433578

  • ISBN10:

    0486433579

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-06-18
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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This outstanding contribution to the history of tennis and lawn tennis, featuring 29 antique illustrations, is not only a book of absorbing interest to players and followers of the game but also a valuable reference and historical record. The author's painstaking and exhaustive research involved locating original documents -- some in remote, difficult-to-access places -- and a scrupulous authentication of facts. Yet there is nothing pedantic about his entertaining and informative text. Blending fact with humor and philosophy, he recounts the origins of the game, the genesis of its name, uses of the terms and equipment, scoring methods, and other practical and historical elements. The result will appeal to every tennis buff. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 7(10)
I FOREWORD 17(5)
II THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD "TENNIS" 22(11)
III THE ORIGIN OF THE GAME OF TENNIS 33(22)
IV THE ORIGIN OF COURT TENNIS IN AMERICA 55(4)
V THE ORIGIN OF "LOVE" IN SCORING 59(7)
VI THE MYSTERY OF "FIFTEEN" IN SCORING 66(17)
VII THE MYSTERY OF THE DOUBLE SERVICE 83(5)
VIII THE ORIGIN OF THE LET 88(3)
IX THE ORIGIN OF THE NET 91(2)
X THE ORIGIN OF THE BALL 93(2)
XI THE ORIGIN OF THE RACQUET 95(8)
XII THB ORIGIN OF LAWN TENNIS 103(9)
XIII THE ORIGIN OF LAWN TENNIS IN AMERICA 112(14)
XIV THE CATGUT MYSTERY 126(7)
XV THE INFLUENCE OF THE WORD "LOVE" 133(9)
XVI TENNIS IN THE LIFE OF TOMORROW 142(9)
APPENDIX 151(10)
INDEX 161

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