Long-legged Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr., last year’s No. 1 U. S. tennist, last week ended a disastrous year of amateur tennis. Last June, just before he lost his Wimbledon title, Professional William T.

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1901 — Seven-year-old Ogden wins two races in a single day at Sheepshead Bay race track in Coney Island, New York. Ogden edges Cameron by a head in the second race on the card, a six furlong sprint on ...

Having box seats (courtside seating of luxury suites) at the U.S. Open is one of the biggest privileges in tennis, but when did it start? The following is an excerpt from the book by the late, great ...

I WENT to Newport for my tennis last week instead of to Forest Hills. I’m not saying there wasn’t excitement at Forest Hills, if Wight-man Cup play excites you, but the Budge-Shields match was worth ...

THERE was a time, not very long ago, when only gentlemen played tennis. The Seabright Invitation, the oldest club tournament in the country, is a memorial to that time. Anyone who saw the pros in ...