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Illustration Of How To Play Lawn Tennis, 1874

Item # 2132858

<p>Pastimes : Lawn Tennis. An illustration of a group of people playing lawn tennis. The following account of Major Wingfield's game was sent to the Field and published on March 21, 1874. The game has been so universally adopted and has become such a favourite with both sexes-especially at Prince's Cricket Ground where two courts are erected and always open from twelve to eight - that we reprint it.--Sir, I have lately seen a new game which will be a great aquisition as an out-of-door amusement at country houses. The game is called Sphairistikeor Lawn Tennis; the rules are extremely simple and clear. The author having sent me some copies of them, I beg to enclose one with a short account of the game by the inventor Gerald D. Fitzgerald.--The game of Tennis may be traced back to the days of the ancient Greeks. It was subsequently played by the Romans under the na</p>

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