Sporting gentlemen : men's tennis from the age of honor to the cult of the superstar / E. Digby Baltzell.

Author
Baltzell, E. Digby (Edward Digby), 1915-1996 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Free Press, ©1995.
Description
xi, 420 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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    Summary note
    History of men's tennis from the late 19th century to date.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-408) and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Introduction: Leveling Upwards and Leveling Downwards
    • 2. The Anglo-American Amateur Tradition, the Making of a National Upper Class, and a Gentlemanly Code of Honor in America, 1880-1914
    • 3. The Rise of Lawn Tennis: The Harrow and Harvard Era, 1877-1887
    • 4. The Expansion of Lawn Tennis in an Age of Innocence, 1887-1912
    • 5. Class Complacency Challenged in 1912: The Sinking of the Titanic and the First California Invasion of the Eastern Grass Court Circuit
    • 6. The Old Order Changes: Amateurism Becomes an Issue, the Davis Cup Goes Down Under in 1914, and the Championships Are Moved from Newport to Forest Hills
    • 7. Two Philadelphia Gentlemen: William J. Clothier, Father and Son
    • 8. Racism and Anti-Semitism: The Gentlemen's Achilles Heel
    • 9. William Tatum Tilden II: A Philadelphia Gentleman as World Champion
    • 10. The Finest Five Years in Tennis History: The French Musketeers Finally Topple Tilden
    • 11. Big Bill Tilden: A Gentleman Possessed by Genius
    • 12. The Grass-Court Circuit Becomes a Melting Pot, and Perry Jones Leads a Second California Invasion of the Eastern Establishment
    • 13. Gentleman Jack Crawford of Australia, and Fred Perry, the Last Great Englishman
    • 14. Budge and the Baron: The Greatest Match of them All and the First Grand Slam
    • 15. Indian Summer of a Golden Age: Riggs, Kramer, Gonzales, and the Pro Tour
    • 16. Lean Years in American Tennis and the Reign of Harry Hopman's Australians
    • 17. The Great Revolution of 1968-1992: The Rise of Open (Pro) Tennis and the Decline of Civility.
    ISBN
    • 0029013151
    • 9780029013151
    LCCN
    94041401
    OCLC
    31411547
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