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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
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Free Press, ©1995.
Description
xi, 420 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
GV992 .B35 1995
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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.
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ISBN
0029013151
9780029013151
LCCN
94041401
OCLC
31411547
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