Lawn Tennis.
* — : — ■ . .■ The earliest lady tqnnis-j)layer is mentioned on a French, manuscript of ,1424. Her name was.Margof, and she played at. band-tennis with the palm and also ."with, the back of tier hand, than, any man; and, what is pnore surprising,, adds the author, at ,thaitlme the., game, was played with the, #aked hand, or, at best, with a double gloye. ,In the sixteenth centurjr^fgnnjs were coriimou m England and [)atronised .■byj royalty. . Henrj yil was a tennjs player, so' wais his son.' Tn the wardrobe accounts of .Heqry Till we, inee^t wiihi "tehespoLei fpf 'the'Kinsr,]!»lso terinisdraw.ers,,and tpn,ii{.^-?ljp|.)qrs"; and! ( harles'' II jfrgpjuently amusfil himself with ten^' jiiis, anil ljad.>>|iecial di'-s-^sjuaile lor .that purpose,., , . ;,-•••.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 105, 31 March 1884, Page 3
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113Lawn Tennis. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 105, 31 March 1884, Page 3
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