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| Genre/Form: | History |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Baltzell, E. Digby (Edward Digby), 1915- Sporting gentlemen. New York : Free Press, ©1995 (OCoLC)647315004 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
E Digby Baltzell |
| ISBN: | 0029013151 9780029013151 |
| OCLC Number: | 31411547 |
| Description: | xi, 420 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| 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. |
| Responsibility: | E. Digby Baltzell. |
Abstract:
In this history of men's lawn tennis, the author traces the careers of a privileged Anglo-American elite, against a setting of public schools, clubs and country mansions. He relates tales of Wimbledon, Newport and the Davis Cup, and includes the names of many famous amateur players.
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