Original caption Pastimes Lawn Tennis An illustration of a group of people playing lawn tennis The following account of Major Wingfields game was sent to the Field and published on March The game has been so universally adopted and has become such a favourite with both sexesespecially at Princes Cricket Ground where two courts are erected and always open from twelve to eight that we reprint itSir I have lately seen a new game which will be a great aquisition as an outofdoor 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 FitzgeraldThe game of Tennis may be traced back to the days of the ancient Greeks It was subsequently played by the Romans under the na
Sports-Based Art
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