Racquets, tennis, and squash . n impassiveplayer. Among the other names we may mention, F. Buller, T. S. Dury, Cecil Clay, R. V. Milne, A. (who still plays a good game), A. G. Steele, andCol. Spens, one of the ablest exponents of the dropstroke, and Messrs. Leaf, Eustace Crawley, and game still flourishes in England and in India in thearmy stations. Among the best army players we maymention Cooper-Key, Friend, Hedley, King, and Crawley. An important epoch in the history of the game waswhen the Queens Club was opened in West Kensington,and the Amateur Championship establ
Racquets, tennis, and squash . n impassiveplayer. Among the other names we may mention, F. Buller, T. S. Dury, Cecil Clay, R. V. Milne, A. (who still plays a good game), A. G. Steele, andCol. Spens, one of the ablest exponents of the dropstroke, and Messrs. Leaf, Eustace Crawley, and game still flourishes in England and in India in thearmy stations. Among the best army players we maymention Cooper-Key, Friend, Hedley, King, and Crawley. An important epoch in the history of the game waswhen the Queens Club was opened in West Kensington,and the Amateur Championship established. In this,Mr. C. D. Buxton beat Major Spens, the first other Amateur Champions have been Mr. E. , Mr. Percy Ashworth, who beat both Spens andHedley, and Mr. Philipson. Mr. H. K. Foster held theprize for many years in succession. In 1901 he waschallenged by Mr. Dames-Longworth, but did notcompete. I was fortunate enough to win against thelatter player in 1902. At Queens Club the Public School Championships. f^
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