![]() There was a team in 1952, but again tennis seems to have been dropped when wrestling was added in 1953. I’m not sure when paved courts were first installed, but perhaps it was about the time tennis was revived as a male sport at the high school in 1951. According to the issue of the Mercury, “Backstops will be installed and a gravel-clay floor made for the courts, but players will be required to furnish the nets.” In 1939, the city commissioners used a WPA Park Improvement project to provide labor to build two tennis courts in South Park. ![]() It still would have been quite confining, and ladies were usually expected to lob the ball to their partner who then hit it over the net.īen Ely, Jr., a graduate of KHS Class of 1916, with his racquet. Gradually the dress was simplified by removing the ruffles and bows, and the skirt was shortened to show the ankles. In the beginning ladies played lawn tennis in their everyday dresses which had long sleeves, long skirts, bustles, and full-covering aprons. The lawn tennis net can just be seen in the background on the right side. Mable Marsh and Charles Edwards “fishing” in the Edwards pond on the west side of the Edwards home Broadie’s home in the east part of town in 1911, and south of the Graphic office (301 E. Second Ave.), in the south part of town (probably in South Park), at Senator F. In 1895 a double court had been set up beside the Bicycle Club clubhouse at the octagon house (411 E. The doctor thinks with another crowd of such industrious young people they will have their lawn tennis court in fine condition.” (Graphic, July 19, 1907) After a weed pulling, the guests were invited into the dining room where refreshments were served. Haynes (of Belpre) gave a novelty party to a number of the young people Friday evening. Lawn tennis courts were relatively easy to establish as reported in July, 1907. Lawn tennis is first mentioned in the Jissue of the Kinsley Mercury as “the favorite game for pastime on East Eighth street these evenings.” By the spring of 1890 several lawn tennis clubs had been organized. Lawn tennis quickly rose in popularity because it was more competitive, provided more exercise, and still offered the possibility of flirtation, especially during mixed double matches. If you have ever played croquet, you know it provides little in the way of exercise and certainly cannot be described as a nail-biting competition. The first had been croquet because it was not too strenuous for women, and it offered ample opportunity for flirtation between the sexes. This was the second sport that was deemed appropriate for upper class Victorian English ladies to play. One year after Kinsley was founded in 1873, the rules for this new English sport of lawn tennis were set down. In celebration of the new city tennis courts in South Park, I decided to look into the history of tennis in Kinsley. At this time, it is reported to be spreading to other parts of the city.”īefore you grab your mask and head for quarantine, the above announcement appeared in the issue of the Kinsley Graphic, and the blank did not refer to “Covid” but to “lawn tennis.” We understand that some of the young folk have it very badly. In memory of Judith Ann (Glavis) Miller, please visit our floral store.“The annual _ epidemic has broken out in the northeast part of Kinsley with unusual virulence. Services will be held at McKillip Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, January 8 at 10am. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Marguerite and sister Linda. She is also survived by two sisters Patricia McCoog of Woodland, PA and Kathleen Watson of Kinsley as well as several nieces and nephews. She is survived by her husband, Russell and her son Brandon and wife Beth of Rawlins, WY. In addition to the POAs she also enjoyed her dogs, especially her german short hair, Gracie Jane. For many years she helped her son and husband show Ponies of the Americas (POA) as well as showing them herself. She also had a passion for historical fashion which led to her doing costuming for several docudramas.Īnimals were some of her favorite companions. In the winter months she enjoyed reading, knitting and crocheting. Miller loved her gardening and was always working on expanding her flower gardens including setting up flower beds for her son in Wyoming. She worked many years in the field before settling into a teaching career at Barton County Community College from which she retired. before beginning a career as a Phlebotomist/Lab Tech. She completed an internship in Washington D.C. She went on to earn a Bachelors of Science from Indiana State. She was a graduate of Neshannock High School, New Castle, PA. Judith Ann (Glavis) Miller, age 72, died on December 28, 2021.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |