Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar - Edward Digby Digby Baltzell - Hardcover

This authoritative and affectionate history of men's tennis recovers the full glory of the lost amateur age. From the aristocratic origins of the sport in the late 19th century, to the Tilden years, and through a succession of newcomers -- the French musketeers, the California boys, and the Australians of the Ô50s and Ô60s -- the amateur era and its virtues survived a century of democratization and conflict. Filled with fascinating discussions of the greatest players and matches in the history of tennis. "An exploration, intermingled with social history, of the game's evolution, its rise in genuine amateurism -- and decline in our time when money dictates all." B & W photos.Baltzell, E. Digby is the author of 'Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar - Edward Digby Digby Baltzell - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780029013151 and ISBN 0029013151.