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From pillar to post: chapters on the history of real
tennis
Edited by Geoffrey Hiller
St Kilda; Australia : Oryx Publishing, 2007
ISBN: 9780958001663
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Book description
From Pillar to Post brings to life some of the all-time
greats of early twentieth-century tennis, including Pierre Etchebaster, Jay
Gould, Eustace Miles, and Fred Covey. The book sheds a fascinating
light on the careers and other interests of these prominent players, as well
as on those extraordinarily talented but eccentric tennis-playing families
the Lyttons and Blunts.
During an immense amount of research in libraries throughout the world,
Richard Travers, author of the first three chapters, uncovered much
as-yet-published material, including the 'The Crabbet Park Tennis Book' -
Baroness Wentworth's manuscript notes on the game, its players, and her own
court.
Based on the very popular 'historical evenings' held during 2005 and 2006 at
the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club, From Pillar to Post includes
Geoffrey Hiller's fascinating 'Literary and Popular Notions of Real Tennis
from Medieval to Modern Times' and Graham Hyland's delightful 'Tennis
Memories, Tennis Style' which reminisces on his own and others' tennis
careers and gives advice on tennis play.
About the author
Geoff Hiller has been playing real tennis for over 50 years.
He would like to think that he was Australian Open Champion in the 1960s
in his youth before there was any Championship tournament. As
Senior Lecturer at Monash University, he has published several editions
of literary works. He has been seven times Gold Racket Champion of
the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club. He was Club Secretary for eight
years and is now an Honorary Life Member.
Graham Hyland started playing real tennis in 1973 under the Head
Professional, Barry Toates. He was Head Professional at the New
York Racquet and Tennis Club in 1979-1981. He loves coaching and
is currently engaged in writing a coaching book.
Richard Travers is a specialist physician in Melbourne. He
joined the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club in 1985 and was its President in
1998-2000. His interest in the history of tennis developed further
when he recently translated the French books by de Manevieux (1783) and
Fournier (1862).
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