Robert Lindley “Lin” Murray, a middle-distance runner and tennis player and a Phi Beta Kappa chemical engineer at Stanford University, went east after graduating in 1914 to play tennis. He beat the top intercollegiate players, won several tournaments, and earned a fourth place national ranking. Murray won the 1916 U.S. Indoor title and joined Hooker Electrochemical in Niagara Falls, New York. Reluctant to play in the 1917 and 1918 national championships due to wartime contracts, Murray was persuaded by Hooker’s president to play and he won them both, the latter over Bill Tilden. Murray rose through the ranks of Hooker to president, CEO, and chairman of the board and was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame a year before retiring. Leading into Murray’s exploits is a concise history of tennis, when and where the game was introduced to the United States, and American tennis through Lin Murray’s brief but brilliant career. Also included is a review of California tennis and the significant impact of its players during the second decade of the twentieth century. The book concludes with short biographies of Murray’s female and male contemporaries, before shorts and skirts replaced flannels and petticoats.
Robert Lindley “Lin” Murray, a middle-distance runner and tennis player and a Phi Beta Kappa chemical engineer at Stanford University, went east after graduating in 1914 to play tennis. He beat the top intercollegiate players, won several tournaments, and earned a fourth place national ranking. Murray won the 1916 U.S. Indoor title and joined Hooker Electrochemical in Niagara Falls, New York. Reluctant to play in the 1917 and 1918 national championships due to wartime contracts, Murray was persuaded by Hooker’s president to play and he won them both, the latter over Bill Tilden. Murray rose through the ranks of Hooker to president, CEO, and chairman of the board and was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame a year before retiring. Leading into Murray’s exploits is a concise history of tennis, when and where the game was introduced to the United States, and American tennis through Lin Murray’s brief but brilliant career. Also included is a review of California tennis and the significant impact of its players during the second decade of the twentieth century. The book concludes with short biographies of Murray’s female and male contemporaries, before shorts and skirts replaced flannels and petticoats.
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Grammatical Questions Adapted To The Grammar Of Lindley Murray (1830) is a book written by Charles Bradley. It is a comprehensive guide to understanding the principles of grammar as outlined in...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and...
This memorial of the Friends of York Monthly Meeting pays tribute to Lindley Murray, the grammarian and philanthropist who had a profound impact on the development of English language and literature...
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