Jim Sheridan, Clip 2: Evolution of West Side Tennis Club Courts
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Jim Sheridan
Date: Time Period: 1930 - 2013; 2013-08-09; Interview recorded: August 9, 2013
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:03:28
Creator: Jim Sheridan Interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:19439 qmp-jm-clip-000002
Description: Former groundskeeper Jim Sheridan explains the West Side Tennis Club's move away from all-grass courts as the popularity and use of the courts increased over time. What had always been called the National Championships at the club became the US Open, which allowed competition to get more serious and put more money at stake. This resulted in a need for courts with more consistent conditions than grass could provide.
Creator :
Jim Sheridan Interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1930 - 2013; 2013-08-09; Interview recorded: August 9, 2013
Summary/Description :
Former groundskeeper Jim Sheridan explains the West Side Tennis Club's move away from all-grass courts as the popularity and use of the courts increased over time. What had always been called the National Championships at the club became the US Open, which allowed competition to get more serious and put more money at stake. This resulted in a need for courts with more consistent conditions than grass could provide.
Subject :
Tennis courts; Tennis clubs; West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, N.Y.
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, Queens, NY Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth.; Total running time: 0:03:28
Identifier :
aql:19439 qmp-jm-clip-000002
Subject:
Tennis courts; Tennis clubs; West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, N.Y.
Tennis courts; Tennis clubs; West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, N.Y.
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