The Archive · 1937

AN L.T.A. FOUNDER DEAD

London, Aug. 25.

Mr. Harry Scrivener, one of the founders of the L.TA. and formerly well-known on the championship courte, died at his Wimbledon home, aged 71.

Mr. Scrivener learned to play at school principally at Surbiton, and he was chosen to represent Oxford against' Cambridge.

When he was 25 he won the covered courts championship with C. W. Hill-yard. He twice reached the last eight at Wimbledon, and was beaten by J. Pim in the semi-final of the ili singles championship in 1890.

The same player with Stoker, also defeated Scrivener and M.F. Good-body in the final of the doubles.

Mr. Scrivener was umpire at many Wimbledon championship matches. An original member of the Council of the L/TA. he was at one time chairman of the Public Schools Old Boys Lawn Tennis Associstion.—

Reuter. brought in four men.

In the concluding game, the Athletics treated Buck Newsome's offerings with contempt in the third inning and scored five runs to send the Red Sox moundsman to the showers.

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