Spencer Gore
Spencer William Gore (born March 10, 1850 in London , † April 19, 1906 in Ramsgate , Kent ) was an English tennis and cricketer who won the first edition of the Wimbledon tournament in 1877.
Life
Gore, the brother of the Bishop of Birmingham , was born in Wimbledon , London, in 1850 . Actually a cricket and rackets player, he took part in the first Wimbledon Championships in 1877 . In the final he prevailed 6: 1, 6: 2 and 6: 4 against William Cecil Marshall , where he surprised his opponent playing at the baseline with volleys . For his victory he received twelve guineas and a silver cup.
At the Wimbledon tournament in 1878 he lost the final against Frank Hadow 5: 7, 1: 6 and 7: 9 and then ended his tennis career. Spencer did not believe in the future of the new sport ( lawn tennis ), so he wrote in 1880: “That anyone who has really played well at cricket, (real) tennis or even rackets will ever seriously give his attention to lawn tennis [... ] is extremely doubtful for in all probability the monotony of the game [...] would choke him off [...] ".
Gore took part in a total of five first-class cricket games from 1874 to 1879 . He died at the age of 56 in the seaside resort of Ramsgate on the English Channel coast.
swell
- H. Gillmeister: cultural history of tennis. Wilhelm Fink Verlag, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-7705-2618-X .
- J. Parsons, H. Wancke: The Tennis Book. Carlton Books, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-78097-012-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ H. Gillmeister: cultural history of tennis. 1990, p. 244.
- ↑ According to the tournament mode at that time ( Challenge Round ), last year's winner automatically qualified for the final.
- ^ J. Parsons, H. Wancke: The Tennis Book. 2010, p. 13; Translation: “That someone who plays cricket, real tennis or even rackets well will ever seriously turn to lawn tennis [...] is extremely doubtful, since in all probability the monotony of the game would stifle [his enjoyment of the game] [ ...] "
- ↑ Spencer Gore. crickinfo.com, accessed September 27, 2012 .
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SURNAME | Gore, Spencer |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gore, Spencer William (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English tennis and cricketer, first Wimbledon winner |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1850 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1906 |
Place of death | Ramsgate , Kent |