In the 1870s, it was also a center for the genteel game of croquet, soon to be overshadowed by a novel sport that became known as lawn tennis. The All-England Croquet Club at Wimbledon held its first tennis tournament in 1877. The niceties carried over from croquet, including the distaste for seeing sweat soaking through clothes. — AndreaThank youTo Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford for the break from the news. • We’re listening to “The Daily.” Our latest episode is about what happened after a GM plant shut in Ohio.

Source: International New York Times July 07, 2019 20:15 UTC