US OPEN TENNIS

George was put in charge of the squadron s athletic team. George won the London Championship and his County Championship. But a muscle sprain and an uncomfortable night, trying to sleep on a hard wooden floor, probably cost him the All England Championship at Bath in 1949. George came second. His hand-crafted running spikes sit beside me in my study. George was a boxer. From the time I was a young boy, we used to spar together. He d be pretty gentle until I d catch him off guard with a punch. Then he d really show me how to do it! His boxing gloves hang in my study. George loved tennis. His old wooden tennis rackets were put to good use when we used them to practice badminton in the back garden. Once I d learnt to control a heavy tennis racket, using a lightweight badminton racket seemed easy. One of those old rackets stands in the corner. George taught me to run and to swim. To cycle and to play chess. We joined a badminton club. We played squash and Monopoly. Holidays were spent pla …

George was put in charge of the squadron s athletic team. George won the London Championship and his County Championship. But a muscle sprain and an uncomfortable night, trying to sleep on a hard wooden floor, probably cost him the All England Championship at Bath in 1949. George came second. His hand-crafted running spikes sit beside me in my study. George was a boxer. From the time I was a young boy, we used to spar together. He d be pretty gentle until I d catch him off guard with a punch. Then he d really show me how to do it! His boxing gloves hang in my study. George loved tennis. His old wooden tennis rackets were put to good use when we used them to practice badminton in the back garden. Once I d learnt to control a heavy tennis racket, using a lightweight badminton racket seemed easy. One of those old rackets stands in the corner. George taught me to run and to swim. To cycle and to play chess. We joined a badminton club. We played squash and Monopoly. Holidays were spent pla …