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Which popular sport was first patented in 1874 under the name 'Sphairistike' by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield ?

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Which popular sport was first patented in 1874 under the name 'Sphairistike' by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield ?
posted Mar 4, 2017 by Anita Yadav

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Lawn Tennis

Wingfield patented a New and Improved Court for Playing the Ancient Game of Tennis and began marketing his game in the spring of 1874 selling boxed sets that included rubber balls imported from Germany as well as a net, poles, court markers, rackets and an instruction manual.

answer Mar 10, 2017 by Vijay
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