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Subject: Re: Ball boys


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peter dowsing (ball boys)
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Date Posted: 15:43:06 03/27/09 Fri
In reply to: Frank Cooke 's message, "Re: Ball boys" on 09:12:12 08/29/08 Fri

>>1955-57 I was in Parkstone Sea Training School and I
>>am certain that we had a team of ball boys, but cannot
>>recall which year or much else about it. Yet your site
>>indicates ONLY Goldings did it. Am trying to find more
>>info.
>>
>>Regards from Australia
>
>Goldings did it from 1946 till 1966 when Goldings
>closed. As I understood it Goldings was chosen because
>most of the boys could count up to ten without taking
>their socks off. I never did understand this as tennis
>starts at love fifteen?
we did it in 59 the yr i joined the royal navy because i was one of them

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