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was a major fundraiser and took control of Southern California tennis in 1930. He set up his office at the Club with his loyal Secretary, Doris Cooke, and made it famous through his junior development patrons network. It reached from Santa Barbara to San Diego and came together at the LATC to
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community. Owned by 360 equity members, the LATC provides 16 tennis courts along with pool, gym, dining, and bar facilities to its 400 members and their families and guests. The LATC continues to host several amateur, collegiate, and charity tournaments. It is a practice venue for the
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produce a steady stream of world-class tennis players. dubbed "the cradle of tennis." Jones believed in schooling, cleanliness, proper attire, and sportsmanship when helping players develop into champions. He became Davis Cup Captain in 1958, recruited, mentored, and named
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For five decades, the Pacific Southwest Championships, open only to amateurs until 1968, and played at the LATC, was the second most prestigious American tennis tournament after the US Championships in New York. In preparation for the
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As of 2017 the fee for new equity memberships is $ 25,000, not including quarterly and monthly dues, and new applicants undergo a lengthy acceptance process that can take several months and require direct approval of the Board.
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in San Diego, Long Beach, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica, such as: Harper Ink, Charles Lane, Dr. Ben Parks, Jack Lynch, Bob Martin, and Helen Roark; and Tennis Teachers: Mercer Beasley, Esther Bartosh,
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From the 1930s through the early 1970s, the LATC was the center of development for world-class players in the United States. In 1930, Perry T. Jones, became President of the
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was the first winner of the Pacific Southwest tournament in 1927. Jones designed what he termed "The Factory System" that utilized
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from 1927 until 1974 and 1980 until 1983. It is located at 5851 Clinton Street, between Wilcox and Rossmore, one block south of
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The LATC remains an important tournament, recreation, and community resource for Los Angeles and its
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from a group photo at the Club, because she was wearing shorts instead of a tennis dress.
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Sporting Gentlemen : Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar
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won 10 NCAA Team Titles as Coach of USC, and was the Teaching Professional at the Club.
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for Eastern Tournaments. He also achieved notoriety for excluding a 12-year-old
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When he was still a teenage player, Kramer writes, he could "get matches against
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from the Club because of his school truancy. He sometimes would not sponsor
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Perry T. Jones, Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame, 1968
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Perry T. Jones, The Factory System, Life Magazine, August 7, 1950
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Frank Deford, Big Bill Tilden: The Triumph and the Tragedy, 1976
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in 1968, and was known as "Mr. Tennis of the West Coast".
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Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) Hall of Fame
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at the club. "They told me I couldn't play because I was
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acted as advisors to Jones. Jones was inducted into the
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Perry T. Jones, International Tennis Hall of Fame, 1970
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Dick Skeen, Tennis Champions are Made, not Born, 1976
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Tennis club in Los Angeles, California, United States
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George Toley, The Golden Age of College Tennis, 2009
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