It was the tennis tournament that floated away. Almost. The rain began softly, deceptively unthreateningly, around lunch time on Wed., Aug. 17, 1955, seeming merely a brief interruption of the United States Doubles Championships at Longwood Cricket Club. ''Occasional showers" was the weather forecast. (Full article: 1486 words)

This article is available in our archives:

Globe Subscribers

FREE for subscribers

Subscribers to the Boston Globe get unlimited access to our archives.

Not a subscriber?

Non-Subscribers

Purchase an electronic copy of the full article. Learn More

• $4.95 1 article
• $9.95 4 articles
• $25.95 Monthly