The Driftway Collection Blog Archive

Wimbledon - Rarely Black & White

by Jim McCready Ah! To bathe oneself in the Champoinships! A fortnight of historic soap and water, soothing the woes in mid-stride of a...

New Podcast Up!

Just up! From the podcast Beyond the Baselines and Ed Shanaphy, the Driftway Collection has had an entertaining chat with one of the top...

Improbable Journey - Titanic to Newport

by Jim McCready American Tennis Greats (L-R) Maurice McLaughlin, Dick Williams, Karl Behr and Tom Bundy of which Williams & Behr were...

History of Tennis 1873 - 1900

by Jim McCready 1800s Print of Prince James, Duke of York, Playing Court Tennis Racquet sports go back many centuries. Over nets or off...

History of Tennis 1900 - 1938

by Jim McCready Boston Sunday Post Magazine, 1915 The new century brought optimism to players and officials. Tennis play had now spread...

NTRP Travels through Time

by Jim McCready Detail from a advertising trade card - 1905 What would it be like to travel back in time and get the chance to test the...

Vive Les Musketeers: The Enduring Mystique of the French Open

by Jim McCready The Four Musketeers with tournament director Pierre Gillan. (from left): Jacques ("Toto") Burgeon, Henri Cochet, Gillan,...

Jim's Musings #1

Hello, and welcome to the Driftway Collection's updated website. Launched in February, 2021, it replaced an earlier version we published...