A French game called paume
Tennis originated from a 12th century French game called paume (meaning palm); it was a court game where the ball was struck with the hand. Paume evolved into jeu de paume and rackets were used. The game spread and evolved in Europe. In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for "playing ball) from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.
Tennis originated from a 12th century French game called paume (meaning palm); it was a court game where the ball was struck with the hand. Paume evolved into jeu de paume and rackets were used. The game spread and evolved in Europe. In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for "playing ball) from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.
I belive Tennis originated from a 12th century French game called paume (meaning palm); it was a court game where the ball was struck with the hand. Paume evolved into jeu de paume and rackets were used. The game spread and evolved in Europe. In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for "playing ball) from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.
Tennis originated from a french game called paume Sam
le jeu de paume (the ancestor of tennis)
Jeu de Paume originally meant a kind of tennis game played without racquets. Now it means a tennis game or place where tennis is played, i.e., tennis court. It was probably a tennis court for Louis XIV but I am not certain about this. However, The Jeu de Paume in Paris is a museum located next to The Louvre. Until recently, it exhibited Impressionist paintings. The paintings are now at Orsay across the Seine and The Jeu de Paume shows more varied exhibits.
Comité Français de Courte-Paume was created in 1920.
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Lucien VIRAUT
In France and it was called "jeu de paume".
it was "le serment du jeu de paume", named after a gallery where le jeu de paume, the ancestor of tennis, played with the palm of the hand, was played. Earlier that day the representatives were locked out of the room they were supposed to gather. They came to the Jeu de paume gallery, were they took the oath of establishing a Constitution before parting.