Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2082 George Wright sports promoter

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2082

The house at 24 Grampian Way will be the subject of a hearing at the Boston Landmarks Commission on Tuesday.  The house has been proposed as a Boston Landmark for its association with George Wright who lived there for many years.  Wright was an early professional baseball player, but his greatest influence was as a sports promoter during the period he lived in the Savin Hill House.  He wrote books on the rules of cricket and tennis, and he was a founder the Wright & Ditson sporting goods company.

 

Today we have a photo of a newly-acquired George Wright tennis racket.

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