What Tennis Shoes Looked Like in the Early 1900s

Mental_floss co-founder Mangesh Hattikudur is at the US Open today. Between matches, he'll be serving up some tennis history and random knowledge.
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In the pre-Swoosh era, the best shoes for lawn tennis had giant treads and looked like they could be worn to church.
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