tartanka waxaa lagu qabtay maxkamadaha Athens Lawn Tennis Club, iyo infield ee velodrome loo isticmaalo dhacdooyinka baaskiilka. John Pius Boland, oo ku guuleystay dhacdada, ayaa lagu soo galiyay tartanka arday kale oo isaga ka tirsan Oxford; Giriigga, Konstantinos Manos. Xubin ka ah guddiga hoosaadka Tennis-ka Athens Lawn, Manos wuxuu isku dayayay, iyadoo gacan ka heleysa Boland, inuu ka dhex shaqaaleysiiyo tartamayaasha Ciyaaraha Athens ee ku dhex jira goobaha isboortiga ee Jaamacadda Oxford. Wareegga koowaad, Boland wuxuu ka adkaaday Friedrich Traun, oo ah ciyaaryahan tennis ah oo rajo leh oo ka yimid Hamburg, kaas oo laga saaray tartanka orodka 100-mitir.
Boland iyo