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The North American Racquets Association is the governing body for the sport of racquets in the United States and Canada. Racquets (Commonwealth English) or rackets (American English) is an indoor racquet sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. ...
The Tennis and Racquet Club is located at 939 Boylston Street, in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts (42° 20′ 53″ N 71° 5′ 6″ W). ... The Racquet Club of Philadelphia is the citys premiere squash, real-tennis, and racquets facility. ... The Racquet and Tennis Club is located at 370 Park Avenue, between East 52nd and 53rd Streets, New York, New York. ... The Tuxedo Club is a private member-owned country club located on West Lake Road in Tuxedo Park, New York in the Ramapo Mountains. ...
Racquets is played in a 30 by 60 foot (9.14 × 18.28 m) enclosed court, with a ceiling at least 30 feet high.
Racquets began as an 18th century pastime in London's King's Bench and Fleet debtors prisons.
A vacant racquets court built into the University of Chicago's Stagg Field served as the location of the first artificial nuclear chain reaction on December 2, 1942.
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