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Slazenger is a British sporting goods manufacturer which concentrates on racket sports including tennis, golf, cricket and hockey. Founded in 1881,〔J. R. Lowerson, ‘Slazenger, Ralph (1845–1910)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (accessed 17 Jan 2014 )〕 it is today one of the oldest surviving sporting brand names. == History == Slazenger was founded in 1881 by a pair of Jewish brothers,〔 Ralph and Albert Slazenger. In 1881 Ralph Slazenger left his native Manchester, and opened a shop on London's Cannon Street selling rubber sporting goods.〔 Slazenger quickly became a leading manufacturer of sporting equipment for golf and tennis.〔 Four years after the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club held its first ever championships, Slazengers produced 'The New Game of Lawn Tennis' complete in a box. Their plant in Barnsley manufactured tennis balls and exported them round the world.〔(The making of British products | Sport | The Guardian )〕 The plant closed in 2002, and production is now based in the Philippines.〔 In 1902, Slazengers were appointed as the official tennis ball supplier to The Championships, Wimbledon and, with the current deal set to run until 2015, it remains one of the longest unbroken sporting sponsorships in history.〔 In 1910, a public company was incorporated to acquire Slazenger and Sons, "manufacturers of sports equipment, india rubber, gutta percha and waterproof goods, leather merchants and dealers",〔The Times, May 29, 1911 〕 which floated on the stock market.〔 In 1931 Slazengers acquired H. Gradidge and Sons[.〔The Times, Feb 25, 1932〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Slazenger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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