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Two in a Bar

            The Postcard

A pre-1918 card published by Henri Moss and Co. of London. The artwork was by P.V.B., and the card was printed in Germany.

The card was posted in Bristol to a recipient who lived at 32, Chester Terrace, Regents Park, London N.W.

Two in a Bar

The term 'Two in a Bar' as referred to in the postcard is rather obscure. The most likely interpretation is that it represents a time signature defining the rhythm of a piece of music.

Two beats to the bar is called Duple time.

The Two in a Bar Rule

More recently, in fact long after the card was published,  legislation was enacted within the UK which is known as the 'Two in a Bar Rule'.

This states that if a bar or other public venue doesn't have a PEL (Public Entertainment Licence), only two people can play a musical instrument and/or sing at any one time.

It is a very controversial and much resented piece of legislation.

René Lacoste

So what else happened on the day that the card was written?

Well, Saturday the 2nd. July 1904 marked the birth in Paris of René Lacoste.

Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed 'The Crocodile' because of the way he dealt with his opponents. He is also known worldwide as the creator of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.

Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, with Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, and Henri Cochet, French tennis stars who dominated the game in the late 1920's and early 1930's. 

René won seven Grand Slam singles titles at the French, American, and British championships, and was an eminent baseline player and tactician of the pre-war period. 

As a member of the French team, Lacoste won the Davis Cup in 1927 and 1928. Lacoste was the World No. 1 player for both 1926 and 1927.

In 1961, Lacoste created an innovation in racket technology by unveiling and patenting the first tubular steel tennis racket. At that time, wood rackets were the norm; the new version's strings were attached to the frame by a series of wires, which wrapped around the racket head. 

The steel-tube racket was stiffer, and imparted a greater force to the ball during a stroke. It was marketed in Europe under the Lacoste brand, but in the United States it was marketed by Wilson Sporting Goods. 

Pierre Darmon debuted the racket at Wimbledon in 1963, but it achieved critical acclaim and huge popularity as the Wilson T-2000, used by American tennis greats Billie Jean King and Jimmy Connors.

The Death of René Lacoste

René died at the age of 92 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France on the 12th. October 1996.

Taken on: August 30, 2014

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