Jumpire for Wimbledon
6th October 1978, Page 69
6th October 1978
Page 69
Page 69, 6th October 1978
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"The possibility to adapt the vaulting of the backrest to the respective driver's backbone individually in infinitely variable adjustment" is the cardinal feature of a new German accessory introduced to a goggle-eyed world at Automechanika in Frankfurt from September 2327.
A vaulting seat must be the answer to every Wimbledon tennis umpire's dream. It would enable him to bound from one end of the court to the other, forstalling Nasty disputes about line calls, though an oxygen mask might be desirable on some of the high lobs.