Who invented tennis shoes and what was were they made for?

originally, was it for tennis hence the name tennis shoes?

Who invented tennis shoes and what was were they made for?
I think they were made for tennis hence the name tennis shoe
Reply:I don%26#039;t know who invented them........my guess a Pirate, because those rubber soles sure made it easier casting those riggin%26#039;s, and those canvas uppers dried better than leather, u know like sail cloth. We called em deck shoes. True story.


Then the nonslip soles became appealing to athletes, and along about early 1900%26#039;s wacking a ball back and forth over a net became popular in high social society type folk, and those rubber soles kept%26#039;em from falling on thier face, and because they had more time than a Pirate who has to hit the %26quot;deck%26quot; running, they put laces in them. So they where dubbed %26quot;tennis shoes%26quot; .


But until this day, in most all areas of athletics, the next man up to play is called the %26quot;man on deck%26quot;. Savvey?



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