CREATE TABLE table_47938 ("Tournament" TEXT, "Country" TEXT, "Location" TEXT, "Current Venue" TEXT, "Began" FLOAT, "Court surface" TEXT)

What was the surface played on for the match than began before 1897?
SELECT "Court surface" FROM table_47938 WHERE "Began" < '1897'
SELECT "Court surface" FROM "table_47938" WHERE "Began" < '1897'