Young America Cricket Club Invitation

The Young America Cricket Club Invitation[1] was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Young America Cricket Club (YACC), Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States from 1885 to 1895.

Young America Cricket Club Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSLTA Circuit (1885-1887)
Founded1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Abolished1887; 137 years ago (1887)
LocationStanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
VenueYoung America Cricket Club
SurfaceGrass

History

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In 1855 the Young America Cricket Club (YACC) was founded.[2] In 1885 the club inaugurated an invitational men's tennis tournament known as the Young America Cricket Club Invitation.[3] This important event was only held for three editions.[4] The tournament was discontinued as following the merger of the Young America Cricket Club with another famous venue the Germantown Cricket Club in 1889.[5]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner Up Score
1885 [a]   Joseph Sill Clark Sr.[6]   Clarence Munroe Clark 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.[7]
1886 [b]   Robert Livingston Beeckman[8]   Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-4,6-4, 9-7.[9]
1887[c]   Howard Augustus Taylor[10]   Robert Livingston Beeckman 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ 1885 edition held from 26–29 May
  2. ^ 1886 edition held from 4–5 June
  3. ^ 1886 edition held from 27–29 May

References

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  1. ^ Whittersley, Joseph T. (1895). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson. p. 70.
  2. ^ Lester, John A. (1951). A Century of Philadelphia Cricket. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-1512803938.
  3. ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Tournaments of 1885, 1886, 1887". Lawn Tennis in America: Biographical Sketches of All the Prominent Players ... Knotty Points, and All the Latest Rules and Directions Governing Handicaps, Umpires, and Rules for Playing. New York: D.W. Granbery & Company. pp. 9, 11, 15.
  4. ^ "Tournament – Young America Cricket Club Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ^ Charleton, James H. (1986). Recreation in the United States: National Historic Landmark Theme Study. Washington D.C.: National Park Service, Department of the Interior. p. 209.
  6. ^ Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.9.
  7. ^ "Tournaments: Young America Cricket Club Invitation". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ^ Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.11.
  9. ^ The Tennis Base
  10. ^ Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.15.
  11. ^ The Tennis Base