Sleepy Hollow Club Tournament 1896


General 1896-09-07 - 1896-09-13
Amateur / Challenge
Clay
5
Greenburgh, Tarrytown, New York, Sleepy Hollow Tennis Club
United States of America

Source Spalding's … 1896, New-York tribune, The Sun


Info 4th edition
Draw: 24
The prize is the Washington Irving Challenge Cup


Report Mens doubles final: Fischer/Millett def. Paret/Ward 6-1 9-7 6-1

Mixed doubles final: Fischer/Ferris def. Thayer/Atkinson 6-3 6-2



Media


Winner Edwin Philip Fischer


Players
W. Cushman
Edwin Philip Fischer
W. Hewitson
Charles Prentice Howland
A.T. Marvin
C.D. Millard
H.V. Ryder
E.M. Sergeant
W.H. Spurgin
Arthur Taylor
Edmund Hubbard Thayer
E.H. Yale

Richard Hugh Carleton
James Stewart Cushman
Robert Murray Ferris Jr
Edwin Philip Fischer
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
Raymond Demerest Little
S. Male
Lewis Perry
J.L. Robertson
H.S. Thayer
J.L. Thompson
Holcombe Ward
W.A. Warnock


Challenge round
Edwin Philip Fischer*
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
6-1 6-1 6-1


Rounds
Preliminary Round

The remaining players had a bye.

J.L. Robertson*
Charles Prentice Howland
6-0 6-2
A.T. Marvin*
E.H. Yale
6-0 6-1
Lewis Perry*
C.D. Millard
6-1 6-1
J.L. Thompson*
W.H. Spurgin
6-2 7-5
S. Male*
Arthur Taylor
w.o.
Robert Murray Ferris Jr*
Raymond Little
6-0 5-7 6-0
Holcombe Ward*
W. Cushman
6-2 4-6 6-0
Richard Hugh Carleton*
Edmund Hubbard Thayer
9-7 6-3

Round 1
Holcombe Ward*
Robert Murray Ferris Jr
6-4 6-1
Richard Hugh Carleton*
J.L. Thompson
6-3 6-2
James Stewart Cushman*
H.V. Ryder
w.o.
J.L. Robertson*
S. Male
6-0 6-0
Lewis Perry*
A.T. Marvin
6-1 6-1
H.S. Thayer*
W. Hewitson
6-2 6-2
Edwin Philip Fischer*
E.M. Sergeant
6-3 6-0
W.A. Warnock*

Quarterfinals
Lewis Perry*
J.L. Robertson
6-2 6-4
Edwin Philip Fischer*
H.S. Thayer
6-4 6-2
Holcombe Ward*
Richard Hugh Carleton
6-4 6-4
James Stewart Cushman*
W.A. Warnock
6-1 6-1

Semifinals
Lewis Perry*
James Stewart Cushman
9-7 6-4
Edwin Philip Fischer*
Holcombe Ward
6-4 6-3

Final
Edwin Philip Fischer*
Lewis Perry
3-6 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-0


Tournament
Preliminary Round
Holcombe Ward*
W. Cushman
Robert Murray Ferris Jr*
Raymond Little
Richard Hugh Carleton*
Edmund Hubbard Thayer
J.L. Thompson*
W.H. Spurgin
Lewis Perry*
C.D. Millard
A.T. Marvin*
E.H. Yale
J.L. Robertson*
Charles Prentice Howland
S. Male*
Arthur Taylor
Round 1
Edwin Philip Fischer*
E.M. Sergeant
H.S. Thayer*
W. Hewitson
Holcombe Ward*
Robert Murray Ferris Jr
Richard Hugh Carleton*
J.L. Thompson
Lewis Perry*
A.T. Marvin
J.L. Robertson*
S. Male
James Stewart Cushman*
H.V. Ryder
W.A. Warnock*
Quarterfinals
Edwin Philip Fischer*
H.S. Thayer
Holcombe Ward*
Richard Hugh Carleton
Lewis Perry*
J.L. Robertson
James Stewart Cushman*
W.A. Warnock
Semifinals
Edwin Philip Fischer*
Holcombe Ward
Lewis Perry*
James Stewart Cushman
Final
Edwin Philip Fischer*
Lewis Perry