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- ↑ "SIXTH LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT SHRUBLAND PARK. On Tuesday and Wednesday the members the Bosmere Lawn Tennis Club were invited to Shrubland Hall, Coddenham to compete for four special prizes. These took the forms of a portfolio, lace handkerchief, china ornament. and a silver cup". Evening Star. Ipswich, Suffolk: British Newspaper Archives. 1 October 1885. p. 2.
- ↑ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Bosmere". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ↑ Evening Star (1 October 1885) p.2.
- ↑ Taneja, Anil (2009). World of Sports Indoor. New Delhi, India: Gyan Publishing House. p. 179. ISBN 978-81-7835-765-2.
- ↑ Evening Star (1 October 1885) p.2.
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