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- ↑ "LAWN TENNIS. PAST RESULTS AND FIXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER" . Sporting Life. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. September 6, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Tournament – Staten Island (Invitation)". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ↑ "History". www.statenislandcc.org. Staten Island NY: Staten Island Cricket Club. Retrieved April 15, 2023.