Beacon Park Open Explained

Beacon Park Open
Type:	defunct
Location:	Beacon Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

The Beacon Park Open a men's grass court tennis tournament staged only one time in October 1880.^[1] The open tournament was organised by the Beacon Park Athletic Association, and played at Beacon Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.^[2]

History

The Beacon Park tournament was a grass court tennis event organised by the Boston Athletic Assoctiation, and played in October 1880.^[3] It is notable for being the first challenge cup tournament to be staged in the United States.

A description of the tournament that took place in Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes 1890:

Notes and References

1. Book: Heathcote . J. M. . The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes . 1890 . Longmans, Green . London . https://books.google.com/books?id=Ahk-AQAAMAAJ&dq=Beacon+Park+Championships%2C+Boston%2C+United+States%2C+tennis&pg=PA348 . en . XVIII: Lawn Tennis in America by R. D. Sears (late Champion of America).
2. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes
3. Web site: Dwight . James . LAWN TENNIS IN NEW ENGLAND. . Original: Outing Magazine: Wayback Machine . December 14, 2022 . United States . 158 . September 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160912135451/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_18/outXVIII02/outXVIII02s.pdf . September 12, 2016 .