Clare Cassell Explained

Clare Cassell was an American lawn tennis champion from the Bronxville Athletic Association.^[1] In 1913 she won the Montclair Athletic Club women's tournament, despite spraining her ankle.^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: Miss Clare Cassell Defeats the Champion in Women's Singles . It remained for Miss Clare Cassell of the Bronxville Athletic Association to tally the first reversal in the New Jersey State championship lawn tennis tournament on the courts of the Morristown Field Club, at Morristown, N.J., yesterday. The girl who developed her game on English courts created a sensation by defeating Mrs. Marshall McLean, the playing through winner of last year, in straight sets at 6 - 4, 6 - 3.. . September 11, 1912 . 2010-09-25 .
2. News: SPRAINS ANKLE, BUT WINS TENNIS MATCH; Miss Clare Cassell Plays Plucky Game in Montclair Tourney.. 1913-09-18. The New York Times. 2019-08-31. en-US. 0362-4331.