Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament Explained

Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament
Type:	defunct
Location:	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Venue:	Scarlet Ribbon Lawn Tennis Club
Surface:	Grass

The Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Scarlet Ribbon Lawn Tennis Club, Stenton, Chicago, Illinois, United States from 1885 to 1886.^[1] The tournament was played at until 1886.^[1]

History

Scarlet Ribbon Lawn Tennis Club was founded in the early 1880s. In 1885 the club established the Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament.^[2] The tournament continued to be held annually through until 1886 when it was discontinued.^[1]

Finals

Men's Singles

Year	Winner	Finalist	Score
1885	J.W. Corwith	Charles Amherst Chase	def.
1886	Charles Amherst Chase	Henry Slocum	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.

Men's Doubles

Year	Winner	Finalist	Score
1885	E.S. Baumann Samuel T Chase	? ?	won.^[3]
1886	Charles Amherst Chase Samuel T Chase	Godfrey Brinley Henry Slocum	def.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tournaments:Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 18 May 2023. subscription.
2. Book: Hall . Valentine G[ill |title=Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing |date=1889 |publisher=D. W. Granbery & co. |location=New York |page=12 |url=https://archive.org/details/lawntennisinamer00hall/page/12/mode/2up?view=theater].
3. Book: Outing An Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Recreation . 1885 . Outing Publishing Company . Boston . 629 . https://books.google.com/books?id=LR0uAAAAYAAJ&dq=scarlet+ribbons+club+chicago+1885&pg=PA629 . en . Our Monthly Record.