Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can explore the topic of "tennis" further using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
tennis, lawn tennis, United States National Lawn Tennis Association, Tennis Cabinet, Dwight Davis, Davis Cup, May Sutton, Tally Holmes, American Tennis Association
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Lawn Tennis"
The News and Herald (Winnsboro, SC), February 17, 1881, Page 4, Image 4, Col. 1.
"Newport Notes"
New York Daily Tribune (New York, NY), August 4, 1881, Page 5, Image 5, Col. 3.
"Tennis Champions"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), June 8, 1890, Page 12, Image 12, Col. 1-3.
"English Outplayed"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), August 10, 1900, Page 9, Image 9, Col. 2.
"Tennis Court at the White House"
The Virginia Enterprise (Virginia, MN), November 13, 1903, Page 2, Image 2, Col. 3.
"White House Tennis Court"
The Hawaiian Gazette (Honolulu, HI), May 24, 1907, Page 6, Image 6, Col. 1-2.
"The President's Tennis Cabinet"
Aberdeen Herald (Aberdeen, WA), February 4, 1907, Page 6, Image 6, Col. 1.
"Tennis Cabinet at the White House"
The Daily Gate City (Keokuk, IA), March 1, 1909, Page 1, Image 1, Col. 2.
"American Girl World Champion"
The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, MN), July 8, 1905, Page 1, Image 1, Col. 5.
"'Bully to Be Home Again,' Says May Sutton, Woman Tennis Champion of the World"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), September 17, 1905, Page 3, Image 13, Col. 1-3.
"Holmes Having It Easy"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), August 19, 1916, Page 6, Image 6, Col. 2
"National Tennis Rating for Colored Players"
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA), February 21, 1920, Page 6, Image 11, Col. 4-5.
"Lawn Tennis Impressing Charms on World"
The Sun and the New York Herald (New York, NY), July 18, 1920, Section 4 Sunday Magazine, Page 7, Image 47, Col. 1-6.
"Record List of Tennis Tournaments Sanctioned for the Season"
The New York Herald (New York, NY), April 9, 1922, Section 4 Sporting News, Page 4, Image 56, Col. 1-2.
"The Davis Cup - Most Eagerly Sought Trophy in the History of Sport"
The Evening World (New York, NY), August 11, 1922, Latest Extra, Page 15, Image 15, Col. 1-8.
"America's Tennis Plant Will Be Best in World"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), April 15, 1923, Page 2, Image 74, Col. 3-4.

Tennis: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America