First Amateur Championship of America. May 23–28th.—N.Y. Racquet Club tournament for a silver tankard valued at $500. Five games apiece, 300 points up. Messrs. Soulé and Flannagan represented Philadelphia.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orville Oddie, Jr. | 5 | 183 | 15.79 | 11.03 |
| Alex. Morten | 4 | 58 | 6.25 | 4.59 |
| Dr. H. D. Jennings | 3 | 98 | 5.66 | 4.26 |
| J. E. Soulé | 3 | 57 | 6.38 | 4.43 |
| C. T. Jones | 1 | 58 | 5.08 | 3.78 |
| L. A. Flannagan | 0 | 39 |
One general average having been withheld, it is not possible to figure out the average of tournament.
McKenna vs. Fred Eames. Bumstead Hall, Boston, December 20–21st.—Game for a purse, McKenna to make 5000 before Eames could score 500 altogether on either night. McK., 5000—416.67—2572 and 2121; E., 45—18.
1888.
Second Amateur Championship of America. N. Y. Racquet Club, May 14–19th.—First competition for the Townsend Cup, valued at $1,000, and to be won, consecutively or otherwise, in three annual tournaments. Three games apiece, 300 points. Average of tournament, 4.90.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orville Oddie, Jr. | 3 | 109 | 8.33 | 7.69 |
| C. Bainbridge | 2 | 82 | 5.45 | 4.70 |
| H. D. Jennings | 1 | 81 | 3.47 | 4.67 |
| Alex. Morten | 0 | 47 | 3.32 |