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'''Tally Holmes''' was an [[African American]] [[tennis]] player in the 1910s and 1920s. |
'''Talley Robert "Tally" Holmes''' ([[9 December]] [[1889]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] − [[1 March]] [[1969]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>[http://badahistory.net/view.php?ID=36 African Americans at Dartmouth College 1775−1950] (access: 15 July 2019).</ref>) was an [[African American]] [[tennis]] player in the 1910s and 1920s. |
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Holmes was one of the founders of the [[American Tennis Association]] (ATA). Holmes and other representatives from dozens of black tennis clubs met in Washington D.C. on Thanksgiving Day in 1916, to create a more organized way for black youths to participate in tennis. The group of men created the American Tennis Association. |
Holmes was one of the founders of the [[American Tennis Association]] (ATA). Holmes and other representatives from dozens of black tennis clubs met in Washington D.C. on Thanksgiving Day in 1916, to create a more organized way for black youths to participate in tennis. The group of men created the American Tennis Association. |
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*[http://www.tennisfame.com/tennisfame.aspx?pgID=889&newsID=46&exCompID=56 International Tennis Hall of Fame – New Exhibit Celebrates Black History – "Breaking the Barriers"] |
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Revision as of 13:01, 15 July 2019
Talley Robert "Tally" Holmes (9 December 1889 in Washington, D.C. − 1 March 1969 in Washington, D.C.[1]) was an African American tennis player in the 1910s and 1920s.
Holmes was one of the founders of the American Tennis Association (ATA). Holmes and other representatives from dozens of black tennis clubs met in Washington D.C. on Thanksgiving Day in 1916, to create a more organized way for black youths to participate in tennis. The group of men created the American Tennis Association.
Holmes was the winner of the men’s singles division of the first National Tennis Championship in 1917, 1918, 1921, 1924. This tournament is now a yearly production put on by the ATA. Holmes competed in the men’s singles, and men’s doubles. He won in singles, and he and his partner, Sylvester Smith, won in pairs.[2]
References
- ^ African Americans at Dartmouth College 1775−1950 (access: 15 July 2019).
- ^ Djata, Sundiata A. (2006). Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis. Vol. 1. Syracuse University Press. p. 44.
Links
- American Tennis Association - About the American Tennis Association
- International Tennis Hall of Fame – New Exhibit Celebrates Black History – "Breaking the Barriers"
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Minority Health – African American Firsts
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