The Neighborhood Club Invitation was a men's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1892. Also known as the West Newton Invitation, it was played at the Neighborhood Club, West Newton, Massachusetts, United States. The format for this event was a round robin tournament.
The event ran annually until 1900 when it was discontinued.
Past editions (incomplete) 1892 Included: + Standing#PlayerMatches W/L1st Fred Hovey5–12nd Malcolm Chace 4–2 3rd Bob Wrenn 3–3 4th Hugh Tallant 2–4 5th Rodmond Beach 1–5" Albert Empie Wright 1–5
1893 Included:
Notes:First placed players shared title & Prizes. + Standing#PlayerMatches W/L1st Fred Hovey6–2" Clarence Hobart6–2 3rd Bob Wrenn 5–3 4th Malcolm Chace 2–6 5th Bill Larned 1–7
1894 Included: + Standing#PlayerMatches W/L1st Fred Hovey5–12nd Clarence Hobart3–3 3rd Malcolm Chace2–3 4th Arthur Foote 2–45th Bob Wrenn0–1 default
1895 Notes: This edition included a playoff to the determine winner.+ Standing#PlayerMatches W/L1st Joshua Pim4–1" Harold Mahony4–1The Philadelphia Record ( 2 July 1895). p. 7. 3rd Malcolm Chace3–2 4th Fred Hovey 2–35th Clarence Hobart1–4 " Bill Larned1–4Playoff' YearWinnerRunner-upScore1894The Philadelphia Record ( 2 July 1895). p. 7. Joshua Pim Harold Mahony6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
References
Sources Google News Archive Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1893) Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1895)