Trivia Questions 9/5

Using your knowledge of Princeton Tennis and its players, and/or the “Winners” Menu can you find:

11.  Who has won the most women’s titles?

Based on your knowledge of Princeton and/or using the Princeton Historical Society website:

12.  The Labor Day Finals were play for many years on the Bullock Court. Which other courts have been used and why were they moved from the Bullock Court?

 Look for more questions and these answers next Sunday.


 Trivia Answers 8/26

9.  Who had the most consecutive wins?

Alfred Whitney won the men’s event from 1949 – 1953.

10.  In what year, did Princeton have more working tennis courts per capita of population than any other city or town in Massachusetts, and where were these courts located?

In 1957 Princeton had more working tennis courts per capita of population than any other city or town in Massachusetts. (At that time, many of the more well-to-do families in town were only here for the summer, so we can imagine their income was counted elsewhere in the state.)

These courts were (*** no longer in existence or usable):

The Dan Hart, yet to be named such
Sturgis/Johnson/Crowley – 45 Hubbarston Rd.
Bice – now PTC
***Garfield/Huck – Mirick Rd.
Iron Horse Farm – Gregory Rd.
Russell – Pine Hill Swim & Tennis
*** McInerney – Old Colony Rd.
*** Parker/Rauh – Rhodes Rd.
*** Allen – Thompson Rd.
*** Densmore/Cary – Merriam Rd.
*** Bullock – Bullock Lane
*** Peabody/King – Sterling Road
*** Guiles – Houghton Rd.
*** Nye/Whitney – Brooks Station Rd.