News and Features — Historical

Croquet in The Saturday Evening Post ...

Shutter stock croquet photo

12/08/19

Paul Bennett

A croquet article appears in The Saturday Evening Post

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Croquet Gossip - date unknown - Norwich CT

Harper's Weekly - Roquet

06/24/19

Paul Bennett

The new croquet grounds in Norwich CT were set on the Robbins lot, on Cliff street. The date of this article is unknown but is likely to be 1870s or so … and interesting read.

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New Croquet club, Rockwell St, Norwich CT - March 2, 1891

Harper's Weekly - Roquet

06/24/19

Paul Bennett

Norwich Connecticut founded a National croquet tournament in the mid 1800s. This new club must have been done to meet the growing needs of the players of the scientific version of croquet – where croquet is played on smooth finely tamped down clay. Mention of Roque is also included this article when one court was built with rubber bumpers around the edge.

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Croquet in Decline / Rise of Tennis - Historical perspective

Harper's Weekly - Roquet

05/26/19

Paul Bennett

Tennis rises out of the ashes of Croquet in the mid 19th century.
Will it become a game of serve and volley or is the serve just a way to start the game?
Several clubs in the Northeast are mentioned including Newport hosting their first tournament. … jaded public hungry for a new outdoor pastime

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Nine Wicket Roquet - Historic croquet

Harper's Weekly - Roquet

05/26/19

Paul Bennett

The 5th annual National croquet championship is mentioned in Harper’s Weekly, August 1886.
Fifty players from around the country played in this event.

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Croquet history in the 2016 Nine Wicket Nationals

06/25/16

Ford Fay

National First Flight played without carryover deadness.

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2016 9-Wicket Nationals Results

06/24/16

Generic Staff Writer

Results of 2016 National Tournament

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2016 Nationals Update

06/02/16

Michael Rumbin

Pulaski Park Venue for 2016 Nationals

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2016 Nationals Events

05/27/16

Michael Rumbin

Events planned for the 9 Wicket Nationals 2016

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