Montclair Athletic Club

The Montclair Athletic Club was a sports venue started in 1899 at 201 Valley Road in Montclair, New Jersey.

Clare Cassell and Mrs. Marshall McLean at the Montclair Athletic Club on September 19, 1913

History

The precursor to the club was the Montclair Baseball Club which existed from 1883 to 1890, and in 1899 the MAC was created.[1] On September 19, 1913 Clare Cassell won the women's tennis championship at the club.[2]

In 1949 Montclair Kimberley Academy purchased and renovated the building to house the MKA Middle School, grades 4-8.[3]

References
  1. Royal F. Shepard and Elizabeth Shepard (2003). Montclair. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738513492.
  2. "Miss Clare Cassell Plays Plucky Game in Montclair Tourney". New York Times. September 18, 1913. Miss Clare Cassell and Mrs. Marshall McLean joined Miss Marie Wagner, the national indoor tennis champion, yesterday in the semi-final round of the women ...
  3. "Montclair Kimberley Academy". Admissions Quest. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
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