Owen Wister, the nephew of William, wrote what is considered the first true Western novel ever written, The Virginian, the prototype for the first movie Western which came out as a silent movie in 1914 and has been filmed many times since that time.
The YACC team was largely responsible for keeping cricket going in Philadelphia during the Civil War.
Before Bob Newhall captained Philadelphia's first touring team in England the YACC played the Toronto Cricket Club in Canada.
Three generations (ten members) of the Newhall family played on the YACC from its founding in 1854 to its merging with the Germantown CC in 1890.
The Halifax Cup won by a Philadelphia team in 1874 at Halifax in Nova Scotia became the social event of the year in Philadelphia from 1880 to 1926 by which time it was eclipsed by golf and tennis tournaments.