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William Rosenbaum

Defeated in the first round of the 1917 U.S. Championships: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B00E6DC103AE4... From the Jews in Sports site: "Rosenbaum, William The first known Jewish player to achieve an American ranking, William didn't play tennis full-time due to his prolific dental practice. Dr. Rosenbaum later became the chairman of the New York Oral Surgery Society, but remained close to the game by officiating at times. Birth and Death Dates: b 1888 - d. Sept. 16, 1951 Career Highlights: Rosenbaum was 63rd as the first American ranked Jew and had a career best ranking in class three of No. 31-No. 40 in 1914-1915. Even though he graduated from the New York University College of Dentistry, William managed to win the National indoor doubles championship twice and was runner-up in the National indoor singles championship in 1914. Later in his career, Rosenbaum won five National outdoor senior doubles crowns. "

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Theodore Roosevelt Pell (May 12, 1879 – August 18, 1967) was an American tennis player who played in the 1912 Summer Olympics. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Pell

Defeated in the first round of the 1917 championships query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B00E6DC103AE4...

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See also

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Tennis_Club en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_U.S._National_Championships_(tennis)

The West Side Club in Forest Hills was the scene of a tennis tournament in August 1917, s. Evening star., August 21, 1917, Image 13, col. 3 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1917-08-21/ed-...

Might be the same building (with alterations) as in 2010 at www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/3387 Mock tudor half-timbering is just visible in the Bain photo.

www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/elite-tennis-returns-... shows this building in a 1915 view.