shimizu

Z. Shimidzu (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Art Siegel said:

  "Zenzo Shimizu (清水 善造 Shimizu Zenzō, 25 March 1891 – 12 April 1977), also spelt Zenzo Shimidzu, was a male tennis player from Japan." " At the 1921 Wimbledon Championships he reached the semifinal which he lost to Manuel Alonso in five sets. He also was a member of Japan's Davis Cup team that finished second to United States in 1921. In 1921 he won the singles title at the Queen's Club Championships by defeating Mohammed Sleem in the final in straight sets. He established the earliest period of Japanese tennis together with Ichiya Kumagae." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenzo_Shimizu

• B-59 said:

  He arrived in New York on the Olympic, s. caption of photo in New-York tribune., July 24, 1921, Page 6, Image 66 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-07-24/ed-... and similar photo in the Evening public ledger., July 16, 1921, NIGHT EXTRA, Image 18 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045211/1921-07-16/ed-... (He arrived on July 13, 1921, s. The evening world., July 13, 1921, Wall Street Final Edition, Page 18, col. 7 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1921-07-13/ed-...)

• Hanna (LOC P&P) said:

  Thanks for the teamwork @artolog and @b-59. I've included his full name (both spellings) and added some information in the notes field.

• Richard Norton said:

  www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1310445