John Neely (tennis) explained

John Neely
Fullname:John Crosby Neely Jr.
Country:United States
Birth Date:26 May 1872
Birth Place:Chicago, United States
Death Place:New York, United States
Usopenresult:1R (1895, 1896, 1902)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:QF (1904)

John Neely (May 26, 1872  - March 22, 1941) was an American male tennis player. He competed in the singles event at the 1904 Summer Olympics and reached the quarterfinal in which he lost to compatriot and eventual Olympic champion Beals Wright.[1] [2]

Neeley attended Princeton University, where he graduated in engineering in 1894.[1]

On February 13, 1914, Neely, who was at that time a banker in Chicago, was shot and seriously wounded during an attempted robbery.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic Sports – Athletes – John Neely . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130924143513/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/john-neely-1.html . 2013-09-24 .
  2. Web site: John Neely . Olympedia . February 21, 2021.
  3. News: John C. Neely, Jr. Shot. The New York Times. February 14, 1914. PDF.