Melville H. Long Explained

Melville H. Long
Birth Date:	18 October 1889
Birth Place:	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education:	UC Berkeley
Occupation:	Physician, surgeon

Melville Hammond Long (October 18, 1889  - May 1969) of San Francisco, California, was an American tennis player.^[1]

Biography

He was born on October 18, 1889, in San Francisco, California.^{[2] [3]} He attended University of California, Berkeley and received a medical degree, and by 1918 was a physician and surgeon.^{[3] [4]}

He won the men's singles competition at the Pacific Coast Championships (now known as the SAP Open) three times, in 1906, 1908 and 1910.

Long died in 1969.

Notes and References

1. News: Melville Long The Champion. Defeats Emerson and Bundy in Historic Matches. Takes Winning Sets Easily After Tough Fight. Southern Californian Puts Up Great Contest . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104172646/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/352933872.html?dids=352933872:352933872&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+01,+1909&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=MELVILLE+LONG+THE+CHAMPION.&pqatl=google . dead . November 4, 2012 . Melville H. Long of California is now the western tennis champion in men's singles and Mrs. C. W. Beard of this city is ... . . August 1, 1909 . December 17, 2010 .
2. News: American Lawn Tennis . Maurice E. McLoughlin, born January 7, 1890; Melville H. Long, born October 18, 1889. . United States Lawn Tennis Association. 1931 . December 17, 2010 .
3. Melville Hammond Long in the World War I draft registration
4. Book: Register . 1911 . December 17, 2010 . Melville Hammond Long, BS San Francisco . .