George Lyttleton Rogers
Gottfried von Cramm (left) with Rogers, June 1932
George Lyttleton Rogers (born July 10, 1906 in Athy , † 1963 in Los Angeles ) was an Irish tennis player.
In the mid-1920s he played for Ireland in the Davis Cup . In 1929/30 he took part in the Rogers Cup . In 1930 he went to the USA, where he rose to the professional league in the Los Angeles Tennis Club (under Perry T. Jones ).
Web links
- http://www.archive.org/stream/manwitharacket006480mbp/manwitharacket006480mbp_djvu.txt
- http://www.tennisxforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=514
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19400717&id=zClPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QE0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3653,3733314
- http://www.tennisarchives.com/player.php?playerid=2265
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lyttleton Rogers, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1963 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |