Career
Was a British-born Canadian tennis player, baseball player, and all-round sportsman. He is considered the finest Canadian tennis player of the early twentieth century and is amongst Canada"s tennis greats. He was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966 and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1973.
He was also an able soccer player and a star pitcher and second baseman for the Victoria team in the old Pacific Northwest International Baseball League, and once rejected a $8,000 a year contract to play second base for the Saint Louis Browns in 1902.
He was described as being a "terrific hitter" who was able to "play in any position". The Victoria & District Baseball Association cites Schwengers and Jimmy Holmes as the finest baseball players in Victoria during this period.
He later found success as a senior golfer, winning the Pacific Northwest Seniors Golf Championship in 1943. He was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966 and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1973.
