Career
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 25, 1874 to Henry Emerson, Junior. & Eleanor Caldwell, he moved to Yakima, Washington by 1911, where he owned an apple orchard. Later he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he died on October 25, 1958, his 84th birthday.
He was ranked in the ranked in United States. tennis top ten (Number 7) in 1908 and in the top 20 in 1909 (Number 17) and 1907 (Number 19).
In the national doubles rankings, he was ranked Number. 6 in 1908 and Number. 9 in 1907.
He was a singles semifinalist at the 1908 United States. National Championship (now known as the United States Open), and a doubles finalist at the United States. National Championship in 1906 & 1908 (both times with L Harry Waidner). They lost to future International Tennis Hall of Famers Fred Alexander and Harold Hackett in 1906, and Raymond Doctorate. Little and Beals Wright in 1908.
At the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters he:
Was a singles finalist in 1908
Defeated Fred Alexander in 1900 semifinals
Reached the doubles final in 1900 (with Diehl) and 1905 (with Robert Mitchell)
Also, he was:
Singles finalist at the Western Tennis Championship in 1905, 1906 and 1907
Doubles finalist at the Oregon State Tennis Championship in 1910
He was inducted into the Cincinnati Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003.