Career
Pell was the only United States. participant in tennis events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He played in the outdoor tournament and reached the third round in which he was defeated by the German Ludwig Heyden. His best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came in 1915 when he defeated Watson Washburn and Beals Wright to reach the semifinal of the United States National Championships at Newport.
In the semifinal he was beaten in straight sets by Maurice McLoughlin.
He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1966.