Arthur Bancroft
McAlpin
Male
United States of America
1856-09-15
Pennsylvania, United States of America
1947-04-05
Portland, Oregon, United States of America
In 1891, Arthur B. McAlpin became the first President of the Multnomah Athletic Club; he also held this position in 1893. In 1905, he became Vice-President of the Irvington Tennis club. He was President of the Portland Lawn Tennis Association from 1919 until 1925. In 1909, he and W.G. Knowlton were runners-up to Brandt Wickersham and Walter Goss in the men’s doubles event at the Oregon State Championships.
McAlpin was instrumental in developing tennis at the Multnomah Athletic Club (MAC), which hosted the first Oregon State Tennis Championships in 1899 and subsequent tournaments. In 1904, the MAC was one of the five original clubs that formed the Pacific Northwest International Lawn Tennis Association.
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From: Arthur B. McAlpin, Photographer - Historic Photos at OLD OREGON
Arthur B. McAlpin was a sportsman and an adventurer who also happened to be a photographer. A founder and first president of the Multnomah Athletic Club, he was an active member of rowing and bicycle clubs, and played tennis until he was 80.
Born in Pennsylvania in 1856, his family moved to San Francisco after his birth. McAlpin came to Portland in 1884 and went into the photography business, initially working for Frank Abell, but soon joining with Charles Y. Lamb to form the firm McAlpin & Lamb. It’s likely that most of the scenic photos produced by the partners were McAlpin's work, while Lamb concentrated on studio portraits.
In 1890, McAlpin travelled to Alaska. With the aid of “the largest camera ever used in the Territory”, he produced 175 views of various sizes that were soon for sale at his Portland studio. In 1894, along with T.B. White and C.C. Lewis, he spent a night on the summit of Mount Rainier, having carried with them “five first-class barometers and two cameras”. Of course he brought back photos.
1900 - 1906
0
7
3
Round 1
J.K. Turner 1 *
Arthur Bancroft McAlpin
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Arthur Bancroft McAlpin 1 *
bye
Round 2
Arthur Bancroft McAlpin 1 *
C.S. Walker
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Carl D. Lewis 1 *
Arthur Bancroft McAlpin
6-2
8-6
Round 1
Sydney Louis Brunn 1 *
Arthur Bancroft McAlpin
1-6
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Arthur Bancroft McAlpin 1 *
J.B. Lumgair
8-6
6-1
Round 2
Frederick H.V. Andrews 1 *
Arthur Bancroft McAlpin
6-2
6-2