John Neely (May 26, 1872 – March 22, 1941) was an American male

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player. He competed in the

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at the

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and reached the quarterfinal in which he lost to compatriot and eventual Olympic champion Beals Wright. Neeley attended

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, where he graduated in engineering in 1894. On February 13, 1914, Neely, who was at that time a banker in Chicago, was shot and seriously wounded during an attempted robbery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Neely, John 1872 births 1941 deaths American male tennis players Olympic tennis players for the United States Tennis players at the 1904 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Chicago