Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

Lyle Morton

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2004.15.07

Description

Tacoma’s Lyle Morton, seen posing on a rock at a river, became one of the premier badminton players during the 1930s when the sport was quite popular. Morton won the first badminton tournament held at the Point Defiance Pavilion on April 2, 1933, claiming the men’s singles title. Morton teamed with Francis Chapman to also win the men’s doubles titles. In 1936, Morton beat Jack DuPriest 15-2, 15-6 to capture the mens’ singles City Badminton Championship held at the Mason Methodist Church. Morton then teamed up with Chapman to win another doubles title, defeating DuPriest and Lawrence McCamant 15-11 and 17-5.

Lexicon

Search Terms

Badminton, Professional/Semi-Pro, Recreational

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Morton, Lyle

Person or Organization

Point Defiance Pavilion

Person or Organization

Tacoma

Person or Organization

Chapman, Francis

Person or Organization

DuPriest, Jack

Person or Organization

City Badminton Championship

Person or Organization

McCamant, Lawrence