Dwight Filley Davis (Tennis. Born, St. Louis, MO, July 5, 1879; died, Washington, DC, Nov. 28, 1945.) A Harvard man who donated one of the most celebrated trophies in sports, Dwight Filley Davis played singles in the first Davis Cup matches in 1900 and a losing doubles match in the second international team event in 1902 at the Crescent A.C. in Brooklyn. His son, Dwight F. Davis, Jr. (1907-73), known as Pete, was an original backer of the proposed Continental League baseball club in New York and later a long-time vice president of the Mets.
