Cochell was ranked as high as No. 6 in the U.S. rankings before the 1951 U.S. National Championships (later the U.S. Open). In the fourth round match in that event against Gardnar Mulloy, Cochell, well known for a fiery temper and an intractably independent streak, became angry over a line call and tried to address the crowd by climbing up the chair umpire's ladder to take the microphone. Cochell was stopped from doing so and eventually lost the match to Mulloy, but afterwards, in a locker-room confrontation over the incident with tournament Referee S. Ellsworth Davenport, Cochell insulted Davenport with such abusive obscenity that, two days later, the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association (now the United States Tennis Association) banned him for life from the game and immediately dropped him from the rankings. The ban was lifted in 1962, but by then Cochell was no longer a serious competitor, and he never played another important tennis match, making only a couple of court appearances in 1962.
Cochell married Shirley Catheryn Holmes in 1952.[3] The couple had no children. Shirley Cochell died in Omaha, Nebraska on December 13, 2003, and was buried in Fort Madison, Iowa.[4]
Referencesedit
^Earl Harry Cochell in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947
^Sidney B. Wood Jr., "Ilie Nastase; TANTRUM THROWERS THROUGH THE YEARS", New York Times, July 12, 1981
^"Niece Of Ross Couple Weds L.A. Tennis Star In Mission". Daily Independent Journal. 11 September 1952. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
^"Cochell, Shirley Holmes (1922–2003) Papers, 1950–1975". Pittsburgh State University. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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earl, cochell, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, tal. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Earl Cochell news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Earl Harry Cochell born May 18 1922 was an American tennis player the only one barred for life by the United States Tennis Association 2 Earl Harry CochellCochell circa 1951Country sports United StatesBorn 1922 05 18 May 18 1922Sacramento California U S 1 Turned pro1940 amateur tour Retired1951 banned SinglesHighest rankingNo 6 1951 U S ranking Grand Slam singles resultsWimbledon1R 1949 US OpenQF 1948 1950 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsWimbledon3R 1949 Mixed doublesGrand Slam mixed doubles resultsWimbledon4R 1949 Career editCochell was ranked as high as No 6 in the U S rankings before the 1951 U S National Championships later the U S Open In the fourth round match in that event against Gardnar Mulloy Cochell well known for a fiery temper and an intractably independent streak became angry over a line call and tried to address the crowd by climbing up the chair umpire s ladder to take the microphone Cochell was stopped from doing so and eventually lost the match to Mulloy but afterwards in a locker room confrontation over the incident with tournament Referee S Ellsworth Davenport Cochell insulted Davenport with such abusive obscenity that two days later the U S Lawn Tennis Association now the United States Tennis Association banned him for life from the game and immediately dropped him from the rankings The ban was lifted in 1962 but by then Cochell was no longer a serious competitor and he never played another important tennis match making only a couple of court appearances in 1962 Cochell played his collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California and was runner up to Tony Trabert of the University of Cincinnati in the NCAA singles championship in 1951 In 1946 he reached the singles quarterfinals at the Tri State Tennis Championships at Cincinnati now the Cincinnati Masters In 1949 he won the Swiss International Championships against Jaroslav Drobny at Gstaad today s the Swiss Open Cochell married Shirley Catheryn Holmes in 1952 3 The couple had no children Shirley Cochell died in Omaha Nebraska on December 13 2003 and was buried in Fort Madison Iowa 4 References edit Earl Harry Cochell in the U S World War II Draft Cards Young Men 1940 1947 Sidney B Wood Jr Ilie Nastase TANTRUM THROWERS THROUGH THE YEARS New York Times July 12 1981 Niece Of Ross Couple Weds L A Tennis Star In Mission Daily Independent Journal 11 September 1952 Retrieved 13 January 2023 Cochell Shirley Holmes 1922 2003 Papers 1950 1975 Pittsburgh State University Retrieved 1 May 2023 nbsp This American biographical article related to tennis is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl Cochell amp oldid 1210783265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
