James "Slick" Stocks and tennis trophy

A photograph of James "Slick" Stocks. Dressed in all white, he is pictured with a trophy and 2 crossed tennis rackets, which are placed in the foreground. There is a mesh wall with ivy pictured in the background. "Slick Stocks & tennis trophy"--written on the back of photograph. "James "Slick" Stocks, varsity tennis and track star at U.S.C., was the first black athlete to be elected captain of any Pasadena High School team. He was named captain of the track team in 1926. "Slick" also went to the National tennis tournament in Trenton, New Jersey, representing the entire Pacific Coast."--information on the note with photograph. [donor Rosalind Stocks]