▁ 1 ▁by ▁Pierre ▁Gill ou ▁( pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁F édération ▁Fran çaise ▁de ▁Tennis ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁but ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁tennis ▁player ▁in ▁Southern ▁California ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁Perry ▁T . ▁Jones . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Sch ro eder ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ark , ▁N J ▁but ▁moved ▁to ▁Gl end ale ▁in ▁his ▁child hood ▁where ▁he ▁learned ▁to ▁play ▁tennis . ▁He ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁Perry ▁T . ▁Jones ▁who ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Tennis ▁Club ▁and ▁ment ored ▁several ▁world - class ▁players ▁including ▁Ell sw orth ▁V ines , ▁Bobby ▁R ig gs ▁and ▁Jack ▁K ram er . ▁Sch ro eder ▁was ▁an ▁almost ▁exact ▁contemporary ▁of ▁K ram er , ▁having ▁been ▁born ▁only ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁earlier ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁and ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁play ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁as ▁top ▁boy ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁Sch ro eder ' s ▁career ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁K ram er ' s ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁both ▁became ▁top ▁players ▁whose ▁care ers ▁were ▁then ▁interrupted ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁lif el ong ▁friends ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁Sch ro eder ▁mort g aged ▁his ▁house ▁on ▁short ▁notice ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁l end ▁an ▁un sol ic ited ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁K ram er .