In 1896 Mahony won the singles title at Wimbledon. Pim was meanwhile concentrating on his medical studies and, on passing the final part of his examinations, was admitted a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in November that year.Waterford Chronicle, 21 November 1896, p. 3. He did, however, play for Ireland in the 1896 international tennis match against England, having previously been a member of the Irish team in 1892-94.Evening Telegraph, Dublin, 26 May 1896, p. 2; Sheffield Independent, 21 May 1892, p. 7; Irish Independent, 22 July 1893, p. 7; The Freeman's Journal, 29 May 1894, p. 6.
