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J! Archive - Show #2998, aired 1997-09-17  The Wise Men, sent to Bethlehem by this king, were warned by God not to return to him ... The book of Acts is also known by the longer title "The Acts of" these men ... Created from money left by John Lowell, the Lowell Institute founded ... Originally called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge Trophy,...
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Davis Cup - Wikipedia  Founder, Dwight F. Davis. No. of teams, 16 (World Group) 130 (2016 total). Countries, ITF member nations. Most recent champion(s), Great Britain (10th title). Most titles, United States (32 titles). Official website, daviscup.com. The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the ... The tournament was initially titled the International Lawn Tennis Challenge...
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1900 International Lawn Tennis Challenge - Wikipedia  The 1900 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the first edition of what is now known as ... own pocket to purchase an appropriate sterling silver trophy from Shreve, Crump & Low. ... He also teamed with Harold Nisbet to reach the Challenge Round in the doubles at ... Jump up to: "Davis Cup competition established".
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History of tennis - Wikipedia  The game that most people call tennis is the direct descendant of what is now known as real ... In 1926, promoter C.C. Pyle created the first professional tennis tour with a .... Much of modern tennis terminology also derives from this period, as .... tournament was initially known as the "International Lawn Tennis Challenge".
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Davis Cup competition established - Feb 09, 1900 - HISTORY.com  On February 9, 1900, the solid silver trophy known today as the Davis Cup is first put up ... In February 1900, Davis put the International Lawn Tennis Challenge Trophy up for .... Harrison is also credited with the record for the longest inaugural.
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J! Archive - Show #1289, aired 1990-03-22  In 1895 this British diamond king had a colony named for himself ... Australian Rules, American & Association describe sports that are all named this...
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1900 | Hemmings Motor News  February Harvard student Dwight F. Davis donates a silver trophy cup for the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. March President McKinley signs the Gold...
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Stanley Cup | sports trophy | Britannica.com  Jun 13, 2016 ... Trophy awarded to the winner of the world's professional ice hockey ... of Canada, Frederick Arthur, Lord Stanley of Preston, for whom it is named. It was originally intended to go to the outstanding Canadian team, .... Lord Stanley of Preston, donated a cup to be given annually to the top Canadian team.
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ESPN.com: Better than the pros  But Jones, already a four-time U.S. Amateur champion, wasn't to be denied. ... In 1930, Jones won the first Sullivan Award winner as the top amateur athlete in ... In the early 1930s, Jones conceived and helped designed the Augusta National Golf Club. ... Said black golfer Charlie Sifford: "Bobby Jones was a man, he was a...
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Andre Agassi destroyed trophies over Brooke Shields' Friends ...  Nov 7, 2014 ... Andre Agassi smashed his Wimbledon cup and every tennis trophy he ... and Me,' Shields says it took her three years to have all the trophies ... Despite the argument, the former child star and the tennis champion married in April 1997 ..... it a secret for MONTHS They tied the knot in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
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Roy Emerson: Master of the Grand Slam | Sports Then and Now  Jan 13, 2010 ... Roy Emerson was the first men's tennis player to win 12 Grand Slam titles. ... In 1967, Aussie great Roy Emerson won his 12th Grand Slam singles title at the French ... this mark until Pete Sampras tied Emerson's single Slam total at the ... winning his 14th and final Grand Slam victory, the record was his...
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The Grand Slam  Origins and Correct Verbiage | World Tennis ...  Jun 27, 2015 ... The Grand Slam is the term used for sweeping all four major titles in a calendar ... He has won eight major championships. ... The first use of the term started with golf in 1930, when Bobby Jones swept all ... Five years later in 1938, when Budge became the first player to achieve the Grand Slam, there was...
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The 2010 Ryder Cup - The Ryder Cup Trophy  In 1927, English seed merchant Samuel A. Ryder presented the Ryder Cup to The ... The golfing figure depicted on the top of the trophy reflects the image of Abe Mitchell, a former gardener himself and a friend and instructor of Samuel Ryder.
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Ryder Cup | golf trophy | Britannica.com  Oct 4, 2016 ... Ryder Cup, biennial professional team golf event first held in 1927. ... The trophy was donated by Samuel Ryder, a British seed merchant, for a .... seed merchant and golf enthusiast who donated the trophy awarded to the winning team. .... Frisian, German, and Dutch (in Belgium called Flemish) languages.
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Davis Cup - Wikipedia  The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the ... The win moved Great Britain to third on the all time winners list. ... The tournament was initially titled the International Lawn Tennis Challenge although .... of the playing team members may play the doubles rubber: the two singles players,...
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Bothwell Lawn Tennis Club - History of Tennis  The name tennis is said to come from the French word 'Tenez!' (from the verb tenir meaning 'to take'). It means 'take this', which the monks would yell as they...
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Winning With Awards | Excellence in Philanthropy | The ...  He quipped, My own field suggests one obvious antidote: competition through the ... The Nobel Prizes are probably the best-known awards in the world, with a ... T. MacArthur Foundationsometimes called the genius awardsusually ... and also prove that it doesn't take a six- or seven-figure payout to make a splash:...
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Davis Cup competition established - Feb 09, 1900 - HISTORY.com  On February 9, 1900, the solid silver trophy known today as the Davis Cup is first put up for competition when American collegian Dwight Filley Davis challenges British ... ran out of room for names, he donated a large silver tray to go with the bowl. .... Sports. 1992. Magic Johnson returns for All-Star Game. After stunning the...
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Tyler Junior College Athletics - John Peterson Elected to ITA Men's ...  Mar 4, 2013 ... John Peterson Elected to ITA Men's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame ... the NCAA singles final and was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year. ... 5 in the world, won a total of 22 singles titles, and reached the finals of ... Its members include the late Arthur Ashe (UCLA), Jimmy Connors (UCLA), John McEnroe...
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History of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club  Croquet was very popular there until the then-infant sport of lawn tennis (a game ... and originally called "Sphairistike") was introduced in 1875, when one lawn ... for its croquet lawns, when it changed its name to The All England Croquet and ... 'In 1884, the club added Ladies' Singles and Gentlemen's Doubles, and then in...
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Don Budge - Wikipedia  John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie") Budge (June 13, 1915  January 26, 2000) was an American tennis champion who was a World No. 1 player for five years, first as an amateur and then as a professional. ... Budge became the first man in history to have achieved the "Triple Crown" at a Grand Slam event three times,...