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dog racing
dog racing trials of speed between dogs. Now contested on oval tracks, the sport developed from the ancient practice of coursing, in which specially trained dogs chase game animals in the open field. Whippets chased live rabbits until the protests of humane groups had the practice outlawed. Artific... Read more
archery
archery sport of shooting with bow and arrow , an important military and hunting skill before the introduction of gunpowder. England's Charles II fostered archery as sport, establishing in 1673 the world's oldest continuous archery tournament, the Ancient Scorton Arrow Contest. Clubs mushroomed th... Read more
field hockey
field hockey outdoor stick and ball game. Field hockey, like many sports, is of obscure origins, but traces in one form or another to the ancient Egyptians and Persians, making it one of the world's oldest known sports. London's Wimbledon Hockey Club (organized 1883) standardized the game after man... Read more
Sir Donald George Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman 1908-2001, Australian cricketeer, widely considered the sport's greatest player and one of the world's most outstanding athletes, b. Cootamundra. His 20-year-long cricket career began in 1928, when he joined the Australian national team. Bradman was probably Australia's gr... Read more
sports medicine
sports medicine branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow" ; and dehydration are some common condition... Read more
sports
sports athletic games or tests of skill undertaken primarily for the diversion of those who take part or those who observe them. The range is great; usually, however, the term is restricted to any play, pastime, exercise, game, or contest performed under given rules, indoors or outdoors, on an indi... Read more
skiing
skiing sport of sliding over snow on skis—long, narrow, flexible runners. Water skiing is a warm-weather sport in which a motor-propelled craft tows a skier through the water. Equipment Once made of highly polished wood, most skis are now made of plastics, polyurethane foam, and o... Read more
Zermatt
Zermatt , village (1989 est. pop. 4,000), Valais canton, S Switzerland. Near the Matterhorn, Zermatt is a popular resort for mountain-climbing and winter sports. ... Read more
Pierce Egan
Pierce Egan 1772-1849, English sports writer. He was the author of Life in London, a lively account of the sporting gallants of the Regency. With its rough humor and colloquial style, it was popular from its first installment (1820). He also wrote (1812-24) Boxiana, a classic work on boxing. ... Read more
badminton
badminton , game played by volleying a shuttlecock (called a "bird" )—a small, cork hemisphere to which feathers are attached—over a net. Light, gut-strung rackets are used. Badminton, which is generally similar to tennis, is played by two or four persons. A badminton court for single... Read more

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Stella Walsh
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...athlete, lasting 24 years, from 1930, when she won her first AAU...championships-the first time in 1930 and the last time in 1948...100 yards in 10.8 seconds in 1930, becoming the first woman to...had not made money from their sport. If Walsh accepted the job...
William L. Shirer
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...next two years Shirer wrote sports and human interest stories...and The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940 (1984), each one...Vol. I: The Start, 1904-1930 (1976), and Vol. II: The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940 (1984); A Native...
Busby Berkeley
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...characterized Hollywood musicals between 1930 and 1960. In the 1930s Hollywood...academy Berkeley was active in sports; he graduated in 1914 and moved...The International Review in 1930. He worked in various capacities...when he arrived in Hollywood in 1930, at the request of Samuel Goldwyn...
George Steinbrenner
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Steinbrenner George Steinbrenner (born 1930), the Cleveland shipbuilding...has been one of professional sports most controversial and quotable...Steinbrenner was born on July 4, 1930, in Rocky River, Ohio. His...to run track and edited the sports section of the campus newspaper...
Greenberg, Henry Benjamin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...inches tall and excelled at most sports, but baseball was his favorite...High School, he remained a sports standout and helped lead his...University. But he dropped out in 1930, after only one semester...batting and fielding skills. From 1930 to 1932, he played for teams...
Series Books
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society ...Edward Stratemeyer (1862 – 1930) became an extensive developer of series...bookshelves, as he produced novels on sports, travel, adventure, Westerns, and especially mysteries. Nancy Drew (1930 – ) and The Hardy Boys (1927...
Herbert Vere Evatt
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...genuine interest in art, literature, and sport. He had a wide range of friends throughout...a large practice in appellate work. In 1930, at the age of 36, he was appointed a...Legislative Assembly of New South Wales (1925-1930). In the federal sphere, he was a member...
Carlos Sául Menem
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Menem Carlos S á ul Menem (born 1930) was the first Peronist president to come...terms in succession. Born on July 2, 1930, Carlos S á ul Menem was the son...image and was well known to enjoy racing sports cars, playing soccer, and spending time...
Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...affairs in Ward's next government (1928-1930) and in George Forbes's government (1930-1934). Ngata was a significant influence...equal opportunity for the Maori in education and sports, but his greatest effort was given to land...
America's Cup
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea ...continuously held event in international sport. The name is that of the event's trophy...x2018;the auld mug’. Between 1930 and 1937 the matches were sailed in the...Newport, RI, where the races were moved in 1930. From 1970 the NYYC permitted multiple...

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Karloff, Boris
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1928); 2) Dorothy Stine, 1930 (divorced 1945), one daughter...His Majesty, the American ; 1930—in stage version...Barrymore) (as Abdoul) 1930 The Bad One (Fitzmaurice...Smart Money (Green) (as Sport Williams); I Like Your Nerve...
Soccer
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the "American" sports of football, baseball...leagues. Between 1930 and 1950, and again...as a "foreign" sport, its American roots...role in American sports history. In the...a native-born sport, nothing less than...between 1870 and 1930, and that the failure...tribulations, in ...
Fernandel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...contract on Paramount vaudeville circuit; 1930—offered first film role by...Paris, 26 February 1971. Films as Actor: 1930 La Meilleure Bobonne (Marc Allé...as Irené Fabre); Les Rois du sport (Colombier) (as Fernand); Un Carnet...
McCrea, Joel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...followed by 1929 contract with RKO; 1930—first featured film role in...as Marco); So This Is College (Wood) 1930 The Silver Horde (Archainbaud) (as Boyd...Cukor) (as Jacob Van Riker Pell); The Sport Parade (Murphy) (as Sandy Baker) 1933...
Jeanson, Henri
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...comme avant, 1929, Aveux spontanés, 1930, Pas de taille (with C.-A. Puget) 1930, Tout va bien, 1931, Parole d'honneur...Prison sans barreaux (Moguy); Les Rois du sport (Colombier) 1938 Entrée des artistes...
Piacentini, Marcello
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...worked with Nervi on the Palazzo dello Sport, Rome (1958–9). His Architettura...oggi (Architecture Today—1930) was admired at the time, and he also...1966); Patetta (1972); Piacentini (1930); A. Pica (1936); M. Pisani (ed...
Brennan, Walter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...The Shannons of Broadway (Flynn); Smilin' Guns (MacRae) 1930 Scratch as Scratch Can ; The King of Jazz (Anderson) 1931...Lederman); Two Fisted Law (Lederman); The All-American (Sport of a Nation ) (Mack) 1933 Man of Action (Melford); Fighting...
Balcon, (Sir) Michael
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Clift); Taxi for Two (Esway); Woman to Woman (Saville) 1930 Just for a Song (Gundrey); The Crooked Billet (Brunel...Bull Rushes (Kellino); Third Time Lucky (Forde); The Sport of Kings (Saville); The Stronger Sex (Gundrey); Aroma...
Nervi, Pier Luigi
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...independent of fashion. His Florence Stadium (1930–2), with its huge cantilevered...were used in Rome at the Palazzetto dello Sport (1956–7—with Vitellozzi), and the huge Palazzo dello Sport (1958–9—with Piacentini...
public park
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...Parque Maria-Luisa, Seville, Spain (1911), by C. -N. Forestier (1861–1930) ) and North America, and gradually areas for games and sports were either added or created as separate entities. After the 1939–45 war numerous...

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Native American
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...always amazing to recall that he came to America as lately as the 1930's.” (Gorham Munson, The Written Word , rev...indigenous American groups and their members have called for sports teams to drop the names.” ( J. News [Westchester...

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Football: ARGENTINA v FRANCE (1930).(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 5/28/2002; 411 words ; ...rivalry is one of the oldest in the competition. They first clashed amid controversy in the first round of the inaugural finals in 1930. France held Argentina goalless for 81 minutes. Then they conceded a free-kick. It had been decided that referees would...
Bentley's first Le Mans since 1930.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England); 6/16/2003; 661 words ; ...into the Le Mans 24-hour race knowing that only bad luck or mistakes could stop them winning the race for the first time since 1930 - they avoided both and even coped with searing heat as they made history. In the end it was the number seven piloted by Guy...
SETTING THE STANDARDS HACK WILSON'S MARKS HAVE ENDURED SINCE 1930.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/5/1998; 700+ words ; ...and his splendid season. In 1930, the Chicago Cubs slugger drove...books should be rewritten. A sports historian and a former catcher...played for the Reds during a 1930 game with the Cubs in Cincinnati...play-by-play reports of all 1930 Cubs' games, documenting each...
CORINTH BUILT LEGACY\ SMALL KY. SCHOOL WON TITLE IN 1930.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 2/20/2004; 700+ words ; ...legacy by winning the state championship in 1930. For a small Kentucky town, there is...at Corinth High. She was a freshman in 1930 when Rogers was a left-handed star of...was at his protege's side on March 23, 1930, when Corinth began the big day with a...
THREE AT THE BACK: WINNERS AND LOSERS - 1930-1998.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/27/2002; 372 words ; 1930 Uruguay 4-2 Argentina Montevideo, 30 July, 93,000 1934 Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia (after extra time) Rome, 10 June, 55...
In all-Beach final, Paolini edges Newsom to become youngest champ since 1930.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/29/2008; 700+ words ; ...senior at Virginia Beach's Cox High School, is the youngest State Am champion since 16-year-old Chandler Harper won in 1930. Harper, who grew up in Portsmouth, went on to a notable professional career, capturing the 1950 PGA Championship. Paolini...
ARIZONA GAME A RITE OF PASSAGE COUGARS SHOOT FOR RARE WIN OVER WILDCATS, FIRST 7-0 START SINCE 1930.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 10/22/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Saturday against the Arizona Wildcats. A win against Arizona (3-4) would put the Cougars at 7-0 for the first time since 1930, when WSU won its first nine games under coach Orin E. ``Babe'' Hollingbery before losing 24-0 to Alabama in the Rose...
In the swing of things; Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez is on pace to finish with 56 homers and 201 RBI, giving him a chance to break baseball's RBI record of 191, set by the Chicago Cubs' Hack Wilson in 1930.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 5/16/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Ramirez is chasing the baseball ghost of Hack Wilson (circa 1930) and the Beantown memories of Walt Dropo from 1950, all the...Baseball's RBI record is 191, set by the Chicago Cubs' Wilson in 1930. Further historical perspective: Ramirez could become the first...
Replay 5 July 1930 Sport as it was, told like it is: the latest in our series recapturing the days that shaped history
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/23/2002; 700+ words ; Tilden, 37, wins third title to confirm status as the best grass player ever Wimbledon: a champion is hailed FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT In his 38th year and nine years after he last won the Singles Championship here, Mr W T Tilden of America regained the title at Wimbledon on Saturday by
Football: ARGENTINA v URUGUAY (1930).(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 5/29/2002; 319 words ; HOSTS Uruguay were so determined to win the first World Cup they axed their top keeper because he was missing his home comforts. Andras Mazzali was one of the heroes of the Uruguay side that had won the 1928 Olympic title. But manager Alberto Supicci decided sex should be off the menu if his men