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Benjamin Marshall
Marshall, Benjamin (1768–1835). English sporting painter, one of the best followers of Stubbs. He was briefly a pupil of the portrait painter L. F. Abbott, but from c.1792 he turned to animal painting. In 1812 he settled at Newmarket, famous for its racecourse, but he returned to London in... Read more |
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Oshmans Sporting Goods Inc
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Sports Recreation Inc
Sports & Recreation, Inc. 4701 West Hillsborough AvenueTampa, Florida 33614U.S.A.(813) 886-9688Fax: (813) 886-9001 Public Company Incorporated: 1988 as SRI Holdings, Inc.Employees: 5, 900Sales: $525.7 million (1995)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 5941 Sporting Goods & Bicycle... Read more |
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Wilson Sporting Goods Company
Wilson Sporting Goods Company 8700 West Bryn Mawr AvenueChicago, Illinois 60631U.S.A.Telephone: (773) 714-6400Fax: (773) 714-4565Web site: http://www.wilson.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation Incorporated: 1913 as Ashland Manufacturing CompanyNAIC: 339920 Sporting and... Read more |
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Blood Sports
Blood Sports Sources Old World.Sports which resulted in the death or injury of animals were part of European recreational life. Bulls, badgers, and bears were tethered so they could not escape and then set upon by dogs. Men on horseback chased foxes with the aid of... Read more |
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Sport Chalet Inc
Sport Chalet, Inc. 920 Foothill BoulevardLa Canada, California 91011U.S.A.(818) 790-2717Fax: (818) 790-1134 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1960Employees: 1,303Sales: $133.7 (1996)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 5941 Sporting Goods & Bicycle Shops A leading operator of full service, specialty... Read more |
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Concussion
Concussion Definition Concussion is a trauma-induced change in mental status, with confusion and amnesia, and with or without a brief loss of consciousness. Description A concussion occurs when the head hits or is hit by an object, or when the brain is jarred against the... Read more |
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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... Read more |
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Rawlings Sporting Goods Co. Inc
Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc. 1859 Intertech DriveFenton, Missouri 63026-1926U.S.A.(314) 349-3500Fax: (314) 349-3588 Public CompanyFounded: 1887Employees: 1,420Sales: $147.6 million (1997)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: RAWLSICs: 3949 Sporting Athletic Goods, Not Elsewhere... Read more |
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Jess Willard
BOXING Unpopular Beginnings While there have always been amateur fist fights in which contestants for recreation or in anger match skills in the "manly art of self-defense," the sport of boxing for money, or prizefighting, did not enjoy wide popularity for much of America's... Read more |
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Carle, Richard
...Bargain (1893) and again as Washington Strutt in The Country Sport (1893). After essaying the part of Schossi Schmendrik in...of the Ghetto (1899), Carle returned to musicals to play briefly in The Greek Slave before appearing in Mam'selle' Awkins... |
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Bentinck, Lord George
...personified integrity in politics and sport. A son of the duke of Portland, Bentinck...silent in the House and devoted his time to sport, above all the turf, where as owner...and resigned the leadership. Returning briefly, he died suddenly of a heart attack... |
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cock-fighting
...fighting. A ferocious blood-sport, probably introduced by the...medieval Shrovetide schoolboy sport, and survivor of bans which claimed...could be set up. Forbidden briefly by the Commonwealth, its resurgence...first showed itself in this sport, usually as ... |
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Bentinck, Lord George
...personified integrity in politics and sport. A son of the duke of Portland, Bentinck...silent in the House, devoting his time to sport. In 1845–6 he emerged as an enraged...and resigned the leadership. Returning briefly, he died suddenly of a heart attack. |
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converge
...eventually to meet: fig. two separate people whose lives converge briefly from time to time. ∎ (converge on/upon) come from different directions and meet at (a place): sports fans will converge on the capital. ∎ (of a number of things... |
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passing
...or hitting a ball or puck to another team member during a sports match: his play showed good passing and good control | [as...Cold War and the rise of a new Europe. PHRASES: in passing briefly and casually: the research was mentioned only in passing... |
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short
...of clay) having poor plasticity. • adv. (chiefly in sports) at, to, or over a relatively small distance: you go deep and you go...food: you won't go short when I die. in short to sum up; briefly: he was a faithful, orthodox party member; a Stalinist in... |
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Cricket: England reign at the top - if only briefly.(Sport)
...3-0 mauling in the Ashes series and their failure to beat any Australian side in 13 attempts, the tourists stand ever so briefly at the top of the triangular series table, a point above the world champions - although they have played two more games... |
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Briefly.(Sports)(News & Notes)
...football games in The Register-Guard's circulation area will be played Thursday instead of Friday. The lone exception is a Mountain West contest that finds Triangle Lake hosting Mapleton at 7 p.m. CAPTION(S): BRIEFLY NEWS & NOTES |
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BRIEFLY.(Sports)(NEWS & NOTES)
...and teammates Alison Lee (19:20) and Erin Gray (19:22) were 14th and 15th, respectively. Bend captured the team title with 18 points, followed by Mountain View (22), South Eugene (54) and Ashland (58). CAPTION(S): BRIEFLY |
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BRIEFLY.(Sports)(THE WIRE)
Byline: The Register-Guard Briefly the wire Ex-Duck Parker signs as free agent with Denver ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Denver Broncos on Tuesday signed former Kansas... |
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BRIEFLY.(Sports)
...foray into basketball, his favorite sport. A Kings spokesman said Friday the franchise...team at Tennessee-Chattanooga, played briefly for the USBL's Adirondack Wildcats...can't have caps in this game, in any sport. Things change.'' --West Bromwich...the family of the late ... |
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Briefly.(Sports)
...champion Steve Davis yesterday to reach the world championship semi-finals. Robertson, who had led 12-4 overnight, was briefly delayed after Davis took the opening frame of the afternoon with a break of 59, but he took his first real chance to clinch... |
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Prep Briefly.(Sports)(News & Notes)
...volleyball (3.89) and Wallowa football (3.47). A complete list of winners for each classification in each sport is available on the OSAA Web site at www.osaa.org, and then clicking awards. CAPTION(S): BRIEFLY NEWS & NOTES |
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MARLINS' REESE DISAPPEARS BRIEFLY.(Sports)
...Florida Marlins second baseman Pokey Reese failed to show up for two consecutive days of spring training without explanation, briefly raising concerns regarding his whereabouts before he contacted his agent, the team said Friday. General manager Larry Beinfest... |
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Motoring: Briefly.(Sport)
MITSUBISHI strengthen their Space Star range on July 1 with the addition of a 1.9 direct-injection turbo diesel engine, with the unit's low CO2 emissions making it a viable option for business users. The 1.9 diesel comes with either Mirage or Equippe specifications, and respective prices of pounds |
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Football: Briefly.(Sport)
S Wales Amateur League CAMBRIAN/CLYDACH Boys Club remained on top of the first division of the Regal Travel South Wales Amateur League at the weekend despite being beaten 1-0 by Cwmaman Institute who are themselves in fifth place in the table. Llantwit Fardre missed a golden opportunity to move on |
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