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This page houses a number of intresting facts about Games
(card games, chess, checkers, etc) sports (baseball, hockey, tennis),and other professional activities (race Car driving/olympic
events, ect).
Games Info.
The King of hearts is the only king with out a
moustache in a standard deck of playing cards.
The true origin of the game of chess is somewhat of a
mystery, yet most agree that it may have gotten it's start in 600 ad India.
It's suggested that checkers may have gotten it's start in
1400 B.C Egypt (as a game called Alquerque).
The first true computer checkers game was developed by Arthur
L Samuel in 1952.
 
Baseball rules were codified in 1846 by Alexander
Cartwright of the Knickerbocker Baseball Club.
Home plate is 17 inches wide.
The first 9 inning no-hitter baseball game was in Philedephia
P.A on july 28th 1875. Joseph E Borden of Philedephia's National Association team won them a 4-0 victory over
Chicago.
Ken Griffey Jr and Sr were the first father & son pair to
hit back to back homers for the Seattle Marriners in the game against the California Angels on Sep 14th 1990.
In 1905, 18 men died from injuries sustained on the
football field. President Theodore Roosevelt stepped in and instituted safety measures to make the game safer.
The 'huddle' in football was formed due to a deaf
football player who used sign language to communicate and his team didn't want the opposition to see the signals he used and
in turn huddled around him.
The dimensions of a regulation football feild are 360 ft long
and 160 ft wide.
California, Texas, Ohio, Florida, New York, Missouri, and Pennsylvania all have more than
1 NFL team.
In Hockey the pucks have be known to reach speeds of
150 mph.
The Stanley cup was originaly only 7 1/2 inches high.
A regulation golf ball has 336 dimples.
On Febuary 6 1970 the first golfball
was hit on the moon by Alan Shepard.
A Mulligan is originaly a golf
term meaning that a person retakes a shot. In general the word Mulligan has become a synonym for redoing something.
The game of Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G Morgan.
Other Activities.
In 1875 Matthew Webb a 27 yr old British merchant
navy captian became the first person known to successfuly swim the English Channel.
The high jump method of jumping head first and
landing on your side is called the Fosbury Flop.
Kite flying is considered a profesional sport in
Thailand.
In bowling getting three strikes in a row is called
a turkey.
The first person ever to record a perfect score (300)
in an American Bowling Confrence Tournament was William Knox(of Philadephia PA), on March 10th 1924.
The first ever woman bullfighter was Patricia
Mc Cormick of Big Spring Texas. She made her debute on January 20 1952 , and actualy killed two bulls on this occasion.
In her first 2yrs she killed 80 bulls.
The first woman boxer to hold a world title was Barbara
Buttrick.
The first ever triple jump in figure skating was
performed by Dick Burton in 1952.
In 1991 Vojai Reed becomes the first woman ever to take part
in the Bassmaster professional fishing tournament.
In 1993 Julie Krone became the first female jockey ever to
win a Triple Crown Race (horseracing).
As of the winter of 1994 The Winter Olympics and Summer Olymics
are now held 2 yrs apart instead of on the same year.
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