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Show t ' . ' J All in the Game: TV J93JJ a New York newspaper - Instituted a contest to see what would happen if golfers tried to hole out In one shot. Only golfers who had made aces were eligible ... Between 1932 and 1917, 8,305 golfers had taken part, with each ' entrant entitled to five shots. Of the 41,525 shots fired at the cup, only four resulted In aoes , . . That sets the odds at .10,331 to one against a player sinking a hole In one ... al alal is a game like handball. It originated In the Basque Bas-que provinces of Spain during modern mod-ern times. The name is pronounced "hi-ly," and It means "merry festival" fes-tival" . . . Bill Richmond, first American negro to gain any fistic fame, traveled to England and was knocked out by Tom Cribb In 1810 ... In early England, men settled grudges with their fists, and some superior ones began to indulge In contests just for fun, later with side bets. Se England came to be called "the cradle of pugilism" . The Soap Box Derby was Instituted by the Dayton, O., Dally News. |