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... golf clubs , hockey sticks , billiard cues , and many other instruments of play . Most games and sports requiring physical action derived from practice of the skills of warfare , the instru- ments of which were weapons . Toy soldiers ...
... golf clubs , hockey sticks , billiard cues , and many other instruments of play . Most games and sports requiring physical action derived from practice of the skills of warfare , the instru- ments of which were weapons . Toy soldiers ...
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... golf history . He also won the U.S. Amateur title three times ( 1900 , 1901 , 1903 ) . A resident of the New York City area , he first began to play tournament golf at the age of 34. He won his British Amateur vic- tory using a ...
... golf history . He also won the U.S. Amateur title three times ( 1900 , 1901 , 1903 ) . A resident of the New York City area , he first began to play tournament golf at the age of 34. He won his British Amateur vic- tory using a ...
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... golf , riding , tennis , archery , and picnic grounds . The Detroit Zoological Park , in Royal Oak , is among the nation's leading zoos , with cage- less exhibits on a site of over 120 acres . Spectator sports are popular , and Detroit ...
... golf , riding , tennis , archery , and picnic grounds . The Detroit Zoological Park , in Royal Oak , is among the nation's leading zoos , with cage- less exhibits on a site of over 120 acres . Spectator sports are popular , and Detroit ...
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