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Harold Osborn
Harold Marion Osborn D.O. (April 13, 1899 – April 5, 1975) was an American track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924 and was the first athlete to win a gold medal in both the decathlon and an individual event. Biography After high school, Osborn attended the University of Illinois from 1919 through 1922, majoring in agriculture, where he was a founding member of the Eta chapter of Kappa Delta Rho fraternity. Both of Osborns parents were of entirely English ancestry. All of Osborn's ancestors came to North America from England and all of them emigrated to the Province of Massachusetts Bay before the year 1700.Samuel Combest and His Descendants by Harriet Jane Barnes Smith - University of Wisconsin: Madison - 1990 Osborn was descended from Richard Sears, John Underhill, Myles Standish, George Soule and John Woodbridge. Osborn won gold medals and set Olympic records in both the high jump The high jump is a track and field even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butler, Illinois
Butler is a small village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 164 at the 2020 census. Geography Butler is in central Montgomery County, along Illinois Route 127, which runs along the east edge of the village center. IL 127 leads southeast to Hillsboro, the county seat, and north-northwest to Raymond. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Butler has a total area of , all land. The village drains east to Cress Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Middle Fork of Shoal Creek, and west to Brush Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the West Fork of Shoal Creek. Shoal Creek is a south-flowing tributary of the Kaskaskia River. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 197 people, 77 households, and 50 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 84 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.49% White and 0.51% African American. There were 77 households, out of which 29.9% had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Massachusetts Bay
The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a colony in New England which became one of the thirteen original states of the United States. It was chartered on October 7, 1691, by William III and Mary II, the joint monarchs of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was based in the merging of several earlier British colonies in New England. The charter took effect on May 14, 1692, and included the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Plymouth Colony, the Province of Maine, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the direct successor. Maine has been a separate state since 1820, and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are now Canadian provinces, having been part of the colony only until 1697. The name Massachusetts comes from the Massachusett Indians, an Algonquian peoples, Algonquian tribe. It has been translated as "at the great hill", "at the place of large hills", or "at the range of hills", referencing the Blue Hills Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', meaning "contest" or "prize"). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon. Traditionally, the title of " World's Greatest Athlete" has been given to the person who wins the decathlon. This began when Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "Sir, you are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics,Waldo E. Sweet, Erich Segal (1987). Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Klumberg
Aleksander Klumberg (since 1936 Kolmpere; 17 April 1899 – 10 February 1958) was an Estonian decathlete. He competed in several events at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the decathlon in 1924. In 1922, he became the first official world record holder in the decathlon, albeit with a performance inferior to the Stockholm 1912 series of Jim Thorpe. Klumberg finished third behind Vilho Niittymaa in the discus, third behind Paavo Johansson in the javelin and third behind Vilho Tuulos in the triple jump event at the British 1922 AAA Championships. Klumberg took up athletics around 1912, and in 1915–1917, held Russian records in several jumping and throwing events. Besides athletics he won three Estonian titles in bandy. In 1918–19, he fought in the Estonian War of Independence as a volunteer, and after that worked as a physical education instructor with the Estonian army (1919–20), military schools (1924–1926) and police schools (1927 and 1942–1944). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
Metropolitan Newspaper Service (MNS) was a syndication service based in New York City that operated from 1919 to 1932. At first the syndication service of '' Metropolitan Magazine'', it soon became affiliated with the Bell Syndicate, and then was acquired and absorbed into United Feature Syndicate. A couple of notable, long-running comic strips originated with MNS: '' Tarzan'' and '' Ella Cinders''. The service syndicated writers like Margot Asquith, Gertrude Atherton, Joseph Conrad, and Booth Tarkington.''Cornell Alumni News'', XII (4), 20 October 1909. History Founded in 1919 as a division of '' Metropolitan Magazine'', MNS syndicated material from the magazine, including a column called ''Fairchild Fashions'', the writings of Margot Asquith, a comic strip called ''Dickey's Dogs'', and other pieces. MNS was overseen by Maximilian Elser, Jr., with the title of president. George Carlin was chief of the editorial staff. In the spring of 1920 MNS was acquired by the Bell S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Track And Field Hall Of Fame
National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, census-designated place * National, Nevada, ghost town * National, Utah, ghost town * National, West Virginia, unincorporated community Commerce * National (brand), a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic * National Benzole (or simply known as National), former petrol station chain in the UK, merged with BP * National Book Store, a bookstore and office supplies chain in the Philippines * National Car Rental, an American rental car company * National Energy Systems, a former name of Eco Marine Power * National Entertainment Commission, a former name of the Media Rating Council * National Motor Vehicle Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 1900–1924 * National Radio Company, Malden, Massachusetts, USA 1914–1991 * National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob King (athlete)
Robert Wade King (June 20, 1906 – July 29, 1965) was an American athlete, who won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics with a jump of 1.93 m. His personal best was 1.997 m, achieved earlier that year. After graduating from Stanford University, King studied in a medical school and later became a prominent obstetrician Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi .... References American male high jumpers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes 1906 births 1965 deaths Track and field athletes from Los Angeles Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elemér Somfay
Elemér Somfay (28 August 1898 – 15 May 1979) was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Career Somfay competed for a Hungary at the 1924 Olympic Games held in Paris, France, in the Pentathlon, where he won the silver medal. The following year Somfay won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1925 AAA Championships. Somfay finished third behind Willem Peters at the 1927 AAA Championships. He later competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du .... References 1898 births 1979 deaths Hungarian heptathletes Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary Olympic silver medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 AAA Championships
The 1925 AAA Championships was the 1925 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 17 to 18 July 1925 at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge in London, England. The Championships consisted of 21 events and covered two days of competition. The competition included the introduction of the marathon, which was held from Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor to Stamford Bridge on 30 May. Results See also *1925 WAAA Championships References {{British championships in athletics AAA Championships 1925 in sport in London, Athletics Outdoor International sports competitions in London Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham July 1925 sports events in the United Kingdom 1925 in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AAA Championships
The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the official UK Athletics Championships organised by the then governing body for British athletics, the British Athletics Federation between 1977 and 1993, and again in 1997. It was succeeded by the British Athletics Championships, organised by the BEF's replacement (successor), UK Athletics under its brand name British Athletics. History The competition was founded in 1880, replacing the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC) Championships, which had been held since 1866. Initially a men-only competition, a Women's AAA Championships was introduced in 1922 with the first proper WAAA Championships in 1923 and organised by the Women's Amateur Athletics Association until 1992, at which point it was folded into the Amateur Athletics Association. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woodbridge
John Woodbridge VI (1613–1696) was an English nonconformist, who emigrated to New England. He had positions on both sides of the Atlantic, until 1663, when he settled permanently in New England. Life John Woodbridge VI was born at Stanton, near Highworth, England, in 1613 to Rev. John Woodbridge V (1582–1637) and Sarah Parker. John was sixth in a line of men by the same name—all ministers—the first of whom, Rev. John Woodbridge I, was a follower of John Wycliffe, a 14th-century translator of the Bible. He studied at the University of Oxford, but, objecting to the oath of conformity, left the university and studied privately until 1634, when he immigrated to America. Woodbridge took up lands at Newbury, Massachusetts, where he acted as first town clerk until 19 November 1638. In 1637, 1640 and 1641 he served as deputy to the general court. In 1641 Woodbridge of Newbury purchased the land "about Cochichewick" that had been reserved by a vote of the General Court in 163 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Soule (Mayflower Passenger)
George Soule (c. 1601 – between 20 September 1677 and 22 January 1679)''A genealogical profile of George Soule,'' (a collaboration of Plimoth Plantation and New England Historic Genealogical Society accessed 2013) was a colonist who was one of the indentured servants on the ''Mayflower'' and helped establish Plymouth Colony in 1620. He was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. Early life and family origin It is known that George came on the ''Mayflower'' and was credited to the household of Edward Winslow as a manservant or apprentice, along with Elias Story and a little girl Katherine More, Ellen More, who both died in the first winter.Caleb H. Johnson. ''The Mayflower and her passengers'' (Indiana: Xlibris Corp., 2006), p. 205Eugene Aubrey Stratton, ''Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620–1691,'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1986), p. 355 George Soule was mentioned in William Bradford (Plymouth Colony governor), Bradford's recollections of the Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
