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| The_History_and_Origins_of_Rugby_Union A brief article and links to information about the history of rugby. |
| The_New_Zealand_Natives\'_Rugby_Tour_of_1888/89 A history of the New Zealand Maori rugby team's tour of Great Britain and Australia in 1888/89. |
| Rugby_Football_History Includes a timeline, the Olympics, the six nations, the tri-nations, and the rugby world cup. |
| Acorn_Vaulters Team located near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Includes background information, photos, recent competitions and contact details. |
| American_Vaulting_Association Promoting the sport of vaulting in the United States as a member of AHSA. Includes rulebooks, event information and results, plus links to member clubs. |
| AVA_Region_IX_Homepage American Vaulting Association region of the nineteen eastern states. Calendar, pictures, and links. |
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| British_Equestrian_Vaulting Information, discussion forum and webcasts about UK vaulting. |
| Clearview_Vaulters Offer lessons, clinics, and demonstrations in Ontario, Canada. Information form, calendar, and photos. |
| Flying_V_Vaulting_Team Competitive vaulting team from the Canberra region of Australia, registered with the NSW Vaulting Council. Team information, membership fees and photos. |
| Horses_of_the_Sun Equestrian facility specializing teaching Voltige in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Lessons, summer camps, and clinics. Information about Voltige, services offered, and photos. |
| Morning_Star_Vaulters Club for all ages who wish to learn the sport of equestrian vaulting, Novato, CA. Information about the horses, pictures, and links. |
| Silver_Star_Farm Offers vaulting instruction at all levels. Calendar of events and useful links. Located 45 miles NW of Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Valley_View_Vaulters_Inc_ Includes history, awards, horses and vaulters, lesson schedule and calendar of events. Based in Lake View Terrace and Long Beach, California. |
| Vaulting__Gymnastics_and_Dance_on_Horseback Provides general vaulting FAQ and contact details for clubs in the Washington, D.C. area. |
| Windrush_Vaulting_Group Club promoting and teaching vaulting in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire, England. Regular meetings every Wednesday at the Unicorn Trust at Stow on the Wold. |
| Aerial_Golden Contains a chat room, injury reports, training, a message board, and a listing of the gymnasts' birthdays. |
| Internet_Fantasy_Gymnastics_Association Networks many fantasy gyms under one site and hosts meets including invitationals, worlds, and olympics. |
| New_Horizons_Gymnastics_Academy Internet fantasy gymnastics club that provides inspiration as well as fair competition. No points to earn or numerous forms to fill out. |
| Springboard_Gymnastics_Academy Virtual gyms offering artistic and rhythmic gymnastics. |
| The_Aalsmeer_Flower_Cup International trampolining tournament organized every odd year in Aalsmeer, Netherlands. Includes dates, registration forms, lodging forms, and technical information about the competition. Also availa |
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| Aeroball_by_Alaska_Team_Fitness_LLC A very safe trampoline based sport, that can be played indoors or outside. |
| All_About_Trampolines A comprehensive resource containing information about the sport of trampolining and buying a trampoline. |
| Find_A_Sport_-_Trampolining Children's site giving an introduction to the sport of trampolining and what it is all about. |
| Gymnastics_Australia_-_Trampoline_Sports Official Australian Gymnastics trampoline and tumbling page, with details on the sport in general, events and results, management committee and technical information. |
| Melvin\'s_Trampoline_Plaza Personal page of Dutch athlete, Melvin Kok. Includes profile, photos, and results. Also features competition calendar, films, and related links. [Dutch/English] |
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| Sam\'s_Trampolining_Site Offers routines, a history of the sport and a glossary. |
| Shell\'s_Trampolining_Pages Offers information about trampolining in Perth, Western Australia. Contains information on clubs, levels, glossary, and history. |
| Trampoline_Boarding_Online Learn about the sport of trampoline boarding. Articles, multimedia, boarders, and membership options. |
| Trampoline_New_Zealand Official website of Trampoline New Zealand. Contains competition results, contact details for clubs, minutes of meetings, current regulations, downloads, and general sport information. |
| Trampolining Animations page, routines and grades, glossary or trampolining terms, and related links. UK. |
| Tumbling_Mortsel_Videos Contains videos from tumbling competitions in Belgium. [English/Flemish] |
| United_States_Trampoline_and_Tumbling_Alumni_Association A site dedicated to organizing past people involved in the sport of trampoline and tumbling. |
| United_States_Trampoline_and_Tumbling_Association Official site of the USTA, with news, events and information about national teams and the association itself. |
| USA_Gymnastics_Tramp_and_Tumb__Page Official USA Gymnastics trampoline and tumbling page, with details on all of the trampoline/tumbling levels and information about famous athletes. |
| Welcome_to_Trampolining UK based resource providing calendar, photos, videos, club list, and a database of results and rankings. Also includes a message board and a section of general technical articles about the sport. |
| Allexperts_Gymnastics Volunteer experts (gymnastic coaches) answer questions about gymnastics. |
This man, Billy Speary - born in the small coal mining town of Nanticoke, Pa.- made ring history
as a flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight in both the amateur and
professional boxing rings.
As an amateur, he held more championship
titles than any other fighter of his time. Never before
and never since has another fighter held the national championship 3 years running. In the late 1930s - long before the advent of cable television & personal computers (two mediums that can "create" a new "celebrity" in a matter of minutes) his name was a household word from coast to coast.
As a professional, he fought the best in the world including Harry Jeffra, Jackie
Callura, Willie Pep and Joey Archibald. When Billy beat Jeffra
in 1940, Harry managed to save his title due only to a
weight clause and Joey Archibald,
upon losing to Billy in 1940 proclaimed him " the best featherweight I ever fought."
How then to tell this story - particularly without it sounding boastful? Braggart was not a word anyone would have used to describe Billy Speary. Indeed, upon his death, many people who had known him only since his retirement from the ring had no idea he ever was a boxer.
Not even his widow & children knew he had traveled to Europe
to box for the Prince of Wales. It simply was not in his nature to brag.
Some may also ask "Why tell this story at all?". Unfortunately, it is a sad fact that after years of grueling training and constant exposure to serious injury, these "boxers of yesteryear",
usually have little more than a scrapbook of clippings when they "hang up the gloves". Veteran boxers are very soon forgotten. Somehow,
that just doesn't seem to be enough.
It is from these very scrapbooks that this site is taken. All entries are original newspaper or magazine articles along with original press photos. Also included are
photos of his belts, gloves, Golden Gloves
& Diamond Belt rings and the like. It is my sincere hope that they have been organized and displayed here in such a manner as to tell their own story in a way that no one else's words ever could.
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