numansnewman 25 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 but..GOLF,TENNIS,CRICKET,,etc. did someone just make these names up ? and how did these names get adopted as fact ? any more ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby 41 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 dont get boab started on American 'Football' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando 249 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 dont get boab started on American 'Football' When Boab starts doing that, we are gonna circle the wagons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando 249 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I confess that I cheated. http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/hist_golfword.htm Golf History FAQ: Where Did the Word "Golf" Come From? Does it Stand for "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden"? By Brent Kelley, About.com Guide Did the word "golf" originate as an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden"? That's a common old wives' tale. Or, in this case, more likely an old husband's tale. No, "golf" is not an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden." If you've ever heard that, forget it immediately. Better yet, find the person who told you and let them know it's not true. Like most modern words, the word "golf" derives from older languages and dialects. In this case, the languages in question are medieval Dutch and old Scots. The medieval Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve" meant "club." It is believed that word passed to the Scots, whose old Scots dialect transformed the word into "golve," "gowl" or "gouf." By the 16th Century, the word "golf" had emerged. Sources: British Golf Museum, USGA Library Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
numansnewman 25 Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 dont get boab started on American 'Football' American football...over to you boab. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby 41 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 guess you know the Soccer bit.....asSOCiaton football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando 249 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 guess you know the Soccer bit.....asSOCiaton football Yeah, I remembered how soccer came to be that way many years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I've read "Soccer" was the accepted term up until the 60's or 70's in Britain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando 249 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Lacrosse was coined by the French settlers because the wooden stick resembled the bishop's crosier. In fact, the Native Americans called their game, "baggataway", meaning "little brother of war"- part for training for war and for mystical experiences. http://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/index.phtml With a history that spans centuries, lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America. Rooted in Native American religion, lacrosse was often played to resolve conflicts, heal the sick, and develop strong, virile men. To Native Americans, lacrosse is still referred to as "The Creator's Game." Ironically, lacrosse also served as a preparation for war. Legend tells of as many as 1,000 players per side, from the same or different tribes, who took turns engaging in a violent contest. Contestants played on a field from one to 15 miles in length, and games sometimes lasted for days. Some tribes used a single pole, tree or rock for a goal, while other tribes had two goalposts through which the ball had to pass. Balls were made out of wood, deerskin, baked clay or stone. The evolution of the Native American game into modern lacrosse began in 1636 when Jean de Brebeuf, a Jesuit missionary, documented a Huron contest in what is now southeast Ontario, Canada. At that time, some type of lacrosse was played by at least 48 Native American tribes scattered throughout what is now southern Canada and all parts of the United States. French pioneers began playing the game avidly in the 1800s. Canadian dentist W. George Beers standardized the game in 1867 with the adoption of set field dimensions, limits to the number of players per team and other basic rules. New York University fielded the nation's first college team in 1877, and Philips Academy, Andover (Massachusetts), Philips Exeter Academy (New Hampshire) and the Lawrenceville School (New Jersey) were the nation's first high school teams in 1882. There are 400 college and 1,200 high school men's lacrosse teams from coast to coast. The first women's lacrosse game was played in 1890 at the St. Leonard's School in Scotland. Although an attempt was made to start women's lacrosse at Sweet Briar College in Virginia in 1914, it was not until 1926 that Miss Rosabelle Sinclair established the first women's lacrosse team in the United States at the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
numansnewman 25 Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 I confess that I cheated. http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/hist_golfword.htm Golf History FAQ: Where Did the Word "Golf" Come From? Does it Stand for "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden"? By Brent Kelley, About.com Guide Did the word "golf" originate as an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden"? That's a common old wives' tale. Or, in this case, more likely an old husband's tale. No, "golf" is not an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden." If you've ever heard that, forget it immediately. Better yet, find the person who told you and let them know it's not true. Like most modern words, the word "golf" derives from older languages and dialects. In this case, the languages in question are medieval Dutch and old Scots. The medieval Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve" meant "club." It is believed that word passed to the Scots, whose old Scots dialect transformed the word into "golve," "gowl" or "gouf." By the 16th Century, the word "golf" had emerged. Sources: British Golf Museum, USGA Library cant argue with that..but why is cricket named after an insect ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando 249 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I confess that I cheated. http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/hist_golfword.htm Golf History FAQ: Where Did the Word "Golf" Come From? Does it Stand for "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden"? By Brent Kelley, About.com Guide Did the word "golf" originate as an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden"? That's a common old wives' tale. Or, in this case, more likely an old husband's tale. No, "golf" is not an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden." If you've ever heard that, forget it immediately. Better yet, find the person who told you and let them know it's not true. Like most modern words, the word "golf" derives from older languages and dialects. In this case, the languages in question are medieval Dutch and old Scots. The medieval Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve" meant "club." It is believed that word passed to the Scots, whose old Scots dialect transformed the word into "golve," "gowl" or "gouf." By the 16th Century, the word "golf" had emerged. Sources: British Golf Museum, USGA Library cant argue with that..but why is cricket named after an insect ? Jiminy Cricket Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando 249 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cricket Derivation of the name of "cricket" A number of words are thought to be possible sources for the term "cricket". In the earliest known reference to the sport in 1598 (see below), it is called creckett. The name may have been derived from the Middle Dutch krick(-e), meaning a stick; or the Old English cricc or cryce meaning a crutch or staff.[2] Another possible source is the Middle Dutch word krickstoel, meaning a long low stool used for kneeling in church and which resembled the long low wicket with two stumps used in early cricket. According to Heiner Gillmeister, a European language expert of Bonn University, "cricket" derives from the Middle Dutch met de (krik ket)sen (i.e., "with the stick chase"), which also suggests a Dutch connection in the game's origin. It is more likely that the terminology of cricket was based on words in use in south east England at the time and, given trade connections with the County of Flanders, especially in the 15th century when it belonged to the Duchy of Burgundy, many Middle Dutch[3] words found their way into southern English dialects.[4] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
numansnewman 25 Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 I confess that I cheated. http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/hist_golfword.htm Golf History FAQ: Where Did the Word "Golf" Come From? Does it Stand for "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden"? By Brent Kelley, About.com Guide Did the word "golf" originate as an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden"? That's a common old wives' tale. Or, in this case, more likely an old husband's tale. No, "golf" is not an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden." If you've ever heard that, forget it immediately. Better yet, find the person who told you and let them know it's not true. Like most modern words, the word "golf" derives from older languages and dialects. In this case, the languages in question are medieval Dutch and old Scots. The medieval Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve" meant "club." It is believed that word passed to the Scots, whose old Scots dialect transformed the word into "golve," "gowl" or "gouf." By the 16th Century, the word "golf" had emerged. Sources: British Golf Museum, USGA Library cant argue with that..but why is cricket named after an insect ? Jiminy Cricket martin oneill is exempt..for once Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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