2008 Archives History Game – Sports in Monmouth County
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In the 1890s, Arthur Zimmerman of Monmouth County became an internationally renowned bicycle racer.
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Alex Bradley, a graduate of Long Branch High School, set a single-game freshman basketball scoring record at Villanova University that was not eclipsed for 29 years.
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The Sea Bright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club, established in 1877, is one of the oldest tennis clubs in the United States.
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Monmouth Park’s early history came to an end in 1893, after the State of New Jersey banned pari-mutuel betting on horse races, a restriction that was not lifted until 1946.
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The Monmouth County Park System maintains eight public golf courses at six locations.
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In 1926, after training in Highlands, Gertrude Ederle swam the English Channel faster than the five men who previously had completed the swim.
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In hashes conducted by the Rumson Hash House Harriers, one person called the “hare” is given a head start to blaze a trail while being pursued on foot by the “harriers.”
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In the late 1940s, the National Sweepstakes powerboat regattas in the NavesinkRiver were dominated by popular orchestra leader Guy Lombardo’s Tempo.
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Photographer Charles Foxwell, active as an ice-boat racer and marksman in the early 1900s, became a Justice of the Peace in Red Bank.
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10
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Miles Austin, a football star at Monmouth University, joined the Dallas Cowboys in 2006.
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In 1981, 8-year-old Audrey Gomez of Monmouth County placed first in the primary division of the National Speed Skating Championships (NSSC) held in Fort Worth.
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In 2008, Monmouth University alumnus Bobby Smith became U.S. National Champion in the javelin at the Olympic Trials, but could not join the Olympic team.
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13
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The Haskell Hunt, featuring a hunt on horseback and equestrian competitions, was held at Amory Haskells Middletown estate from 1932 to 1996, except for 1942 to 1944.
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14
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Yankee star Babe Ruth played a “barnstorm” game in Bradley Beach on October 10, 1926, after he stopped on the way to see young fan Johnny Sylvester.
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Created on December 20, 1880, The North Shrewsbury Ice Boat and Yacht Club is one of the first ice boating clubs in the U.S.
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In 1896, Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo, Norwegian-born immigrants living in Highlands, were the first to row a small boat across the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Skateplex at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch, NJ, operated by the Monmouth County Park System, offers instruction by experts in skateboarding.
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In the 1680s, a complaint was made that Lewis Morris and other young men in Shrewsbury Township were playing nine-pins and racing horses on the Sabbath.
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Rebecca Soni, born in Freehold, won the gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
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“The Acerra Brothers” of Long Branch formed a baseball team in 1938 that played games throughout the country until 1952.
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