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Davis Rules was canceled by ABC after less than one season despite having premiered after Super Bowl XXV.ABC aired it as a midseason replacement.When the series wasn't used in ABC's fall lineup, CBS bought the series in November 1991.
Dwight Filley Davis Sr. (July 5, 1879 – November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. He was the Assistant Secretary of War from 1923 to 1925 and Secretary of War from 1925 to 1929.
The tournament was conceived in 1899 [1] by four members of the Harvard University tennis team, who came up with the idea of challenging the British to a tennis competition. . Once the idea received the go-ahead from the United States Lawn Tennis Association and the British Lawn Tennis Association, Dwight F. Davis, [2] one of the four Harvard players, [3] designed a tournament format and spent ...
The competition was initially titled the International Lawn Tennis Challenge although it soon became known as the Davis Cup, after Dwight Davis' trophy. The Davis Cup competition was initially played as a challenge cup. All teams competed against one another for the right to face the previous year's champion in the final round.
Dwight Davis may refer to: Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), American tennis player and politician; Delbert Dwight Davis (1908–1965), American zoologist;
Randy Randall Rudy Quaid [2] (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy.. He was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in The Last Detail in 1973.
The first official trailer for “The Woman King” starring Viola Davis has been released. The film, by Gina Prince-Bythewood set The post Viola Davis rules in ‘The Woman King’ trailer ...
Dwight E. Davis (born October 28, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at the University of Houston from 1969 to 1972, Davis was selected as the 3rd overall pick of 1972 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers .