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Whitney, John Hay

John Hay Whitney

American sportsman and businessman

Memo Gracida

Mexican athlete

Hitchcock, Thomas, Jr.

Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.

American polo player

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American Sports Nicknames

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"Siyavush Plays Polo before Afrasiyab" folio 180v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi; painting attributed to Qasim ibn 'Ali, c. 1525-30 Tabriz, Iran. Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper.

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