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Vote: | I came to the Indian Territory with my father and mother in 1892. I was 11 years old, we came through on the Santa Fe train from Texas to Pauls Valley, Indian Territory. On arriving at Pauls Valley, my father bought 2 horses and a wagon, we loaded up our household things, that my father has shipped through. It was not much, we had 4 chairs, table, homemade bedstead and a few other household things. |
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Vote: | I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father had to pay her one dollar a month for me. Us kids that went to school did not have desks, we used slates and set on the hued down logs for seats. |
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Vote: | Sunday, that was our "fun day". After Sunday school a group of boys that lived around Purdy, would meet at my house, nearly all owned saddle horses. We would go out on the prairie, there was not very many fences then. We would rope calves and have our rodeo, riding these calves on Sunday was when I learned to ride. |
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Vote: | When I was at the age of 15, I was not afraid to try any wild broncs or did I not care how big the steers were. We boys would make up $5.00 purses for the best rider for that day. I have won several times. |
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Joe Davis (15 April, 1901 - 10 July, 1978), was an English professional snooker and billiards player, generally regarded as the father of modern snooker, and one of the greatest players of all time.
Joe Davis became a professional billards player at the age of 18, but soon developed an interest in snooker. He helped to organise the first snooker world championship in 1927. He won the tournament by beating Tom Dennis 20-10, for which he won £6 10s. He went on to win every world championship until 1946, when he retired from the event, but continued to play professionally until 1964.
Joe was also the World Professional Billiards Champion from 1928 until 1932.
In the 1950s, Joe Davis attempted to popularise a new game called Snooker Plus. This game had two extra coloured balls, an orange and a purple, but it never took off.
He achieved the first officially recognised maximum break of 147 in 1955 in an exhibition match at Leicester Square.
His brother Fred, twelve years younger, was also one of the greatest players of his era. When Joe met Fred in the world championship final of 1940, Joe won 37-36.
He was awarded an OBE in 1963.
Joe Davis died two months after collapsing while watching his brother in the 1978 world snooker championships semi-final.
Joe Davis is no relation to snooker player Steve Davis.
External link
*The Breaks Came My Way
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