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| − | [[File:Tennis_1916.jpg|thumb|[[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Belgium|Belgian]] soldiers playing a game of tennis in [[1916]].]] |
+ | [[File:Tennis_1916.jpg|thumb|[[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Belgium|Belgian]] soldiers playing a game of tennis in [[1916]].]] |
| + | '''Tennis''' is a sports game of [[United Kingdom|British]] origin. |
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| ⚫ | The game was popular among British officers during [[World War I]], and |
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| ⚫ | The game was popular among British officers during [[World War I]], and in [[1916]], [[Indiana Jones]], representing the [[9th Belgian Infantry]], played a game of tennis near the [[Café du Mioi]] and [[New Monico]] with a bet being that the loser would buy the winners beer the rest of the day. The Belgians lost. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| + | *{{YIJC|Somme, Early August 1916}} {{Edited Into}} ''[[Trenches of Hell]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Trenches of Hell]]'' |
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| + | *{{WP|Tennis}} |
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Revision as of 22:57, 20 March 2011
British and Belgian soldiers playing a game of tennis in 1916.
Tennis is a sports game of British origin.
The game was popular among British officers during World War I, and in 1916, Indiana Jones, representing the 9th Belgian Infantry, played a game of tennis near the Café du Mioi and New Monico with a bet being that the loser would buy the winners beer the rest of the day. The Belgians lost.
