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	smithson.org.uk :: InterActive - Forrest Smithson - Olympic Champion
		Forrest Custer Smithson (September 26, 1884 - November 24, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
		Born in Portland, Oregon, Forrest Smithson, a student of theology from Yale University, was an AAU champion in 1907 and 1909 in 120yd hurdles.
		The wide-spread story about Smithson winning his gold by carrying a Bible in his left hand, to protest against the decision to run the 110 m hurdles final on a Sunday is hoax.
	www.smithson.org.uk /people/forrest-smithson---olympic-champion.html (314 words)

	Forrest Smithson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Forrest Custer Smithson (September 26, 1884 - November 24, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
		Born in Portland, Oregon, Forrest Smithson, a student of theology from Yale University, was an AAU champion in 1907 and 1909 in 120 yd hurdles.
		The wide-spread story about Smithson winning his gold by carrying a Bible in his left hand, to protest against the decision to run the 110 m hurdles final on a Sunday is hoax.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forrest_Smithson (281 words)

	Smithson Family Genealogy Forum (Page 3)
		The Bartley Smithsons - Florence Ferrell Cannariato 2/02/99
		Re: The Bartley Smithsons - Florence Ferrell Cannariato 3/12/99
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	genforum.genealogy.com /smithson/page3.html (2927 words)

	2003anc - pafg189 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Alexander Reid Smithson [Parents] was born on 9 Jun 1854 in, Williamson, Tennessee.
		A. Smithson was age 7 in 1860 and Alexander was age 16 in 1870.
		Newton Forrest Smithson [Parents] was born on 23 Nov 1862 in, Tennessee.
	www.homestead.com /denversuddaths/files/Anc2003/2003anc/pafg189.htm (907 words)

	2003anc - pafg219 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Tully Cicero Smithson was born in Nov 1872 in, Tennessee.
		Myra H Smithson was born on 15 Nov 1854 in, Maury, Tennessee.
		Clarissa Virginia Smithson was born in 1875 in, Tennessee.
	denversuddaths.homestead.com /files/Anc2003/2003anc/pafg219.htm (3763 words)

	Encyclopedia: Forrest Smithson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining.
		Taken from The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 - Official Report This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
		The only true statement of this story is, that Smithson was a highly religious man. A hoax is an attempt to trick an audience into believing that something false is real.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Forrest-Smithson (1108 words)

	Forrest, Nathan Bedford - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Forrest, Nathan Bedford
		At the outbreak of the American Civil War 1861, Forrest escaped from Union troops before the fall of Fort Donelson in Tennessee 1862.
		After the Battle of Shiloh 1862, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, and led raids against Union forces throughout the South.
		Born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, Forrest had little formal schooling but accumulated enough wealth through slave dealing to buy land in Mississippi and establish a cotton plantation.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Forrest%2c+Nathan+Bedford (176 words)

	Untitled Document
		Smithson and Gilbert were the first athletes from Oregon to win gold medals in the Olympics.
		Smithson won the 110-meter high hurdles at the 1908 London Olympics and Gilbert won the pole vault.
		Dan Kelly won a silver in the long jump in London.
	www.oregonlive.com /century/1900_people.html (279 words)

	Definition of nathan bedford forrest
		Forrest became the head of his family at the age of 17, f...
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		This "new" Forrest was killed by Riley after he assaulted Buffy with...
	www.wordiq.com /search/nathan+bedford+forrest.html (636 words)

	2003anc - pafg209 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Elmer E Smithson was born in Feb 1881 in, Tennessee.
		Claude Smithson was born in Jan 1883 in, Tennessee.
		Fabius Smithson was born in Mar 1887 in, Tennessee.
	www.homestead.com /denversuddaths/files/Anc2003/2003anc/pafg209.htm (839 words)

	Forrest Towns Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Looking For forrest towns - Find forrest towns and more at Lycos Search.
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	www.jobsinart.com /search/encyclopedia/Forrest_Towns (409 words)

	History and Heroes from every Olympic Games since 1896; Sunday Times Great British Olympians
		Though the protest made little impact on the London Games, the IOC ruled that judges from various nations would be used at subsequent Games.
		There was also continued controversy about events being staged on a Sunday; Forrest Smithson, the US hurdler, staged his own protest by clutching a Bible in his hands during his race.
		However, one of the lasting images of the 1908 Games is that of Dorando Pietri, of Italy, who collapsed four times in the final stages of the marathon while well out in the lead.
	www.times-olympics.co.uk /historyheroes/historylon1908.html (485 words)

	Obituary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kenneth Smithson, age 63, a resident of Manchester, passed away Saturday evening at Harton Regional Medical Center.
		He was born January 7, 1941 in Coffee County, the son of the late A. SMithson, Sr.
		In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Blackburn.
	www.funeralplan.com /obits/view.html?action=view&id=25336 (67 words)

	smithson.org.uk :: InterActive (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Even though John Smithson had never visited the United States, his body is buried in a tomb in the Smithsonian which his legacy established.
		The two new piches at the extreme north end of the playing fields, adjacent to Little Wood, were named Smithsons' Field in recognition of Bertram Harold Smithson and his son, Malcolm, who were consecutively Head Groundsman from February 1946 to October 1995.
		They were the father and younger brother respectively of Gerald Arthur Smithson, ex Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England cricketer, who was himself Head Groundsman and cricket professional at nearby Abingdon School from 1958 until his death in 1970.
	www.smithson.org.uk (587 words)

	Chronological history of Oregon State University - 1900 to 1909
		College Book Store established in connection with the Business Office on July 15.
		Former OAC student Forrest Smithson won the gold medal in the 110 high hurdles at the Olympics in London.
		Smithson set a world record with his time of 15.0 seconds.
	osulibrary.oregonstate.edu /archives/chronology/chron_1900.html (933 words)

	London After Midnigth: La Historia Oficial
		Miss Smithson y Thomas llegan para abrir la casa y ven una luz en la ventana.
		Sir James escucha que Miss Smithson asegura haber visto vampiros en la casa Balfour.
		Smithson grita desde la planta alta y jura haber visto aparecer un vampiro en la habitación de Lucille.
	www.cinefantastico.com /terroruniversal/index.php?id=63 (1486 words)

	Lottie Bell Pettit Smithson b:June 1869
		Her father was born either in IL or OH.
		She met my ggrandfather (Newton Forrest Smithson) on the trail to CA.
		The next living child was James Louis or Lewis Smithson b: abt 1902, then Edna Francis Smithson b: abt 1905, and finally Willie Mae Smithson (my grandmother) b: 2-14-1911.
	www.jenforum.com /pettit/messages/685.html (164 words)

	Don't Thank the Lord, Thank the 4-Wood (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pooley is not the first to attribute victory to divine intervention.
		Forrest Smithson did after winning the sprint hurdles gold in 1908 while carrying a New Testament in his right hand.
		More recently, Corey Pavin thanked the Lord rather than his four-wood after he won this year's U.S. Open, and innumerable goal scorers in soccer can be seen crossing themselves in gratitude to the Great Referee in the Sky for not having seen some earlier infringement.
	dev.themoscowtimes.com /stories/1995/08/16/058.html (556 words)

	Sport - 1908 -- Weltrekorde 27. April - Forrest Smithson, USA lief die 110... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		April - Forrest Smithson, USA lief die 110...
		April - Forrest Smithson, USA lief die 110 m Hürden der Herren in 15,0 s
		Juli - Forrest Smithson, USA, lief die 110 Meter Hürden der Herren in 15 s
	1908.exsudo.de /Sport.htm (201 words)

	County of Napa: Events for Thursday, March 31, 2005
		A gala event to celebrate the cultural heritage of the Emerald Isle will be held March 29 at St. Apollinaris Hall, 3700 Lassen St., Napa.
		International Irish tenor Mark Forrest will perform favorite Celtic songs, backed by local instrumentalists including Tony Carlin on piano and Peggy Brady on violin.
		Also performing will be the award-winning Irish dancers from the Deely-Smith School of Irish Dance of Oakland, presenting high-stepping, fast-moving dances routines.
	www.co.napa.ca.us /calendar/event_Display_all.asp?date=03-31-2005 (1290 words)

	Tom Forrest Press Releases
		Further information can be received by contacting Mr.
		Smithson at CSAR at the address listed above, or on the World Wide Web at www.csar.com/press/CSARPRES.html.
		CSAR Corporation is a privately held company with headquarters in Agoura Hills, CA (near Los Angeles).
	www.htpcompany.com /press_releases_involving_tom_forrest.htm (504 words)

	SportsPickle.com - The Sports Humor and Satire Site on the Internet
		The match was so long that McEnroe’s Afro grew five inches in height.
		July 25, 1908 – While carrying a Bible in his left hand for inspiration, American Forrest Smithson wins the 110-meter hurdles at the London Olympics.
		Smithson later became an atheist because he missed out on setting a new world record by one hundredth of a second thanks to the added weight of the Bible.
	www.sportspickle.com /tirsh/volume5/2006-0719.html (368 words)

	Chronological history of Oregon State University - 1900 to 1909
		College Book Store established in connection with the Business Office on July 15.
		Former OAC student Forrest Smithson won the gold medal in the 110 high hurdles at the Olympics in London.
		Smithson set a world record with his time of 15.0 seconds.
	www.library.oregonstate.edu /archives/chronology/chron_1900.html (933 words)

	The Oregon Stater, September 2004
		All have brought a level of respect for Oregon State athletics impossible to measure, and each deserves our attention, even if it is only once every four years.
		Oregon State’s entry into the Olympics came at London in 1908 when Forrest Smithson won a gold medal in the 110m high hurdles.
		His winning time of 15 seconds flat set a new world record for the event, a mark that lasted 16 years.
	alumni.oregonstate.edu /stater/issues/Stater0408/osuolympians.html (1746 words)

	IAAF - The Sport
		First official world record: 15.0 Forrest Smithson USA 1908
		First under 14 sec: 13.7 Forrest Towns USA 1936
		Colin Jackson (GBR): The Welshman set the current world record of 12.91 winning the 1993 world title; he has recorded more world-class times than anyone and has been among the elite since 1986.
	www2.iaaf.org /TheSport/sport/110h/MenLandmarks.html (189 words)

	1908 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Melitta Bentz erfand den Kaffefilter - dadurch entstand "Ein-Frau-Betrieb" ein Weltunternehmen
		April - Forrest Smithson USA lief die 110 m Hürden der in 15 0 s
		Juli - Forrest Smithson USA lief die 110 Meter Hürden der in 15 s
	de.freeglossary.com /1908 (593 words)

	Forrest Smithson Hurdles to 1890 World Record
		On this day in 1890 the world's record
		for the 50-yard low hurdles was broken when Portland's Forrest Smithson, the Olympic champion hurdler, ran a time of five and four-fifths seconds.
		As reported in The Oregonian, "This clever performer, a Portland boy born and reared, is out to win the American record for the 120 yard hurdles this summer.
	www.onthisdayinoregon.com /05_07.html (75 words)

	Looking for Pettit's KS>CA
		I am looking for the parents of Lottie Bell Pettit born KS 1869.
		Along the way, she met Newton Forrest Smithson fell in love.
		He went to Runnels Co., Texas, then to Los Angeles area CA.
	www.jenforum.com /pettit/messages/567.html (49 words)

	Jesse Bell Born c 1802 in PA
		Their son David was born there in 1865 and my ggrandmother, Lottie Bell was born there in 1869.
		Other than I know my ggrandfather Newton Forrest Smithson met them on the trail West and they went to California and he went to Runnels Co., TX.
		After he established himeself he went to Tia Canada, California and married my ggrandmother, Lottie Bell Pettit.
	genforum.genealogy.com /bell/messages/11591.html (152 words)

	Athletics: World Record Progression
		15.0 Forrest Smithson, USA, 25 Jul 08, London
		14.1 Forrest Towns, USA, 19 Jun 36, Chicago
		14.1y Forrest Towns, USA, 15 May 36, Birmingham, Ala.
	www.athletix.org /statistics/wr110hurdmen.html (679 words)

	lewisriver.com-- jcard3.html
		Then the ladies prepared the picnic dinner, after which everybody preceded to have fun.
		There was a horse propelled Merry-Go-Round, and the usual horse and foot races; but the race I particularly remember was between Forrest Smithson of Kalama and Cloudy Bozorth.
		Cloudy did his best but Smithson just kept ahead of him grinning back at Cloudy as they ran.
	www.lewisriver.com /jcard3.html (11921 words)

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		Description: Jim Thorpe, USA, gold medallist in the Pentathlon and Decathlon (Thorpe was stripped of his gold medals in 1913 for playing professional baseball.
		Description: USA's Forrest Smithson, gold medallist in the 110m hurdles, poses for a picture carrying a bible in protest at having to race on a Sunday
		Description: Queen Alexandra (r) presents a specially commissioned gold trophy to Italy's Pietri Dorando (l), who finished the marathon first despite suffering from extreme exhaustion, but was disqualified for receiving external support over the final few hundred yards of the course
	test.mediumphoto.com.pl /empics/350/index.htm (789 words)

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