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    With regard to sport, for what is John Sholto Douglas famous?

    Question #49112. Asked by philsgirl. (Jul 06 04 11:06 AM)


    Mavis Trout

    		He was the ninth Marquess of Queensberry, and was also the man responsible for the introduction of boxing's Queensberry Rules.

    Jul 06 04, 11:43 AM
    robboy

    		Douglas, the 8th or 9th (depending on which site you read) Marquess of Queensberry was responsible for drafting the code of rules for competitive boxing that superceded the existing, and whose basic provisions are stil in use to this day.
    http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/Q/QunsbryJ1S1D1.asp

    Jul 06 04, 11:45 AM
    philsgirl

    		Yay Mavis.

    Jul 07 04, 11:11 AM

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