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Don Black (tennis)
Donald L. M. Black (2 December 1927 – 19 October 2000) was a Rhodesian tennis player. Early life Black was born in Hartley (now Chegutu), to an English mother and Scottish father. Career Black made his Wimbledon debut in 1953 and defeated Czeslaw Spychala in the opening round.Tennis Archive Profile He came from two sets down to beat John Horn in the second round and was then eliminated from the tournament by Belgium's . Another Belgian, |
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The region was informally known as south Zambesia until annexed by Britain at the behest of Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company, for whom the colony was named. The bounding territories were Bechuanaland (Botswana), Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), Moçambique (Mozambique), and the Transvaal Republic (for two brief periods instead the British Transvaal Colony, from 1910 the Union of South Africa, and then from 1961 the Republic of South Africa). This southern region, known for its extensive gold reserves, was first purchased by the BSAC's Pioneer Column on the strength of a Mineral Concession extracted from its Matabele overlord, Lobengula, and various majority Mashona vassal chiefs in 1890. Though parts of the territory were laid claim to by the Bechuana and Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |