Sports in the 1920’sSports in the 1920’s

By: Micah Jacob & KaileyBy: Micah Jacob & Kailey

BoxingBoxing

• Very popularVery popular

• Social gatheringSocial gathering

• Many towns made money and lost money Many towns made money and lost money on fightson fights

• More diverse than other sportsMore diverse than other sports

• Panama al brown was the first Hispanic Panama al brown was the first Hispanic world champworld champ

Famous BoxersFamous Boxers

Benny LynchBenny Lynch• ScottishScottish• One of the best One of the best

flyweight boxersflyweight boxers• ““Movie Star”Movie Star”

Jack DempseyJack Dempsey• World heavy weight World heavy weight

champion 1919 – champion 1919 – 19261926

• World famous fightsWorld famous fights• A rematch with Gene A rematch with Gene

Tunney was known Tunney was known as The Long Count as The Long Count Fight Fight

GolfGolf

• In the late 1910’s In the late 1910’s golfers increasedgolfers increased

• More courses needed More courses needed to be made (jobs)to be made (jobs)

• Open to middle classOpen to middle class

Bobby Jones Bobby Jones • One of the best One of the best

golfers to this daygolfers to this day• Retired at 28Retired at 28

Tilden & WillsTilden & Wills

• Largely dominated Largely dominated tennis in America and tennis in America and abroadabroad

• Tennis was becoming Tennis was becoming a huge sporta huge sport

• Mainly the upper Mainly the upper classclass

SoccerSoccer

• ImmigrantsImmigrants• Trying to set up a Trying to set up a

national governing national governing organization to organization to determine rules and determine rules and tournamentstournaments

• Played at factoriesPlayed at factories

FootballFootball

• Football focused Football focused mainly on college mainly on college teamsteams

• Gear was much more Gear was much more dangerous and dangerous and penalties were penalties were overlooked oftenoverlooked often

• Forward pas was Forward pas was rarely used, and rarely used, and games were very low games were very low scoring with common scoring with common tiesties

National Football LeagueNational Football League

• Founded in 1920, but Founded in 1920, but not taken seriously for not taken seriously for decades afterdecades after

• College football was College football was where the “pros” were where the “pros” were atat

• Holding/grabbing was Holding/grabbing was allowedallowed

““The Galloping Ghost”The Galloping Ghost”

• Harold Edward “Red” Harold Edward “Red” Grange was a college Grange was a college and professional and professional American football American football halfbackhalfback

• He helped legitimize the He helped legitimize the NFL by signing with the NFL by signing with the Chicago BearsChicago Bears

• Named the greatest Named the greatest college football player of college football player of all time by ESPN in 2008all time by ESPN in 2008

Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball

• First national sports First national sports teamteam

• Most popular sport of Most popular sport of the time in Americathe time in America

• ““America’s past time”America’s past time”• 16 teams in the US16 teams in the US

– 8 in National8 in National– 8 in American8 in American

National Negro LeagueNational Negro League

• The first successful organized Negro The first successful organized Negro League was established on February League was established on February 13, 1920, at a YMCA in Kansas City, 13, 1920, at a YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri by Andrew "Rube" Foster.Missouri by Andrew "Rube" Foster.

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Most Famous

• Babe Ruth- Babe Ruth, who earned more than $2 Babe Ruth- Babe Ruth, who earned more than $2 million in his career, was known by several other million in his career, was known by several other names asnames as

well (the Bambino.) well (the Bambino.) Babe Ruth's career mark of 714 home runs stood as theBabe Ruth's career mark of 714 home runs stood as theall-time record for 39 years, until Hank Aaron hit hisall-time record for 39 years, until Hank Aaron hit his• 715th on Opening Day of the 1974 season. 715th on Opening Day of the 1974 season. • Babe Ruth is the only player ever to hit three home Babe Ruth is the only player ever to hit three home

runsruns in a World Series game on two separate occasions-in a World Series game on two separate occasions-Game 4 of the 1926 Series and Game 4 of the 1928 Game 4 of the 1926 Series and Game 4 of the 1928

Series. Series. • http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/10/08/sports/baseba

ll/1247465063639/unearthed-babe-ruth-footage.html#

Waterskiing Waterskiing

• Ralph Samuelson of Minnesota invented Ralph Samuelson of Minnesota invented waterskiing in 1922waterskiing in 1922

• After failed attempts of skiing on water with After failed attempts of skiing on water with barrel staves and snow skis, Ralph, at the age of barrel staves and snow skis, Ralph, at the age of 18, tried out pinewood boards with curved tips18, tried out pinewood boards with curved tips

• For the tips, Ralph applied boiler steam to the 8' For the tips, Ralph applied boiler steam to the 8' x 9" wooden boardsx 9" wooden boards

• Other materials that were used were an iron ring Other materials that were used were an iron ring for a handle and 100 feet of cord for a towrope. for a handle and 100 feet of cord for a towrope.

Swimming was a huge sport for Swimming was a huge sport for WomenWomen

US won 8 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze US won 8 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze at the 1920 summer Olympics .

ethnic associations and settlement houses had also built swimming pools and established competitive swim programs

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