ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORTS IN AMERICA docx

[...]... were being adapted to fit local North American conditions and interests It is also not coincidental that many early national and antebellum (before the American Civil War) sports continued to 2 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORTS IN AMERICA reveal linkages to Britain On the eve of the Civil War, and beyond in some cases, the specter of Britain and especially England weighed heavily on sports in the United States in. .. media in creating sports rivalries and larger fan interest in sports, particularly in the earlier parts of the twentieth century; • The opportunities for women in sports and how they were able to engage in various sporting enterprises; • The effect of various wars on the growth, development, or stagnation of various American sports and the role sports played during these conflicts; • How America and Americans... professional sports reflected the changing demographics of America generally; • How American sports heroes became among the most recognized persons in American culture, beginning in the 1920s; and • The participation of various ethnic groups in American sports and the development of parallel sports leagues Though not all of these issues are discussed in every chapter, they provide an impetus for much of a chapter’s... and professional levels, and professional baseball dominate the sports headlines with individual sports like professional golf and tennis also receiving a lot of coverage Beyond this a number of sports have large followings, depending on the region of the country These include professional and college hockey, auto racing, and track and field The book is aimed at the general reader who is seeking information... held in Latin America Bob Beamon jumps twenty-nine feet, two inches in the long jump and Dick Fosbury wins high jump with the “Fosbury Flop,” which revolutionizes the event Tommie Smith and John Carlos stand in a “black power” salute during the playing of the American national anthem Arnold Palmer becomes first golfer ever to have $1 million in lifetime winnings Open era in tennis begins, allowing professionals... events of this period against the backdrop of a postwar boom Mark Dyreson, who has written widely about the Olympics in the twentieth century, with the assistance of some of his best doctoral students, covers American sports in the 1930s in chapter 7 The period of economic retraction in American society had both its counterparts and counterpoints in sport of that decade Sports were a source of hope... betting scandals are exposed, involving many of the nation’s top teams Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, and Winter Games in Oslo, Norway Boston Braves relocate to Milwaukee and set off a chain of franchise shifts during the 1950s that mirror the population shifts of the country The New York Yankees win their fifth world championship in a row Don Carter named Bowler of the Year for first of six... lacrosse, dancing, and singing—all “much like ours heare in England.” Football was another game included in Native rituals and festivals that Capt Henry Spelman, who lived in Virginia for a decade and a half, recognized He also noted, however, that the Sioux Indians racing horses, near Fort Pierre (Courtesy of the Library of Congress) 3 4 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORTS IN AMERICA La Crosse (Bodmer, pinx ad nat.;... performed in the Olympic Games, once they were revived in 1896; • Economic impacts that sports had on American society and how economic cycles affected the way sports were perceived and carried out; • How an American “sporting culture” developed amid the larger notion of American culture; • The role of government in the development of the American sporting culture; • How the development of American professional... modified and reshaped for school work on the part of high school or college students Sports in America is a great initial source to research a topic and has the benefit of offering other recommended resources, including books, articles, Web sites, and films to provide more information on American sports Introduction Since the American colonies were settled, Americans have played games, which have become . alt="" ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORTS IN AMERICA This page intentionally left blank ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORTS IN AMERICA A History from Foot Races to Extreme Sports VOLUME. government in the development of the American sporting culture; • How the development of American professional sports reflected the changing dem- ographics of America