Sports+in+the+1920s

Sports in the 1920's was very popular. They had very large crowds and were brodcasted on radios. it was when the NFL was first founded and the NNL (Negro National League) was formed. Tennis and golf also became popular in this era of time. Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Jonny Weissumuller, Knute Rockene, Red Grange, Bill Tillden, Helen Wills, Bobby Jones, and Glenna Collett were all big sports stars. The hall of Fame was made so that they were never forgotten

Ryan Reid Professional boxing in the 1920's was an exceptionally popular international sport. Many fights during this era where seen in person cause it was before the tv era some 20 years away. Were social events with many thousands in attendance, both men and women. World Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey was an important fighter of this era. He won the title in 1919, keeping it until 1926. He lost the title to Gene Tunney in 1926, but many of his fights were historic, such as his defenses against Georges Carpentier, Luis Firpo and Tom Gibbons, a fight which almost left the town of Shelby, Montana bankrupt. His 1927 rematch against Tunney became known in boxing history as //The Long Count Fight//. Dempsey became a household name, and he dated and married Hollywood actresses. In 1920 Boxing was an esental part of sports. 1197503441 [|www.Wikipedia.com]

Basketball [|http://www.basketballinthe1920]s.com In the 1920's basketball was one of the most popularsports next to baseball. A league called the black fives a small group of inner city blacks,from different States formed this. During this Era The YMCA open more venue's for blacks. The best players in this league consisted of; Charles "Turzan" Copper, Clarence "Fat" Jenking, and James "Pappy" Ricks. 1197032213

The 1920's New York Yankess were a very good team. They finshed 3rd in the American leauge, scoring 838 runs, and only allowing 629 runs. They were coached by the hall of famer Miller Huggins. They played at Polo Grounds IV. The average number of people in attendence in the 1920's was over a milliion each game.
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Zach Guttery http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1920.shtml
 * Player AG. G. ERA W L SV GS GF CG SHO IP H**
 * **Carl Mays** || 28 || 45 || 3.06 || 26 || 11 || 2 || 37 || 8 || 26 || 6 || 312.0 || 310 ||
 * **Jack Quinn** || 36 || 41 || 3.20 || 18 || 10 || 3 || 32 || 9 || 17 || 2 || 253.3 || 271 ||
 * **Bob Shawkey** || 29 || 38 || 2.45 || 20 || 13 || 2 || 31 || 5 || 20 || 5 || 267.7 || 246 ||
 * **George Mogridge** || 31 || 26 || 4.31 || 5 || 9 || 1 || 15 || 6 || 7 || 0 || 125.3 || 146 ||
 * **Hank Thormahlen** || 23 || 29 || 4.14 || 9 || 6 || 1 || 15 || 7 || 6 || 0 || 143.3 || 178 ||
 * **Rip Collins** || 24 || 36 || 3.22 || 14 || 8 || 1 || 18 || 11 || 10 || 2 || 187.3 || 171 ||
 * **Bob Mcgraw** || 25 || 15 || 4.67 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 27.0 || 24.18 ||
 * **Erine Shore** || 29 || 14 || 4.87 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 5 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 44.3 || 61 ||
 * **Babe Ruth** || 25 || 1 || 4.50 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4.0 || **3** ||
 * **Lefty O' Doul** || 23 || 2 || 4.91 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3.7 || 4 ||

Like every other sport in America during the 1920s, golf increased in popularity. The number of weekend golfers doubled between 1916 and 1920 to a high of one-half million. The sheer volume of players meant that new golf courses, private and public, had to be constructed. In the past golf often had been viewed as an exclusive game for the upper classes, but during the 1920s the game became more popular as a participant and a spectator sport, to the middle class, who enjoyed more leisure time and relative prosperity than ever before. 1197039188


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Sports in the 1920's was very popular. They had very large crowds and were brodcasted on radios. it was when the NFL was first founded and the NNL (Negro National League) was formed. Tennis and golf also became popular in this era of time. Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Jonny Weissumuller, Knute Rockene, Red Grange, Bill Tillden, Helen Wills, Bobby Jones, and Glenna Collett were all big sports stars. The hall of Fame was made so that they were never forgotten

Professional football was established in the 1920's as the American Professional Association and adopted the name National Football League or NFL in 1922. The Akron Pros claimed the first NFL championship. The league membership in 1921 was 22 teams; which is now 32 teams. College first started football in North America. "The best football player of this time period and many ohter's was Jim Thorpe". Who crushed many records and held any records retaining to his positions for a decade or more. All together American football had just sprouted in the 1920's but is now one of the country's favorite pass times.