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America in the 1920s Sport Mania. Roqeeb Giwa 3/3/2013. Leisure Time. Americans was a new country in the 1920S Due to the New laws Americans had more Leisure Time. Leisure Time are extra time for relaxation and time spent to have fun. Sports In America.
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America in the 1920sSport Mania Roqeeb Giwa 3/3/2013
Leisure Time • Americans was a new country in the 1920S • Due to the New laws Americans had more Leisure Time. • Leisure Time are extra time for relaxation and time spent to have fun.
Sports In America • American now had time to go to the movies, opera, and watch sports and etc. • The 1920s became known as the “Age of Play”, a time when sports became famous and loved in America. • Sports like boxing, baseball, football etc. were really famous back in the 1920s. • People like Babe Ruth, Harold Grange, Jack Dempsey etc. are famous sport athletes back in the 1920s.
Baseball • Baseball was not really famous in America until the 1920s • Baseball was so popular in America it became known as America’s pastime. • Famous baseball players were people like Babe Ruth, Satchel Paige, Jim Crow etc. • Famous baseball teams in the 1920s were the Yankees, Red sox etc.
Babe Ruth • Babe Ruth was a very famous baseball player in the 1920s • He first played for the Boston Red Sox then he got traded to the New York Yankees. • Babe Ruth was not really famous until he moved to the New York Yankees. • In the 1920 Babe Ruth broke a lot of major league record by hitting a lot of home runs.
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