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Sports in 1920’s.

Sports in 1920’s. Matt Natale , Steve Ambs, Douglas Ludy. Boxing’s Stars of the 20’s. Gene Tunney  Jack Dempsey. The Long Count Fight. Controversial fight of the 1920’s . http-//www.youtube.com/wa#CFC2B. Boxing Advertisement. The Golden Era.

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Sports in 1920’s.

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  1. Sports in 1920’s. Matt Natale, Steve Ambs, Douglas Ludy

  2. Boxing’s Stars of the 20’s. • Gene Tunney • Jack Dempsey

  3. The Long Count Fight Controversial fight of the 1920’s. http-//www.youtube.com/wa#CFC2B

  4. Boxing Advertisement

  5. The Golden Era • The 1920’s was said to be the greatest era of baseball. • Many hero’s came out of this era • Blacks were still not allowed to play so on February 14, 1920 the National Negro Association was formed

  6. Babe Ruth • Greatest player who ever played • Sports first superstar • Amazing pitcher than switched to being a fielder • Holds many records • Played in New York

  7. Lou Gehrig • Had a disorder called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , ALS • Nickname Iron House • Greatest first base of all time • Set many records (most grand slams)

  8. Baseball In The 20’s • When Baseball was wonderful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO1I3u6QbQ8&feature=related

  9. Football In The 20’s • On 17 September 1920, the American Professional Football Association was founded in Ralph Hays's automobile agency in Canton, Ohio

  10. Jim Thorpe • Said to be the greatest athlete of the 20th century • President of the American Professional Football Association • Played football, baseball, and ran track in the Olympics

  11. Walter Camp • Father of American Football • Made rules reducing players from 15 to 11 • Established line of scrimmage and downs • Established field size

  12. Reasons For Popularity • End of WWI • Needed Entertainment and something to follow • Free time and Radios became big and in every house hold

  13. Important Dates • February 14, 1920- Formation of the Nation Negro Baseball Association • September 17, 1920- Formation of the National Football Association • In the 1920’s, Prize fighting for boxing was legalized • 1920, Walter Hagen became first American to win the open Championship • 1926, Ederle Gertrude became first women to swim the English Channel

  14. Social Impacts • With the formation of the Negro Baseball League, it paved the way for equal rights and blacks, and whites playing together • prior to the 1920’s boxing was looked upon as a savage sport, but then embraced during WWI and after since it got the army recruits in shape and united groups. • Boxing was now able to be broadcasts through radio and was among the first sport to do so • More rules were put in place so it is safer • birth of sports advertisement.

  15. Sources • http://www.msad54.org/sahs/socialstudies/finely/1920s/1920gr2/sports.html • www.genetunney.org/ • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Count_Fight • www.cmgww.com/sports/dempsey/ • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dempsey

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