Decade - 1920s

Some writers of the 1920s, including Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, called themselves the Lost Generation because they felt disillusioned by the societal changes and devastation of World War I. They believed their generation had lost its traditional values, sense of direction, and faith in the established institutions.

One example of a revivalist preacher known for bringing showmanship to his readings is Aimee Semple McPherson. She was known for incorporating theatrical elements into her sermons, such as dramatic storytelling and elaborate props, to engage and captivate her audience. This approach helped her attract large crowds and establish a significant following during the early 20th century.

My family&friends, not to mention I, were very popular in the 1920's.

Yes they did but they were not allowed to go into contests.

Hello to all who may read this. The first black basketball player to sign an NBA contract was a man by the name of Harold " Wild Man" Hunter. He never got the opportunity to play on account of being cut from the team because of racial issues. The first black to actually play professional basketball was Bob " Robert Earl" Love.

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Some of the more famous boxers from Philly that fought in the 1920s include Strawberry Blitman, Lew Tendler, Tommy loughran, and Big George Godfrey. Click on the 'Philadelphia Boxing' link underneath the answer to go to a website about the history of boxing in Philadelphia.

During the 1920s, the nationwide count of facilities able to hold more than 70,000 spectators increased from one to seven. More importantly, fans who were unable to attend the games could follow their heroes' exploits through new technologies like radio and cinema newsreels.Through widely-watched events such as the Super Bowl-professional football's annual "world championship" game-and college football's various Bowl games on New Year's Day, football provides a stage for Americans to celebrate local, regional, national, ethnic, collegiate, and other identities, as well as a stage for American corporations and universities to promote themselves and their products.

Sports of the 20's had a long lasting social impact on America. Most notably, the success of athletes in the 20's inspired schools of all sizes to create their own teams. What would school have been like with no football or basketball season? Newspapers, magazines, and radio boosted the profile of athletes to almost cult like followings. In baseball, you had Babe Ruth breaking the HR record in '27. In football, Red Grange earned the moniker "The Galloping Ghost" and played in the newly formed NFL. The momentum created by athletes of the 20's helped to build the popularity enjoyed today. Sports have always been a human method of diversion from political and social issues that create stress. From the days of gladiators to modern day obsession with sports. Games are history's greatest distraction.

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the New York Yankees were the Americas faveorite team

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The highest paid athletes of the 1920's were Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.

Maureen Connolly Brinker, with an honorable mention to Althea Gibson.

Based on actual results no one else would have a realistic claim against those two.

He held the Heavyweight Championship from 1919 to 1926.

Well...it depends on if they were slaves or not. Slaves, definitely not. Non-slaves, posssible, but not likely. Women then didn't have very many rights and weren't equal to men till abut the 1940's.

No sports were invented in the 1920's to my knowledge, but the Winter Olympics started in the 20's, so did 24 hours of Le Mans race and sub-one minute 100m freestyle swim. The NFL was formed, and the Negro National League for baseball was formed.

Boxing was important during the Great Depression because it gave the people something to have a passion about, it gave them something to believe in. One of the most famous boxers during the Great Depression was James J. Braddock. He started off at the top and then got hit really hard by the depression(excuse the pun). He made a come back and during his comeback gave the citizens something to believe in. Boxing was an inspiring event and got a lot of people through the Depression. I would highly recommend watching Cinderella Man. It is the story of James J. Braddock. (Warning: You may find yourself boxing as Braddock against his opponent in the end) :)

Babe Ruth influenced other by him being one of the greatest baseball players during his time. He was one of the most inspirational players by never giving up on his biggest dream.

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The difference is that today's games are much more action packed.

In addition, today's sports involve much more fan support and

money..therefore there is a great deal more of media attention than

in the 1920's. You must remember that in the 1920's there was no television

and radio had just come into use. So, most people, unless they lived

in cities where sports were played on a large scale, didn't have access

to the information that we have now. As well, the players then, as with the

rest of society, were smaller and not as agile..in general. Now, with changes

to diet and more focus on conditioning, the players of today are larger

and generally more athletic than in the 1920's.

As a child of immigrant parents from Russia (1925), I was taught the game of Tippy by my parents during the 1930's and 40's. They called the game "Klepke" in Low German. We called it "Tippy" in my home city of Winnipeg, Canada. Many people living in the North End of Winnipeg during the 30's and 40's remember playing this street game. We found that the youth in Russian play a similar game called "Chizhik". In Bulgaria it is called "Chilik". During my teaching career in Winnipeg, I taught this game to my Grade 5 class. The Filipino children in my class told me that they knew this game! They had played this popular game in the Philippines, called "Shatto". The similarity between Tippy and the English street game TipCat is probably no coincidence. The difference between the Cat (a sharply pointed 6" stick) and the short stick used in Tippy is probably an adaptation to reduce the hazzard of poking out an eye! Recently, searching the web, I found a similar street game called Gulli-Danda being played in India. Particular mention is made here of the danger of losing an eye from the flying Gulli.

This game requires two sticks of relatively hard wood, freshly cut and stripped of bark. One stick is 2' long while the other is 10" long. The diameter is ¾" and the ends are rounded. A bowl shaped hole, 6" in diameter is dug in the ground. This serves as the home plate.The long stick is the bat and the short stick is the "ball" which is flipped or hit out into the playing field where the opposite team tries to catch it. If it is not caught it is thrown back toward the hole. Teams take turns at bat. The opposite team takes field positions within a designated, pie-shaped area. Fielders should not stand within 50' of the batter to avoid being injured by the flying stick! Each team has three outs in each inning, just like in baseball. Each player at bat has three strikes. Strike one, two and three each have a different manner of batting the short stick out into the field.

The short stick is laid across the hole and flipped out into the field by the batter. If an opposing player catches the stick the batter is out. If not, the batter lays the long stick across the hole and the fielder tosses the short stick toward the hole, trying to hit the long stick, in which case the batter is out. Otherwise, the batter proceeds to strike two.

The short stick is held in the same hand as the long stick. Then the short stick is tossed into the air and hit out into the field with the long stick. If an opposing player catches the stick the batter is out. If not, the batter holds the long stick vertically just in front of the hole while the fielder tosses the short stick back at the hole, trying to get the short stick into or over the hole. The batter defends the hole by hitting at the short stick while it is still moving. If the short stick lands in the hole the batter is out. Otherwise, the batter proceeds to strike three.

This is the strike where points are actually accumulated. The short stick is placed into the hole, leaning diagonally against the edge of the hole. The batter tips the upper part of the short stick with the long stick causing it to spin end over end up into the air. Then, before the short stick hits the ground, the batter hits it out into the field. If it is caught the batter is out. If not, it is left lying where it comes to rest and the batter measures the distance between the hole and the short stick by using the long stick as a measure. This is done by end-over-ending the long stick along the ground. The number of long stick lengths is the score for that batter. After strike three the next batter is up. Play continues until the team at bat has three outs. The teams then switch sides. A batting order is maintained just like in baseball. The team with the highest accumulation of player scores wins the game.

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Americans did and still enjoy many spectator sports. Several include baseball, American football, ice hockey, golf and basketball.