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Decade - 1920s
This category has questions involving events, social trends, political beliefs, major discoveries, or general information related to the 1920s.
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Why was the decade of the 1920s called the golden age of sports?
Because back in 1920 they had all the best players we still know today....and they called them the golden players...so they decided to call that time "the golden age"
What was the most popular sport in the 1920s?
- I studied this in school and the answer is 100% correct: baseball - at least, in the uSA.
- I think the most popular sport in the 1920's was baseball.
- Soccer
- I think that it is very hard to suggest what sport was the most popular in the 20's. This was a time when more and more people were starting to see and hear more about sports, either by going to stadiums or on the radio. It was the first time that people in the middle class could actually play sports like golf.
- Soccer, of course.
- It was really two sports: baseball and football. According to research, when people went to a stadium to see these sports, the stadiums got full. The second most popular were horse races and the international competitions (horse derby's most likely).
- Boxing and baseball. Football and basketball began getting popular in the 1950's and 1960's, I believe.
- It was, without a doubt, boxing and baseball.
Obviously, it will depend entirely on Precisely where you are referring to:
For instance, where I come from in Victoria, Australia, they would barely have heard of baseball, and very little soccer was played here at all in those days:
Here the most popular traditional sports were cricket and Australian Football, yet just over the nearest state border, in NSW, it would have likely been cricket and rugby.
Cue sports, such as billiards and snooker also became more popular around these decades. Boxing was also a big one back in the early half of 20th Century. Martial arts were virtually, unheard of ... basketball barely touched ... soccer only English 'die-hards' - In Australia, mainly cricket and the football codes, some tennis ... and horseracing has also always been big in Australia.
Who were some famous Canadian boxers in the 1920's?
1930's I would have to say ,Gord Wallace,Sony Jones,Tommy Bland,Frank Genovese,Eddie Carroll,Mclarmin,,Lou Brouillard,Luftspring,Stewart,Belanger,and many more?
What were the baseball teams of the 1920's?
Hall of Famers who played in the 1920s include Sam Rice, Lou Gehrig, Max Carey, Eppa Rixey, Goose Goslin, Edd Roush, Zack Wheat, Ty Cobb, Dazzy Vance, Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Joe Sewell, Eddie Collins, Al Simmons, Walter Johnson, George Sisler,Lloyd Waner, Paul Waner, Jimmie Foxx, Tris Speaker, Mel Ott, Pie Traynor, Frankie Frisch, and Hack Wilson, among others.
What did the teens in the 1920's do for fun?
I wrote this for a project for ENglish I had to do....
Entertainment in the 1930's could have been seen as "old fashioned". Everything was mostly homemade such as the board games, the food, etc. Teenager had fun going to movies, listening to the radio hearing the Yankees and Dancing. Movies weren't just black and white, "Gone with the Wind" which featured the song "They Call the wind Mariah" were both made in 1939. Families enjoyed playing marbles, Monopoly, Chinese checkers, Checkers, etc. Soap Operas began being heard on the radio during the late 1930's. "John and Marsha", "Modern Romances" and another called "John's Other Wife" were commonly heard on the radio. Instead of Saturday morning cartoons there were radio programs like "The Shadow"; Mickey Mouse was first aired in 1928.
What was the average speed of a fastball in the 1920's?
The average fastball speed is 92 miles per hour. In 2003, Billy Wagner threw 25 pitches that were 100 miles per hour or faster.
The 1920s major sports' heroes became athletic fountainheads: George Herman "Babe" Ruth in baseball, William "Jack" Dempsey in boxing, Harold "Red" Grange in football, William T. "Big Bill" Tilden in tennis, and Robert T. "Bobby" Jones in golf.
What were the sports like in the 1920s to 1930s?
What do yo mean by "most popular" - biggest attendance or biggest participation?
Baseball from sandlot pickup games to the major leagues had the greatest number of participants.
Horse racing had the highest attendance.
Which of these men was one of the leading sports figures of the 1920s?
Jim Thorpe (1887-1953) of Native American descent, played professional baseball and football and in the 1912 Olympics he won the gold in the pentathlon and the decathlon. King Gustav V presented Thorpe with his gold medals for both accomplishments. Before Jim Thorpe could walk away, the king grabbed his hand and said, "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world". Thorpe, answered simple, humbly and honestly, "Thanks King."
What were differences between boxing in the 1920s and boxing now?
Boxing has evolved now, before boxing was a big thing, you could only use your hands, weight and power. Now it has had alot of interest lost, beucase of ufc. UFC is the new generation of boxing, it is mixed martial arts, you can box, kick box, karate, any fighting style there is you can use it. except for wepon fighting.
Why is sports important in the 1920s?
One reason why recreational activities, such as baseball, flourished during the twenties is simple economics. Since the upper and middle class were doing well financially, people had disposable incomes. The extra money made it possible for people to spend it on baseball and "fun," whereas before the financial windfall of the twenties people would spend all of their money on necessities like food, housing, etc. It is because people in the twenties were open to new ideas and wanted to do different things
Who were famous sports players in the 1920s?
Baseball: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson
American Football: Dutch Sternaman, Paddy Driscoll, Jim Thorpe
Boxing: Jack Dempsey, Georges Carpentier
Athletics: Paavo Nurmi, Albert Hill
What is true of the Pullman porters in S's?
The Pullman porters were African American men who served as attendants on luxury trains operated by the Pullman Company. They played a significant role in the development of African American labor unions and civil rights movements in the United States. The porters faced racial discrimination and poor working conditions but helped pave the way for better opportunities for future generations.
What was the result of the Pullman strike?
the result of the pullman strike was when debs went to jail lmaooo
How did flappers symbolize change in western society during the 1920s?
Flappers rejected old ways in favor of new, exciting freedom.
