American Sports and the Great War

College, Military and Professional Athletics, 1916-1919

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Drawing on newspaper accounts, college yearbooks and the recollections of veterans, this book examines the impact of World War I on sports in the U.S. As young men entered the military in large numbers, many colleges initially considered suspending athletics but soon turned to the idea of using sports to build morale and physical readiness. Recruits, mostly in their twenties, ended up playing more baseball and football than they would have in peacetime. Though most college athletes volunteered for military duty, others replaced them so that the reduction of competition was not severe. Pugilism gained participants as several million men learned how to box.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-03-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:331 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:243
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476681054

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Peter C. Stewart is a semi-retired associate professor of history (emeritus) at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Before America Entered the Great War1. Professional Baseball2. College Baseball3. Military Baseball at Home and Abroad4. College Football5. Professional and Military Football6. Track and Field7. Basketball and Volleyball8. Golf and Tennis9. Rowing, Swimming, Yachting and Motorboat Racing10. Boxing and Wrestling11. Auto, Motorbike and Bicycle Racing12. Ice Hockey and Other Winter Sports13. Equestrian Sports14. Gymnastics, Lacrosse and Soccer15. Potpourri: Archery—Trapshooting16. The Inter-Allied Military Olympics17. Legacy of the WarAppendix: Records, 1916–1919Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex