Sports in the 1920s

For my 2nd United States American History class, we learned about the sports in the 1920s, also known as the Golden Age of Sports and the Roaring Twenties. This is the time where most sports first originated and when the first Olympics took place. I found these facts very interesting, I hope you do too.

Sports in the 1920s (Golden Age of Sports):

· 1920- National Football League formed; baseball's Negro National League formed; Babe Ruth sold to New York Yankees and hits 54 home runs; Cleveland Indians' shortstop Ray Chapman is killed by a Carl Mays pitch; the Grand Prix de Paris horse race changes its name to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

· 1921- The schooner Bluenose begins her undefeated career in racing, winning the International Fishermen's Trophy

· 1922- First sub-one minute 100m freestyle swim

· 1923- First 24 hours of Le Mans race; Ty Cobb breaks Honus Wagner's major league record for career hits

· 1924- First Winter Olympic Games; in the Summer Olympics, Paavo Nurmi wins 5 golds in Athletics (track and field)

· 1925- French Open in tennis opened to non-French players for the first time; first handball international between Germany and Belgium

· 1926- Jack Dempsey loses his world heavyweight boxing title to Gene Tunney; Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the English channel

· 1927- First Ryder Cup of Golf

· 1928- Women's Olympic athletics and gymnastics are held for the first time at the 1928 Summer Olympics; "Dixie" Dean scores 60 league goals in 39 matches as Everton F.C. win the Football League

· 1929- Wally Hammond scores 905 runs at an average of 113.12 as England defeat Australia in The Ashes