Yankees history
What Yankee player changed the game of baseball in the 1920s?
Babe Ruth
This game was pretty new to the sports era, people used bats and gloves, and was very popular with the player Babe Ruth.
Baseball
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As sports, and entertainment started to grow drastically they started to make baseball ______, and movie ______.
Stadiums, theaters
What allowed for the growth of movies, sports, and radio to happen?
Technological Advances
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The growth of sports and entertainment are a big reason why the _______ __ was so successful
Roaring 20s
How many home runs did Babe ruth score in 1 season?
A: 43 B: 23 C: 60 D: 75
C: 60
This game used rackets and drastically grew very quickly through the 1920 sports era.
Tennis
When people could not afford to go to games they used what to be able to listen to the games to see what was happening.
Radio
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Americas ______ hours were lowered therefore, people had more free time to watch sports
Working
Were African Americans able to play Baseball during this time?
Yes, African Americans were able to make their own league. Although it was a tight budget
How many world series did Babe Ruth win with the Yankees?
4
This game used a variety of clubs to play the game. As more people had time this sport grew a lot
Golf
As traffic was crazy when games were played the invention of what made traffic not happen.
Traffic lights
Why did the creation of football teams, baseball teams, and many more create opportunity for people
It opened up jobs, and people were paid decently
Popular players were paid a lot.
What were sports social changes in the 1920s?
Baseball, boxing, and football were all popular sports in the 1920s.
What was Babe Ruths famous nickname?
The great bambino!
This sport was a 1v1 type sport where men used their fists or gloves to knock out the opponent.
Boxing
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The first thing people were ever to watch was a radio _______ that let people watch the Texas, and Texas A&M football game.
Broadcast
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As people would go get the local ________ everyday people were able to see the scores of teams and the exciting news.
Newspapers
The increased popularity of sports and the widespread availability of radio led to what?
A mass culture
Other than Babe Ruth who was a very good baseball player in this era.
Lou Gherig
This sport was very new, and used leather pads, and helmets for protection as people would tackle each other
Football
Newspaper
Why were promoters interested in these new sports?
They saw a opportunity to capitalize, and make money
Was Jackie Robinson a part of this era??
No!! Jackie Robinson played during the late 40s, and so on.