1930s+Sports

= **//__Sports in the 1930s__ //** =

//By:Ada Govea and Heidy Flores// **//The __1930s__ helped many sports develop in many different ways. Throughout the __1930s__// //sports changed into what we now see them as. The main sports in the __1930s__ are// //tennis, hockey,boxing, football, and track and field.// **

__Football __

The football in __1930s__ was very different than todays football. The NFL draft began in a Philadelphia hotel but ironically the first player that was drafted decided not to go Pro in NFL football. The 1st playoff game was in __1932__ between Chicago Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans score was 9-0 and the Chicago bears won the game and celebrated with excitement! The first playoff game change the way we play football today. The first NFL championship game was played in Wrigley Field __1933__ between Chicago & New York. The 1st Thanksgiving Game was played __1934__ in Detroit. The 1st televised game was October 22, __1939__and it was broad casted by NBC.

__//Championship Games in the 1930s//__ Green Bay Packers vs N.Y. Giants N.Y. Giants vs Green Bay Packers Washington vs Chicago Bears Green Bay vs Boston Detroit Lions vs N.Y.Giants N.Y. Giants vs Chicago Bears Chicago Bears vs N.Y. Giants

//__Track and Field__//

Track and Field is not really a big sport but in the __1930s__ Babe Dirdrikson won two gold medals. Track and Field nearly ceased during the WW2 as athletes served in the military, meets were reduced and international events were canceled including the Olympics of 1940 and 1944. Sprint events were the main focus in the __1930s__. The track and field Olympic Summer games were held in L.A. and the U.S. had one of the best athlete in track and field the great and only Babe Didrikson.



<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">//__Baseball__// <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;">After the great depression baseball owners feared that people would stop attending the baseball games but little did they know that people would actually go to the games because most of them wanted to find a way to get their minds of of the situation and enjoy a good time watching baseball.

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<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;">//__Boxi__////__ng__// <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left; vertical-align: sub;">Boxing was affected by the WW2 only slightly. In __1936__ the German Schmeling was dispatched. The most growth in boxing was from 1900-1930. The most talented boxer in that time period was AA boxer Jack Johnson, he won the title in 1908 fight between Tommy Burns vs. Jack Johnson in Australia. in the __1930s__ in the fight between Tommy Burns vs Jack Johnson in Australia outdoor fighting was eliminated because of blackouts.



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<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Hockey was Canada's national sport and it arrived in the U.S. in the 1920s. The Hockey league was the NHL ( National Hockey League) and it arrived in the Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and N.Y. In the __1930s__ all Hockey players were Canadian. In 1944 franchise reduced to 6 buy 1967 (23 years later). <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">

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<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">In __1930__ womans tennis was dominated by Helen Moody she was a star since the 1920s as one of the best American players. The international tournaments were stopped by WW2 and because during the war materials were poorly made and many players were in military service. After Helen dominated tennis other women players became famous as well, such as Helen Jacobs, Alice Marble, and Sarah Palfrey. "1930s tennis" from wiki commons

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">citations <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">- Gordon, Robert. "sports, 1890–1930."