Peter C. Stewart

American Sports and the Great War

College, Military and Professional Athletics, 1916-1919

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9781476681054
• ISBN-10: 1476681058
• Artikelnr.: 64197463

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Introduction: Before America Entered the Great War 1.
Professional Baseball 2.
College Baseball 3.
Military Baseball at Home and Abroad 4.
College Football 5.
Professional and Military Football 6.
Track and Field 7.
Basketball and Volleyball 8.
Golf and Tennis 9.
Rowing, Swimming, Yachting and Motorboat Racing 10.
Boxing and Wrestling 11.
Auto, Motorbike and Bicycle Racing 12.
Ice Hockey and Other Winter Sports 13.
Equestrian Sports 14.
Gymnastics, Lacrosse and Soccer 15.
Potpourri: Archery-Trapshooting 16.
The Inter-Allied Military Olympics 17.
Legacy of the War Appendix: Records, 1916-1919 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index