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77 Cards in this Set
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_____ was key in the 19th century changes
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transportation (steamboats and trains)
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____ also played a major role in the 19th century changes
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media (newspapers, Sporting news, specialized sport sheet)
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Separation of sexes reffered to as ____ _____
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separate spheres
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From Hoboken, NJ, he was a major part of the Racing Frat (mainly horse racing)
- He built big mansions - In 1823, raced in "Race of the Century" |
John Cox Stevens
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He funded the NY Yacht Club in 1840.
- His boat was called the "America" - Race ended up being called "America's Cup" because his boat did so well - Also created "Great Race" - Paid people $1000 if they could run 10 miles in 1 hr |
John Cox Stevens
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He set up 1st Billiards Championship in Detroit
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Michael Phelan
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He brought back boxing in 1880's
- won heavyweight and defended his title 14times - Didn't fight African Americans - Fought with gloves - 75 round fight vs. Jeff Kirlain - 100degrees out, drank ice tea with whiskey |
John Sullivan
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First American athlete to win over 1 million $$$$
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John Sullivan
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He formed first baseball club and league, the New York Kinckerbockers
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Alexander Joy Cartwright
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He was first "business owner" in baseball, bought land, charged gate fee, put fence around field
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William Cammeyer
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Holbert started running this league...recruits Spaulding
- ban alcohol, no Sunday games, 50cents a game, no players running team, city has to have 75,000, approval of existing clubs |
National Leauge
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_______ _____ stated whenever team buys a player, they own that player forever
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Reserve Clause
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First black player in baseball to reach majors (played for Toledo)
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Moses Fleetwood Walker
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______ ______ played raquette, which was very similiar to lacrosse. Also played the Negro Baseball Championships
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Black Sporting Communities
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____ _____ _____ ____ was first athletic club in nation. To get in you had to be nominated by member, accepted by 2nd member, and college education (Ivy League School)
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New York Athletic Club
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First Country Club in nation. Located in Boston. Francis Ouimatt was important figure
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Brookline Country Club
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______ _____ were based on British background and set up sporting spectacles. They got together with other frats to compete. Made money through gambling, gate fees, food
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Sporting Fraternities
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John Cox Stevens donated fields that were turned into baseball fields called ______ ______
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Elysian Fields
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John Morrisey was first American Champion in this sport that was most famous in the 1830s-50s.
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Boxing
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He fought John Sullivan and won. He was a "gentleman" and came from the upper class. First glove champion
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James Corbett
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First announced paid salary baseball team
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Cincinnati Red Stockings
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_____ _ ____ _____ allowed alcohol at games, played on Sundays, and only charged 25cents per game (immigrant fans)
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Beer and Whiskey League
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____ ____ played for the Chicago White Stockings, played 22 seasons (only batted below .300 twice), helped White Stockings win 5 pennants
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Cap Anson
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____ ____ formed once salary came into place. Only lasted 1 year
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Players League
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___ __________ were formed by a group of friends. Alexander Joy Cartwright played with them
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NY Knickerbockers
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Greatest player of the century, first man to get 3,000 hits, players didn't like him
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Cap Anson
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Song named after him "slide kelly slide", broke many rules, drank himself to death
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Mike "king" Kelly
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______ _____ included hotel, bar, restruant, political meeting place
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Tavern Pastimes
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______ began in the revolutionary era which banned all types of sports, gambling, leisure activities
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Republicanism
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_____ ______ was allowed which included no competition, no gambling, no being paid
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Rational Recreation
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______ ________: men need to come out and make themselves stronger physically and spiritually
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Muscular Christianity
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________ _________ were set up by sporting fraternities. They got together with other frats to compete, made money through gambling, gate fees, food. Players would take part of gate
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Sporting Spectacles
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______ _____ took over for Stevens in racing. He built Jerome Park in NY, banned alcohol and gambling, shortened races, bookmaking started
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Leonard Jerome
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_____ ____ won American Championship and World Championship. Bought gambling house in NY after he won. Made racetrack and gambling in Saratoga, NY
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John Morrisey
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First to develop "box score", promotes baseball as the national game
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Henry Chadwick
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____ _____ played for the Red Stockings and formed the League for National Baseball Players in Boston
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Henry Wright
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"The Baseball Messiah". He started making baseballs, bats, and uniforms
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AG Spaulding
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He publicly announced the reserve clause, helped form the Brotherhood of Pro Baseball Players. Started the "Players League"
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John Montgomerry Ward
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Scottland people tried to keep own culture alive through the _____ ______ (track and field mainly)
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Caledonian Clubs
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______ _____ tried to keep all forms of German Culture
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Turner Societies
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______ _______ _______: Being appreciative, celebrating life
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Britains Festive Culture
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_____: non religous ceremonies
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Pagan
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____ _____: foot races, quits (horseshoes), skittles
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Folk Games
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____ ________: "blood sports", throwing stones, cock fighting, cudjulyn
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Violent Games
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______ - whoever drew the most blood won
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Cudjulyn
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______ - biggest violent game, used animal bladder as ball
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Football
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_________ - strict Christians, didn't think anything shuold happen on Sundays
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Puritans
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The _____ ___ _____ was given to Churches and citizens to pass out and stated what was okay to play
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Book of Sports
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_ _____: 4 colonies for different reasons
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4 folkways
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_____ ______ was colonized by Puritans, had nothing to do with Britain, Sabatarian Law (can't do anything on Sunday) and Lawful Sport (can do something on sunday to refresh mind/body)
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New England
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_______ _______: NY, NJ, Penn..more mixed/leniant to sports, Quakers (strict, non-violent, refused to pay taxes), glorified God
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Middle Colonies
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____ ________ - single man ventures, much more leniant, gambled,
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Southern Colonies
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______ _____: law says you cant do anything on Sunday
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Sabatarian Laws
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______ _____: allowed to do something on Sundays, had to refresh mind/body
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Lawful Sport
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________ - strict, fled from Great Britain, NON-VIOLENT, refuse to pay taxes to support wars, glorified GOD
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Quakers
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____ __ _______ - upper class, wanted lower class working for them, slave owners
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Land of Gentry
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__________: devote all time to republic beliefs, not sports
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republicanism
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____ _____ _______: Queen Victoria, group with same moral values
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Middle Class Victorianism
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___ ______ - women covered, restrained idea for everything
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self restraint
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____ _____ - do things to refresh your mind and exercise without competition
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rational recreation
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_____ ________ - more fun, free based, saloons, gambling
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Victorian counterculture
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___ ______ - known as playboy
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Leonard Jerome
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He was a writer for the Cornhuskers...he officially named them
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Cy Sherman
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____ _____ - star of Nebraska football team, Mizzou wouldn't play them because he was black, ended up going to med school and became a doctor
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George Flippin
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____ ____ as the father of football. He played at Yale, seen as authority of college football.
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Walter Camp
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He changed the rules of college football - line of scrimmage, 3 downs to go 5 yards, tackle below waist, first to devise All-American Team
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Walter Camp
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____ ___ was an early Nebraska coach. He believed you needed to be bigger and stronger and run over people
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Jumbo Stiehm
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These games gave men an opportunity to show off their skills to women in villages. Games included stoolball, foot races, quoits, and skittles.
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Folk Games (British Culture)
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To be a ___ ____, it had to be dissociated from traditional revelries and it should refresh the participants so they could better execute their spiritual callings or duties
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lawful sport
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brought polo and tennis to USA, had first US Opens at Casino, brought back modern olympics ot Europe
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James Bennett
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wealthy communities in New York were also known as ____ ___
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Nouveau Riche
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___ also known as National Association for Amateur Athletes. It eventually collapsed, and the AAU formed.
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N4A
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He brought sports to YMCA and invented basketball and volleyball
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Luther Gulick
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Gulick left the YMCA, and eventually created the ____ ____ ____ ____
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Public Schools Athletic Leauge
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The Public Schoools Athletic League (Gulick) was created b/c of ______ and to keep _____ ____ ___ ___
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assimilation
keep youth off the streets |
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____ ______ happened in Chicago. It had supervisors at playgrounds, and the thought of it was if kids had something to do, it would keep them out of trouble. Only got to 10% of youth
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Playground Movement
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___ ____ - writer for the Huskers, officially named them the Cornhuskers
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Cy Sherman
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