3. U.S. Sports at the Turn of the Century

Being that my topic was sports history I found a lot of information, whether it was via the world wide web or printed materials, and was fortunate enough to be able to limit the amount of resources that I actually used. The electronic sources proved to be a valuable source of up to the minute information, but I had to travel all the way to Sarasota, Florida (my father is living there) to find books (see 6.Literature) in the library of Sarasota for my term paper. I found that the books were valuable in researching information from the mid-1800's up to about the early 1990's. Overall the sources that I decided to use for my project proved to be resourceful and valuable.

I used four books to research information about the history of certain sports as well as current information. The first was „Sports in Modern America" by William J. Baker and John M. Carroll. This book proved to be one of the two primary sources that I used to gain information about the history of sports. This book provided me with anything fro

Secondly, more people in the United States are starting to participate in sports, thanks in great measure to the work of the National Recreation Association. Almost unnoticed by fans whose gaze is on the headlines, this organization has revolutionized the lives of American youngsters by providing thousands of athletic fields, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, and swimming pools, while, at the same time furnishing equipment for the games and the competent leader to supervise them. It may seem a far cry from the neighborhood playground, but it is able bring sports to everybody. The Association is serving as an incubator for future champions as well as bringing health and strength to millions of Americans of all ages. Sports for everybody from the playground and up has been America's theme since the twenties.

The other two electronic sites were ESPN's SportsZone (www.espn.com) and CNNSI (www.cnnsi.com). These two sources covered the latest information in any and all sports. They both give great information including up to the minute reports on any trades, scores, fantasy leagues, and articles about all sports. These two sites are spin-offs of two cable network sports stations which cover the same information as the web sites.

Lawn tennis was introduce in 1873 in Whales devised by Walter C. Wingfield. It was a game for both men and women. It was first played on an hour-glass-shaped court, with a box in the center of the court called the service area. By 1875 rules were developed by the Marylebone Cricket Club. This development lead to the most popular court game ever devised.

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