1. The Golden Age of SportsJarrett FotiEnglish III Hon. 9/15/12

2. Ralph Samuelson invented waterWater Skiingskiing in 1922 at only 18-years oldwhen he tried using pinewood boardswith curved tips.Before his pinewood discovery, there werewater skiing fails when people tried using snowskis and other board-like objects. 3. BABEBabe Ruth broke the existing home run world record(1927) and his record remained untouched until 1961. 4. School Teams Were Formed For StudentsSchool teams were not viewed as necessarybut when a push for sports came about duringthe 1920s, it indefinitely became necessary. 5. Wimbledon WonderWilliam "Big Bill" Tatem Tilden IIbecame the first American to wina Wimbledon title in 1920. Tennis in American then became popular within the states. 6. Sports for ALL Sports that were previously unavailable to the middle-class became available. 7. Olympics 1924-First Winter Olympic GamesAmericans could now compete and berecognized for their exceptional abilities in winter sportsnationally. 8. FootballThe NFL was created in 1920but at that time was known asthe American ProfessionalFootball Association. 9. Woman Swimming Towards RecognitionCaroline Ederle was the first woman to swim across the EnglishChannel. She was born in New York City. Pushes other females tonot try to be the stereotypical housewife and strive to be somethingamazing. 10. Boxing Jack Dempsey makes a statement for boxing.His determination drove him to beat French boxerGeroges Carpentier in 1921 and the Argentine boxerLuis Angel Firpo in 1923 allowing him to withhold hischampionship title from the world for years to come.Boxing, therefore, became a popular sport. 11. The DerbySteve Donoghue wins the derby 3 times in the1920s and gets names the Champion Jockey. 12. Why were the 1920s different fromany other decade before it?Sports were not as important to people during thedecades before it. Equality among rich and the middleclass was promoted by sports when they could playamongst each other It shows the competitive spirit of thatera and the desire to be the best. 13. Works Cited""The Roaring Twenties"" ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, n.d. Web. 15 Sept.2012. ."Sports in the 1920s." HubPages. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2012.."Sports in the 1920s." The Roaring 20s. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2012..