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New York World
Newspapers have never dedicated a separate page of the paper to sports, but in 1887, the New York World did. The New York World was the first to make a separate section for sports in their paper. Following, the Jornal, the Times, and the Herald also created a separate sports section. -
1890-1950
In this time period, Media and Sports started to intertwine. Sports were given their own pages in newspapers and they were played on the radio. There were also mass-circulation periodicals and movie reels created. -
Social Ideals of the Strenous Life Began
People started to support the idea of a strenous life or a life of physical fitnes. Sports became to be a potential way to express and develop mind and spirit. Sports would also help public spirit. Darwin's ideas of natural selection enforced the idea of physical fitness because he said that only the fittest survive. -
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws segregated people of color from white people. This gave white people more opportunities in all aspects of life. One area they gained in was in the sporting world. Many people chose not to even compete with a person of color. -
"Major" Taylor
Marshall W. "Major" Taylor became the first black bicycle rider to win the national sprints championship. He won in in 1898, 1899, and 1900. He solidfied the idea that black people should be allowed to play in the same league as white people. -
The New Role of Women
From 1890-1930 the role of women was being re-invented. women were beginning to be encouraged to do more outside of the home. The "New Woman" had advanced education, remained single, and supported woman suffrage. There was an idea of the more fit you were, the more beautiful you were. -
New Idea of Beauty for Men and Eugene Sandow
The ideal of male beauty began to change. The more muscular a man was, the more attractive he was. Eugene Sandow was a popular body builder and the iconic image of ideal male beauty. -
Black vs. White
From 1908-1915, the sporting world seemed to have a common theme of black vs. white. The black competitor seemed to dominate the competitions. Joe Jackson won the boxing title, but then when it was won back by a white competitor, the white competitors refused to fight black men until 1937 when Joe Louis won it. -
New Middle Class
A.G. Spalding & Brothers catalog offered over 200 advertisements for sporting goods and exercise devices. From 1909 to around 1940, there is an increase in recreation expenditures because of the increase in spending for goods. -
World war I Helped the Idea of the Strenuous Life
1914-1918 World War I emphasized youthism. Sports became part of the national campaign of national prepareness. The YMCA took control of the Army cantonments and the athletics in the forces. -
Sabbath
Normally, the Sabbath is concidered a day of rest. In 1919, in New York City, baseball fot the legal approval to play on Sundays, the day of rest. -
Roaring 20's
The roaring twenties were parrt of the rebellious youth. Sports were a part of the rebellion. This grew great interest in the athletic events. Also, physical education was beginning to be enforced in the school system. -
Women in the 1920's
Flappers (women who broke away from the victorian culture) signaled for a new beautiful and a new culture of women sports. Gertrude Ederle swam across the English Channel and proved the athletic stregnth of women. -
"Good Life"
People saw on newspapers, magazines, movies, and radios what it is like to have the "good life". On these advertisements, they were told to "buy now, pay later". The job of these advertisements was to encourage people to buy more. -
Dempsey-Carpentier
In 1921, the newspaper the Times dedicated their first 13 pages to the Dempsey-Carpentier heavy weight championship fight. Because they were dedicated these pages, they were some of the first to fulfil the idea of athletes having nobility of charater or heroism. -
All-Star Games
In 1933, Archward, the editor of Chicago Tribune, invented the All-Star Baseball game. He then went on to create the All-Star football game in 1934. -
Jackie Robinson
Baseball was completely segragated until 1946, when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. This created much controversy.
