Sports in America Since 1700 to Presentday

  • Stoolball

    Stoolball
    Stoolball was played in Colonial, New England. It resemble cricket and is sometimes thought of to be an early version of baseball
  • Cricket

    Cricket
    The early sailors to america brought cricket. William Burge ll was the first known person to write about playing the sport
  • First documented shipment of Golf Equipment to America

    First documented shipment of Golf Equipment to America
    In August 1743, David Deas, a 21-years old Leith native and slave trader, received one of the first documented shipments of golf equipment in the American colonies—432 balls and 96 clubs sent from Port Leith to Charleston.
  • First American Football match

    First  American Football match
    played between two college teams Rutgers and Princeton
  • The National League baseball was formed

    The National League baseball was formed
    It began as the National League of baseball clubs replacing the failed National association baseball players.
  • USGA was formed

    USGA was formed
    December of 1894, the United States Golf Association was established
  • The American League baseball was formed

    The American League baseball was formed
    Developed from the Western League which was a minor league in the great lakes states
  • Major League Baseball formed

    Major League Baseball formed
    The American League and National League merged into one league, the Major League Baseball.
  • PGA was formed

    PGA was formed
    The pga of america was founded in 1916 at Rodman Wanamaker store in New York City
  • The National Football League was formed

    The National Football League was formed
    it was formed in Canton,Ohio as the American Professional Football association its present name was adopted in 1922
  • LIV Tour is established

    LIV Tour is established
    The LIV tour was established and started poaching american PGA players