American sports and the Great War : college, military and professional athletics, 1916-1919 / Peter C. Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Peter C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports and state--History--United States--20th century.

Sports and state.

Military sports--History--United States--20th century.

Military sports.

Sports--United States--History--20th century.

Sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, [2021]

Summary:

"Drawing on newspaper accounts, college yearbooks and the recollections of veterans, this book examines the impact of World War I on sports in the U.S. As young men entered the military in large numbers, many colleges initially considered suspending athletics but soon turned to the idea of using sports to build morale and physical readiness. Recruits, mostly in their twenties, ended up playing more baseball and football than they would have in peacetime. Though most college athletes volunteered for military duty, others replaced them so that the reduction of competition was not severe. Pugilism gained participants as several million men learned how to box"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Before America entered the Great War

Professional baseball

College baseball

Military baseball at home and abroad

College football

Professional and military football

Track and field

Basketball and volleyball

Golf and tennis

Rowing, swimming, yachting and motorboat racing

Boxing and wrestling

Auto, motorbike and bicycle racing

Ice hockey and other winter sports

Equestrian sports

Gymnastics, lacrosse and soccer

Potpourri : archery-trapshooting

The inter-allied military Olympics

Legacy of the war.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-4044-0