These pictures above represent sports during the 1920's. Both Tennis and Baseball were very popular!
Sports in the Roarin' Twenties were a huge part in everyday life, just as they are now! The decade of the 1920's is often
referred to as the Golden Age of Sports. This was a time when America and the world wanted to put the memory of the
Great War behind them and enjoy life.(Marshall 1). With the war just ending, and "with this free time they turned their
attention to sports (Marshall 1). The momentum these sports, such as Tennis, Baseball, Football, Boxing and even Golf
built up in the 1920's has ensured that these sports have endured in popularity to the present day (The Sport Era 1). There
were many highlights in sports of the 1920's that carried on to be famous and make sports what they are today.
Newspapers and magazines gave the sports reporter a new authority as the media brought information about athletes and
athletics to large, receptive audiences (eNotes 1).
referred to as the Golden Age of Sports. This was a time when America and the world wanted to put the memory of the
Great War behind them and enjoy life.(Marshall 1). With the war just ending, and "with this free time they turned their
attention to sports (Marshall 1). The momentum these sports, such as Tennis, Baseball, Football, Boxing and even Golf
built up in the 1920's has ensured that these sports have endured in popularity to the present day (The Sport Era 1). There
were many highlights in sports of the 1920's that carried on to be famous and make sports what they are today.
Newspapers and magazines gave the sports reporter a new authority as the media brought information about athletes and
athletics to large, receptive audiences (eNotes 1).