ch. 7-4-1 a new mass culture. why it matters automobiles created new forms of recreation americans...
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Americans Enjoy More Leisure Time Farms people worked from dawn to dusk Farm families played games, read, and sang songs together Occasional picnics and baseball games Did not have the time or money for extensive leisure pursuitsTRANSCRIPT
Ch. 7-4-1
A New Mass Culture
Why It Matters Automobiles created new forms of recreation
Americans listened to the radio
Went to the movies Followed sports heroes
Americans Enjoy More Leisure Time Farms people worked from dawn to dusk Farm families played games, read, and sang songs together
Occasional picnics and baseball games
Did not have the time or money for extensive leisure pursuits
More Leisure Time Continued City Life:
70 hours of work in 1850 55 hours of work in 1910 45 hours of work in 1930 From 7 days a week to 5 Time, salaries, and wages on the rise
Americans Flock to the Movies Technology for movies had been around
Popularity rose in the 1920s 1920s = 60-100 million Americans to the movies each week
Mostly silent pictures = good for immigrants that did not speak English
Stars like Charlie Chaplin 1927, The Jazz Singer changed it all
Sound matching the action
The Radio and Phonograph Break Barriers Radios became part of U.S. culture
People all over U.S. learned the same songs, dances, and shared popular culture
1927 boxing match between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey
Phonograph allowed owners to hear music as they wanted
An Age of Heroes Before 1920s, sports heroes were only local heroes
Only the likes of boxer John L. Sullivan and Jim Thorpe were famous all over
1920s called the Golden Age of Sports
Sports Heroes Win Fans Newspapers and Radios helped propel sports
Babe Ruth - baseball home-run king Red Grange - football Jack Dempsey - boxing Bobby Jones - golf Bill Tilden - tennis Helen Wills - tennis Gertrude Ederle - 1st woman to swim English Channel
Sports Continued Sports writers helped propel the athlete
Damon Runyon and Grantland Rice captured the excitement of sports
Names like Babe Ruth - the Sultan of Swat
Notre Dame’s football backfield - the Four Horsemen
After WWI sports helped bring hope
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Babe Ruth Career BA .342
Tony Gwynn .338 BA 714 Home-runs
Mark Mcgwire 583 HR 2,873 Hits
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,759 hits 94-46 WL record as pitcher
Only pitched for a few years 2.28 ERA
Greg Maddux 3.16 ERA
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Harold Edward “Red” Grange Helped build pro football popularity
Named greatest college football player of all time in 2008
Attended the University of Illinois and played for the Chicago Bears
Called the Galloping Ghost
Grange at Illinois 20 games 3,362 rushing yards Caught 14 passes for 253 yards 40 of 82 passing for 575 yards Scored 31 TDs Against Michigan in 1924
Runs of 95, 67, 56, and 44 yards 402 yards - 212 rushing, 64 passing, and 126 on kickoff returns
Involved on 6 touchdowns (5 rushing) Set out a large portion of the game
Grange With Chicago $100,000 for 19 games
Most players made $100/game 1925 versus the New York Giants
35 yrd interception return for TD 53 yards on 11 carries 23 yards receiving 2 for 3 passing for 32 yards 65,000 fans showed up to watch the game Saved the Giants and legitimized pro football
Lucky Lindy Crosses the Atlantic 1927 Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic
Took off from Long Island, NY Flew the Spirit of St. Louis 1st to cross solo and non-stop 33 hour flight Landed in Paris
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