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Sports And Freedom: The Rise Of Bigtime College Athletics (Sports And History)
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Perhaps More Than Any Other Two Colleges, Harvard And Yale Gave Form To American Intercollegiate Athleticsa Form That Was Inspired By The Oxfordcambridge Rivalry Overseas, And That Was Imitated By Colleges And Universities Throughout The United States. Focusing On The Influence Of These Prestigious Eastern Institutions, This Fascinating Study Traces The Origins And Development Of Intercollegiate Athletics In America From The Midnineteenth Century To The Early Twentieth Century. Smith Begins With An Historical Overview Of Intercollegiate Athletics And Details The Evolution Of Individual Sportscrew, Baseball, Track And Field, And Especially Football. Then, Skillfully Setting Various Sports Events In Their Broader Social And Cultural Contexts, Smith Goes On To Discuss Many Important Issues That Are Still Relevant Today: Studentfaculty Competition For Institutional Athletic Control; The Impact Of The Professional Coach On Bigtime Athletics; The False Concept Of Amateurism In College Athletics; And Controversies Over Eligibility Rules. He Also Reveals How The Debates Over Brutality And Ethics Created The Need For A Central Organizing Body, The National Collegiate Athletic Association, Which Still Runs College Sports Today. Sprinkled Throughout With Spicy Sports Anecdotes, From The Thanksgiving Day Princetonyale Football Game That Drew Record Crowds In The 1890S To A Meeting With President Theodore Roosevelt On Football Violence, This Lively, Indepth Investigation Will Appeal To Serious Sports Buffs As Well As To Anyone Interested In American Social And Cultural History.
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