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Mayor John Wingfield
Popularized a new way of playing tennism, called lawn tennis, in England. Clubs began taking up the sport. The first famous tournament held in England in 1877. -
The IC4A
Elite athletic clubs felt pressure from other organizations about superior athletes and track and field meets. So northern colleges created the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America to supervise track and field events. Before the creation of the NCAA, the IC4A was the nations most celebrated track meet. -
John Reid
John Reid, an executive of Iron Workd in Yonkers, New York organized the first modern golf club, named St. Andrews Club. Reid, along with Joseph M. Fox, a member of Philadelphia's Merion Cricket Club, helped bring golf into the public spotlight, -
The first golf pros
Scotsmen and English pros were often jacks-of-all-trades. They designed early courses, kept the grounds, crafted the golf clubs, trained their caddies, and gave lessons to novices.They made little to no money from winnings or endorsements. -
The Revived Olympic Games
Prior to 1908, the Olympic games were a minor event for track and field. The Greek royal family blatantly used the games to increase their power. But, due to rivalries between the British and the Americans, the games took off. By 1912, the Americans went all-out to win the track and field events. The team consisted to a Native American and a few African Americans. -
Increase in Golfing popularity
Prior to 1913, an attendance at a golf event of 200 was considered unusual. Francis Ouimet, an amateur golfer who uspset Britian's two leading professional golfers, brought ina crowd of over 3000. -
Walter C. Hagen
Hagen is largely responsible for making professional golf respectable. Because of his skill as a golfer, enchanting personality, his satorical elegance and incredible manners, Hagen was able to break down social barries that existed in the United States and Europe. -
Bobby Jones
Known as "The Emperor". When Jones was 14, he competed in the United States Amateur and was able to defeat his first two challengers before losing in the third round. Throughout the span of 7 years, Jones collected 13 national titles which included a successful Grand Slam, (winning the American Open and Amateur and the British Open and Amateur) which has not been duplicated since. -
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Country Club Growth
With an increase in professional tournaments prior to the 1920's, and thus, massive popularity increases for the sport in general. Amateurs were able to particiapate in golf easier than ever before. -
William T. "Big Bill" Tilden's big loss
On september 16 1926, Big bill lost his first match in six years. lossing his national championship title. -
Remarkable transformation in Tennis
More that 7,000 fans began gathering in the stands of the West Side Tennis Club after the big loss. Newspapers throughout the U.S stared reporting on it, it made headlines. -
James "Jesse" Owens
Owens was part of the track and field team at the 1936 Olympic games in Nazi Germany.With his success in the games and Adolf Hitler's refusal to congratulate him, Owens went on to be a symbol of toleration everywhere. -
1936 Berlin Olympic Games
These games illustrated the political impact the Olympics can have on a country. America, debating on if they should participate in the games due to the Nazi's discrimination, showcased not only minorities, but Jews as well.
