https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf Madison Kleinheinz en-us 2017-04-18 20:56:51 UTC 2026-01-06 04:42:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166884816 Baseball was the “national pastime” in the 1920s. The most famous athlete in the United States in the 1920s was baseball star George Herman “Babe” Ruth, the right fielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth hit more home runs than any player had ever hit before.]]> 2017-04-18 21:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166884816 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166885787 The Civil War did more for the game than any television or radio ever could. Letters, journals, and diaries of soldiers detail the spreading of the game from camp to camp and back to towns all across America.]]> 2017-04-18 21:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166885787 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166885949 During the 1920s, radios could now be massed produced, and massed produced cheaply. It was the way to get the information about the game. ]]> 2017-04-18 21:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166885949 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166886029 Starting in 1920, the National Negro Leagues provided an opportunity for some of the greatest talent the game has never seen. Rube Foster’s business sense provided a sound foundation for the next 30 years for African-Americans and Latin greats to play in the US.]]> 2017-04-18 21:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166886029 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166886353 Baseball was the “national pastime” in the 1920s. More people went to baseball games, more people followed baseball, and more people played baseball for fun than any other sport. ]]> 2017-04-18 21:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166886353 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166886501 In fact, college baseball was more popular than college basketball during the 1920s.]]> 2017-04-18 21:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166886501 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166887293 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9sjMJt3Ux4]]> 2017-04-18 21:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166887293 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166887517 The United States had a strong economy for most of that decade. Many workers had more leisure time to play baseball, promoting the sport even more. ]]> 2017-04-18 21:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166887517 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166887727 The sport baseball was spread through word from person to person during the 1920's and the civil war.]]> 2017-04-18 21:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166887727 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166887800 During this time they also started making baseball's out of cork. ]]> 2017-04-18 21:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166887800 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/skj3azohv7mf/wish/166887957

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