SPH M33 ( UPDATE 2026 ) QUESTIONS
AN AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
Aftermath of Tilden - CORRECT ANSWES -- upset with USLTA he decided to become
a professional
-in 1927 he moved to LA because money became tight so he taught tennis lessons but
he struggled with little success as a novelist and playwright
-in 1946 he was convicted with delinquency of a minor and spent a year in prison
-in 1949 he was arrested again on the same charge and incarcerated
-he died from a heart attack in 1953 alone and penniless in a shabby Hollywood
apartment
American Professional Football established in: - CORRECT ANSWES -- September 17,
1920
Ralph E. Hay - CORRECT ANSWES -- manager and part owner of the Canton Bulldogs
George Halas - CORRECT ANSWES -- moves the football team to Chicago in 1921
and renamed it bears
-created the NFL
beginning of NFL - CORRECT ANSWES -- it struggled with only with 5,000 attendees
and the players where paid between $25-$50 dollars per game
-most players had a daytime job and used the football profession as a avocation
earlier football teams - CORRECT ANSWES -- Akron flyers, Hammond Pros, Dayton
Triangles, and Columbus Panhandles
Jim Thorpe - CORRECT ANSWES -- -coached and played for the Oorang Indians a
team located in northeastern Ohio of Larue
Walt Lingo - CORRECT ANSWES -- financed the team to publicize his dog breeding
business, the Oorang Kennels
-he created the first half time show in football history: his dog entertained the fans with a
routine of cute tricks
-after losing 16 games in a row Lingo disbanded the team
football after great depression - CORRECT ANSWES -- -attendance began to increase,
revenue increased by the 1930s
, -teams where added: Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Chicago
Cardinals, Washington redskins
-360,000 stockholders receive no dividends other than pride ownership and an invitation
to the corporations annual meeting
green bay packers - CORRECT ANSWES -- issued stock of 5,000 dollars to keep it
afloat
private ownership
ABL - CORRECT ANSWES -- In 1926 the American Basketball League; created in
major cities including Boston, New York, Cleveland and Chicago
-in 1931 folded because of finance and slow pace of the game
George "Tex" Rickard - CORRECT ANSWES -- -1920s he promoted five championship
fights that grossed over 1 million dollars
- became president of Madison square gardens and used Jack Dempsey "Jack the
Giant Killer" because he was 6 foot and 245 pounds
-he promoted boxing matches in his saloon and raised tons of money
boxing - CORRECT ANSWES -- had been used for the army in great war to help them
prepare for war
-became fashionable, for politicians, business executives, and social leaders
Gene Tunney vs Harry Greb - CORRECT ANSWES -- 1923 they fought each other for
14 rounds and Harry Greb won but, Tunney was hospitalized for the injuries
-after being released he decided to turn to Shakespeare and developed a passion for
reading
beginning of baseball - CORRECT ANSWES -- 1930-major league attendance reached
a an all time high with 10.1 million but by 1933 it fell 41 percent to below 6 million
baseball teams with major collapse - CORRECT ANSWES -- Cincinnati Reds, Chicago
White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, St Louis Browns were all rumored on the verge of
financial collapse
-16 major league baseball teams lost 1.2 million in 1932 and other 1.6 million in the
following year
-team size was reduced from 25 to 23 players
Babe Ruth - CORRECT ANSWES -- -only earned 35,000 in 1934 which was a sharp
reduction from his 80,000 salary of the previous four seasons
Babe Ruth- - CORRECT ANSWES -- "Home Run King" in baseball who played for the
Yankees
Jerome "Dizzy" Dean - CORRECT ANSWES -- -outstanding pitch(had a nasty fast ball
and a nice curve ball
AN AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
Aftermath of Tilden - CORRECT ANSWES -- upset with USLTA he decided to become
a professional
-in 1927 he moved to LA because money became tight so he taught tennis lessons but
he struggled with little success as a novelist and playwright
-in 1946 he was convicted with delinquency of a minor and spent a year in prison
-in 1949 he was arrested again on the same charge and incarcerated
-he died from a heart attack in 1953 alone and penniless in a shabby Hollywood
apartment
American Professional Football established in: - CORRECT ANSWES -- September 17,
1920
Ralph E. Hay - CORRECT ANSWES -- manager and part owner of the Canton Bulldogs
George Halas - CORRECT ANSWES -- moves the football team to Chicago in 1921
and renamed it bears
-created the NFL
beginning of NFL - CORRECT ANSWES -- it struggled with only with 5,000 attendees
and the players where paid between $25-$50 dollars per game
-most players had a daytime job and used the football profession as a avocation
earlier football teams - CORRECT ANSWES -- Akron flyers, Hammond Pros, Dayton
Triangles, and Columbus Panhandles
Jim Thorpe - CORRECT ANSWES -- -coached and played for the Oorang Indians a
team located in northeastern Ohio of Larue
Walt Lingo - CORRECT ANSWES -- financed the team to publicize his dog breeding
business, the Oorang Kennels
-he created the first half time show in football history: his dog entertained the fans with a
routine of cute tricks
-after losing 16 games in a row Lingo disbanded the team
football after great depression - CORRECT ANSWES -- -attendance began to increase,
revenue increased by the 1930s
, -teams where added: Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Chicago
Cardinals, Washington redskins
-360,000 stockholders receive no dividends other than pride ownership and an invitation
to the corporations annual meeting
green bay packers - CORRECT ANSWES -- issued stock of 5,000 dollars to keep it
afloat
private ownership
ABL - CORRECT ANSWES -- In 1926 the American Basketball League; created in
major cities including Boston, New York, Cleveland and Chicago
-in 1931 folded because of finance and slow pace of the game
George "Tex" Rickard - CORRECT ANSWES -- -1920s he promoted five championship
fights that grossed over 1 million dollars
- became president of Madison square gardens and used Jack Dempsey "Jack the
Giant Killer" because he was 6 foot and 245 pounds
-he promoted boxing matches in his saloon and raised tons of money
boxing - CORRECT ANSWES -- had been used for the army in great war to help them
prepare for war
-became fashionable, for politicians, business executives, and social leaders
Gene Tunney vs Harry Greb - CORRECT ANSWES -- 1923 they fought each other for
14 rounds and Harry Greb won but, Tunney was hospitalized for the injuries
-after being released he decided to turn to Shakespeare and developed a passion for
reading
beginning of baseball - CORRECT ANSWES -- 1930-major league attendance reached
a an all time high with 10.1 million but by 1933 it fell 41 percent to below 6 million
baseball teams with major collapse - CORRECT ANSWES -- Cincinnati Reds, Chicago
White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, St Louis Browns were all rumored on the verge of
financial collapse
-16 major league baseball teams lost 1.2 million in 1932 and other 1.6 million in the
following year
-team size was reduced from 25 to 23 players
Babe Ruth - CORRECT ANSWES -- -only earned 35,000 in 1934 which was a sharp
reduction from his 80,000 salary of the previous four seasons
Babe Ruth- - CORRECT ANSWES -- "Home Run King" in baseball who played for the
Yankees
Jerome "Dizzy" Dean - CORRECT ANSWES -- -outstanding pitch(had a nasty fast ball
and a nice curve ball
