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1930, sporting fever

This film follows boxing, baseball, soccer, and more, as sports transition from a modest pastime to a fiercely competitive - and commercial - business to a potent expression of national pride and politics. Troughout, sports fans the world over remember the drama, the thrill, the exhilaration - and patriotism - their favorite athletes and sports teams aroused.

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  • "Rise of major league sports"@en
  • "Sporting fever"@en
  • "Sporting fever"
  • "1930, sporting fever"
  • "People's century"
  • "Sporting fever, 1930"@en
  • "Sporting fever, 1930"
  • "Sporting fever, 1900-39"@en
  • "Sporting fever, 1900-39"
  • "Sporting fever, the rise of major league sports"@en

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  • "This film follows boxing, baseball, soccer, and more, as sports transition from a modest pastime to a fiercely competitive - and commercial - business to a potent expression of national pride and politics. Troughout, sports fans the world over remember the drama, the thrill, the exhilaration - and patriotism - their favorite athletes and sports teams aroused."@en
  • "Follows sports' transition from a modest pastime to a fiercely competitive business to an expression of national pride and politics."
  • "In the early 1900's, competitive sports were still not far removed from recreation--more for the player than the spectator. This film follows boxing, baseball, soccer, and more, as sports transition from a modest pastime to a fiercely competitive--and commercial--business to a potent expression of national pride and politics. Throughout, sports fans the world over remember the drama, the thrill, the exhilaration--and the patriotism--their favorite athletes and sports teams aroused. Includes a look at the role of American sportswriters, and live radio and television broadcasting of sporting events."
  • "In the early 1900's, competitive sports were still not far removed from recreation--more for the player than the spectator. This film follows boxing, baseball, soccer, and more, as sports transition from a modest pastime to a fiercely competitive--and commercial--business to a potent expression of national pride and politics. Throughout, sports fans the world over remember the drama, the thrill, the exhilaration--and the patriotism--their favorite athletes and sports teams aroused. Includes a look at the role of American sportswriters, and live radio and television broadcasting of sporting events."@en
  • "In the early 1900's, competitive sports were still not far removed from recreation--more for the player than the spectator. This film follows boxing, baseball, soccer, and more, as sports transition from a modest pastime to a fiercely competitive--and commercial--business to a potent expression of national pride and politics. Includes a look at the role of American sportswriters, and live radio and television broadcasting of sporting events."
  • "In the early 1900's, competitive sports were still not far removed from recreation--more for the player than the spectator. This film follows boxing, baseball, soccer, and more, as sports transition from a modest pastime to a fiercely competitive--and commercial--business to a potent expression of national pride and politics. Includes a look at the role of American sportswriters, and live radio and television broadcasting of sporting events."@en
  • "At the 1908 Olympics, the lead runner of the marathon staggered into the stadium and was dutifully helped across the finish line by sympathetic Olympic officials. Competitive sports were still not far removed from recreation--more for the player than the spectator. Sporting Fever follows boxing, baseball, soccer, and more, as sports transition from a modest pastime to a fiercely competitive -and commercial- business to a potent expression of national pride and politics. Throughout, sports fans the world over remember the drama, the thrill, the exhilaration--and the patriotism--their favorite athletes and sports teams aroused. The people remember: Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth, World Cup soccer, the Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens, American sportswriters, live radio and television broadcasts."@en
  • ""'Sporting fever' looks at how spectator sports developed into a major business following the 1921 heavyweight bout between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier. Included: the marketing of baseball; the impact of Babe Ruth; the popularity of soccer in England"--TV guide, April 21, 1998."

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  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "Documentaries and factual films and video"
  • "British television programs"

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  • "People's century, 1900-1999. [1], 1930 sporting fever"
  • "1930, sporting fever"@en
  • "Sporting fever"
  • "1930 sporting fever"
  • "People's century : 1900-1999. Sporting fever"
  • "1930, Sporting fever"
  • "1930, Sporting fever"@en
  • "Sporting fever, 1930"
  • "Sporting fever, 1930"@en

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