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The 1904 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary

By BILL , Mallon

Book information

Publisher
McFarland & Co
Year
2009
ISBN
078644066X, 978-0-7864-4066-5, 9781476621609, 1476621608
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1165524 bytes)
Series
History of the Early Olympic Games 3
Edition
[Pbk. ed.]
Pages
271\289
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Olympics -- Records. Olympics. GAMES / Gambling /

Description

The 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis were both unusual and controversial. One of the major problems for Olympic scholars has been to determine which of the events at these Games were truly of Olympic caliber. The Games were included as part of the World's Fair, and every athletic contest that took place under the Fair's auspices was deemed "Olympic." These activities included croquet and water polo, high school and college championships in football and basketball, as well as the "Anthropology Days" events in which members of "primitive" "tribes" competed against one another. The author demonstrates, after great deliberation, that 16 events of the 21 overall were truly Olympic sports and gives descriptions, scores, and analyses for each (as well as for the five non-Olympic events). Appendices include literature relating to these games, lists of noncompeting foreign entrants, and a guide to all competitors

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