Chicago History- The Creation of Sports in Chicago

Question 1

What rules helped legalize and reform boxing?

Accepted Answer

Marquis of Queensbury Rules

Question 2

What sport remained outlawed throughout America for most of the 19th century, approximately 1801-1900?

Accepted Answer

bare-knuckle boxing

Question 3

What state in the U.S./Country influenced change in early Chicago sports?

Accepted Answer

New York/England

Question 4

In early Chicago, what ideas did "reformed sports" supposedly teach?

Accepted Answer

They merged ideas of athleticism and morality.

Question 5

What was Chicago&#x27;s first 1920s professional football team called?

Accepted Answer

Chicago Cardinals

Question 6

Where did wealthy Chicagoans go to for sports?

Accepted Answer

exclusive country clubs/paid events

Question 7

What does the YMCA stand for?

Accepted Answer

The Young Men&#x27;s Christian Association

Question 8

What sports in early Chicago were not considered respectable by the religious elites?

Accepted Answer

boxing, billiards, horse racing, & dogfighting

Question 9

What was the first professional baseball team in Early Chicago ?

Accepted Answer

The White Stockings

Question 10

What is a Constable?

Accepted Answer

a police officer of a town

Question 11

Where did women play sports in Early Chicago?

Accepted Answer

neighborhood, school, park, and industrial leagues

Question 12

What are examples of the first, primitive sports found in early Chicago, in the mid 1800s up until the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

dog fights, billiards, horse racing, boxing, and baseball.

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