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2 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 28, Spring/Summer 2021 AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 28, Spring/Summer / 3 Enjoy your next road trip to one of our 500+ client cities. Let this be your guide for AboutAbout thethe CoCovverer shopping, dining, lodging, recreation, entertainment & historic points of interest for the AMERICAN HERITAGE TOURIST www.AmericanAntiquities.com The history of sports in sport and protection, and it America shows that Ameri- was believed that knocking can football, indoor American down these kegels, or pins, football, baseball, softball, with a rock would pardon and indoor soccer evolved out their sins. of older British (Rugby foot- Golf’s history in the U.S. ball, British baseball, Round- dates to at least 1657, when ers, and association football) two drunk men were arrested sports. American football and for breaking windows by baseball differed greatly from hitting balls with their clubs the European sports from in Albany, New York. which they arose. Baseball However, no real traction was has achieved international gained until the early 19th popularity, particularly in century. In 1894 the United East Asia and Latin America, States Golf Association was while American football is formed to become exactly that, American Football. ambassadors for the game in Lacrosse and surfing arose the states, which by 1910 was from Native American and host to 267 golf clubs. Native Hawaiian activities Fishing is an important part that predate Western contact. of American history. It helped Horse racing remained the people survive long before the leading sport in the 1780-1860 United States was ever formed. era, especially in the South.
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