167: The Golden Age of Sports: Horse Racing, Boxing, Basketball, Football, & Jim Thorpe
“We have a basket and a ball, and it seems to me that would be a good name for it.” This is the story of America’s varied athletic endeavors (besides baseball). Though each sport could provide enough material for an entire episode, it would probably run us into overtime, and the 1920s are drawing to a close. As Black…
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