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A Sporting nation

A Sporting nation. By: Chris Myers and Ken Wright . The Bluenose. In 1921, the Bluenose began its undefeated streak The captain, Angus Walters, was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame

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A Sporting nation

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  1. A Sporting nation By: Chris Myers and Ken Wright

  2. The Bluenose In 1921, the Bluenose began its undefeated streak The captain, Angus Walters, was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame The Bluenose is now on the Canadian dime for all of its achievements

  3. Edmonton Grad’s 502-20 record Grad’s had 1863 point total and their opponents had 297 points in their first season 4 Olympic victories Won 7 out of 9 games against men teams

  4. Babe Ruth Has 714 career homeruns Holds the record for the longest complete game victory in World Series history Led the American League in home runs 12 times (1918-1921, 1923, 1924, 1926-1931)

  5. Water-skiing is Born Ralph Samuelson of Minnesota invented waterskiing in 1922 First water-skis were made out of pinewood boards with curved tips

  6. Big Bill William "Big Bill" Tatem Tilden II was the first American to win a Wimbledon title in 1920 Also won it in 1921 and 1930 Was crowned U.S. Champion on seven occasions

  7. Johnny Weissmuller Swims He swam 100 meters 58.6 in 1922 Won three gold medals at the 1924 Olympics, and two gold medals at the 1928 Olympics In his career, he has 52 U.S. titles and 28 world distance records

  8. Basketball Was considered a second sport to hockey and baseball Used a leather laced ball similar to how a football is laced Was invented by a Canadian named James Naismith in Springfield Massachusetts

  9. References Wikipedia Google Answer.ca

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