Shortly after the invasion of Pearl Harbor in 1941, Major League Baseball commissioner Kenesaw Landis thought it might be necessary to shut down baseball for the 1942 season as they had done during World War I. ... There was also concern weather or not baseball could continue because of the number of baseball players involved in the military. "As to the players themselves, I know you agree with me that the individual players who are active military or naval age should go, without question, into the services. Even if the actual quality to the teams is lowered by the greater use of older pl...

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However, the professional baseball players are reported the whole year in Japan, even during off-season. For example, if baseball players play golf, that event is on the television program. ... The same as Japanese players, many Dominicans and Cubans tend to dream about becoming professional baseball players in America. If they can be professional baseball players, they can be heroes in their countries like Sammy Sosa. ... Contrasting with these successes of non-American players in baseball, there are no Asian or Hispanic players in National Football League (NFL). ...

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The height of business is found in November and December (holiday time) as well as in March and April (when the baseball season gets underway). ... Many baseball card shop owners have told me that their sign was free! ... Sands, Co. provide baseball card portfolios (like stock portfolios) for high-dollar investors. This involves finding cards of Hall of Fame caliber players that are undervalued and waiting for them to rise in value. ... When Jose Canseco became the first player to hit 40 homeruns and steal 40 stolen bases in one season, his 1986 Donruss rookie card soared from $7 to $150, curr...

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Since the World Cup, taking your shirt off is something that people relate with women soccer and its players. ... The night that the game was replayed, it drew more attention than baseball's All-Star Game that was aired the same night. ... We see that players are no longer on the playing field for the feeling of victory, but are out there for the seven figure pay check that they receive for dedicating half of the year to their sport. ... There were twenty players with signed letters of intent, six of which were Olympians. The tickets were priced at five dollars a piece and the maximum sal...

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In the summer, I began to play organized baseball for the first time. ... Yet I was still one athletes and players on my team. ... I only played on weekends and baseball isn't as physically demanding as other sports so I don't think it did much to help my weight issues. ...

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What does it mean to be an American? You may have heard this question before but never really thought about it much. If you"re having trouble finding the answer to this question, it may help reading certain novels such as the ones we have read in class. Stories and plays such as Miss Lonelyhearts, "...

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Only Yesterday Take Home Test 1) The Red Scare refers to the fear of communism in the USA during the 1920's. There were over 150,000 anarchists or communists in USA in 1920 alone and this represented only 0.1% of the overall population of the USA. However, many Americans were scar...

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For my entire life, I have heard the old adage "May the best man win." Growing up and being competitive in all sorts of athletics, I have always believed in and lived by that saying. Recently I have begun to reach adulthood, and realize now that this saying is no longer true. The reason for the best man not always winning any more is affirmative action. Affirmative action today, is considered to be one of the most controversial dilemmas facing our equal rights status. ...

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