Assignment Papers-What were some of the “versions of manliness” embedded into college football in the late 19th century, and to what degree were they the same as, or different from, the versions of manliness embedded into prize fighting during the nineteenth century?
What were some of the “versions of manliness” embedded into college football in the late 19th century, and to what degree were they the same as, or different from, the versions of manliness embedded into prize fighting during the nineteenth century?
Accept or reject the following thesis: The popular success of college football and prize fighting in the 1880s and 1890s was more the product of media coverage than of the sports themselves.
