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Houston's Sporting Life 1900-1950

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Houston has been a sports-crazy town since 1837 when the biggest pastime was watching the horse races held southwest of what was then the capitol of Texas. By 1900, spectators and athletes alike enjoyed the team sports played at every school in the city and suburbs. Companies competed with one another in baseball, basketball, and track. Boxing gyms dotted the wards, and downtown boasted billiard halls, bowling alleys, and indoor shooting galleries. There was also hunting and fishing, auto racing, swimming, and hockey at the Polar Wave, a mid-century indoor ice rink. This book presents a history of how Houstonians competed, where their recreation took them, and how they enjoyed a potential 12 months of "outdoor" weather. The 20th century was a fun and vibrant time for the sporting and outdoor life of Houston, and Mike Vance creates a rollicking look back for today's fans of sports and local history.


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