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1930
-The infamous baseball star Babe Ruth, the Great Bambino gets paid his
highest salary. He was earning $80,000 a year, which was proven to be
more than Herbert Hoover the President!
1931
-University of Southern California won the national college football championship
the Rose Bowl in 1931. They defeated their rivals Notre Dame with a score
of 16-14.
1932
-During Game 3 of the 1932 World Series Babe Ruth “called his shot” which
is still honorably remembered.
-With the Olympics just starting to gain popularity the U.S wons10 gold
medals in the Winter Olympics (1932).
1933
-The first championship football game was played between the Bears and
Giants. The Bears won with a score of 21 to 16 and each player was rewarded
$210.34.
1934
-Charles A. Darrow created monopoly. It was first rejected but then later
bought by Parker brothers after 5000 copies were sold to a store in Philadelphia.
1935
-After being traded to the Atlanta Braves and hurting his knee Babe Ruth
retired from professional baseball. He left with 714 home runs, 5,973
bases, and a .342 batting average which are some of the most impressing
statistics in baseball history.
1936
-In 1936 the NFL began its first College Draft. This was created in order
to give weaker teams the benefit of choosing stronger players by allowing
the weakest teams to pick before the winners of the previous super bowl.
This was organized by the Eagles owner, Bert Bell.
1937
-Detroit Red Wings win the NHL Stanley Cup against the New York Rangers.
The final statistics was Red wings won 3-2 games.
1938
-Although in opposition to popular belief Scrabble was first invented
by Alfred Mosher Butts and named “Lexico”. He later revised the game and
called “criss-crosswords” but Scrabble did not fully win its prestige
until it was bought and renamed by James Brunot in 1938.
1939
-The World Series is won by the New York Yankees who had beaten the Cincinnati
Reds in four games. At the game Fans paid respect to Lou Gehrig (a former
famous Yankee) who had been diagnosed with a sclerosis, which was later
known as Lou Gehrig disease.
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