DC sports

By David Kenneth Wiggins, Chris Elzey

Subjects: History, Reference, SPORTS & RECREATION, Business Aspects, Washington (d.c.), history, Special Interest, Gambling, Cycling, Sports, Sports, history, GAMES, TRAVEL, Essays

Description: Washington, DC, is best known for its politics and monuments, but sport has always been an integral part of the city, and Washingtonians are among the country's most avid sports fans. DC Sports gathers seventeen essays examining the history of sport in the nation's capital, from turn-of-the-century venues such as the White Lot, Griffith Stadium, and DC Memorial Stadium to Howard-Lincoln Thanksgiving Day football games of the roaring twenties; from the surprising season of the 1969 Washington Senators to the success of Georgetown basketball during the 1980s. This collection covers the field, in.