1910's Sports | "Baseball and the National Life"

Essay

By: Henry Addington Bruce

Date: May 17, 1913

Source: Bruce, H. Addington. "Baseball and the National Life." Outlook, May 17, 1913, 104–107.

About the Author: Henry Addington Bruce (1874–1959) was a Canadian-born author and newspaper journalist who graduated from the University of Toronto and attended Harvard University. He specialized in psychical research and wrote extensively on this subject with works such as Adventurings in the Psychical (1914), Riddle of Personality (1908) and Psychology and Parenthood (1915).

Introduction

One of the most interesting debates that takes place in today's sports environment is whether baseball is America's national pastime. Many critics point to the growing popularity of NASCAR stock-car racing and the overwhelming interest in professional football as proof that baseball no longer can claim...