| BrokenSki_com Service helps skiers match all brands of cross country skis and poles that have survived damage to make a complete pair of skis. Search for a particular ski or list your single ski for others to buy. |
| Coulee_Cross_Country News, weather, trail maps, helpful links, and trail reports for cross country skiers in the Coulee Region of SW Wisconsin and SE Minnesota. |
| Cross_Country_Ski_World News, educational articles and information devoted to XC skiing and racing. Describes itself as "designed for absolute beginners thru die-hard athletes." |
| Cross_Country_Skier Cross country skiing equipment, technique and xc ski reports from Cross Country Skier Magazine, the oldest journal on recreational Nordic Skiing in the World. |
| Cross_Country_Skiing_TrailSource An online adventure guide to cross country skiing trails around the planet. |
| GORP_-_Great_Outdoor_Recreation_Pages Nordic Skiing Trails in New York State. |
| The_Kimberley_Nordic_Club Conditions, training, events, and links. Cross country skiing. |
| Maine_Nordic_Ski_Council Promotes the sports of cross country skiing and ski touring in the state of Maine. Provides snow conditions, cross country ski center information and events listings. |
| National_Cross_Country_Ski_Education_Foundation Non-profit organization promotes and supports the development of cross-country ski racers. Provides history of XC ski racing, information on college programs and fundraising efforts. Sells Olympic vid |
| The_New_Cross_Country_Experience Presented by the Ontario Nordic Ski Committee is a volunteer-based organization committed to the development and promotion of nordic skiing in the southern Ontario region. Provides information on wher |
| Nordic_Ski_Racer Ezine covering cross-country and roller skiing, XC training strategies and daily training log of masters skier Mike Muha. |
| NT4wax_Ski_Waxing_Systems High-tech tools for cross country skiing racing waxing. Regular updates made from FIS world cup tours. |
| Somewhere_Between_Obscurity_and_Oblivion_-_The_Life_of_a_Cross_Country_Skier Follows Cory Smith's ski racing career with journal entries about training and racing escapades including hikes, ski tours, runs, and bike rides. Includes race results, pictures, and training informat |
| Swix_Sport This is the official site of SWIX sport USA. While the site is very commercial, it is also very informative and worth a look by all nordic skiiers. |
| Technique__The_Basics Here you will find short descriptions of the primary techniques used in XC Skiing with some helpful suggestions to guide your skiing development. |
| Traditional_Skiing_in_Finland An overview of cross country skiing in Finland including historical background and pictures |
| Wintersport__Cross-Country Covers top cross country skiers worldwide, news from racing organizations and related topical articles. |
| Wy\'East_Nordic Specializes in telemark and cross country ski instruction on Mt. Hood, Oregon. Provides information about both types of instruction, reservations, and related links. |
| XC_Skiing_Training_and_Physiology Resource for specific training, performance, and physiology articles on cross country skiing. |
| American_Pro_Rodeo_Association Includes events, dates and times, pictures and membership information. Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. |
| American_Steer_Roping_Association Athens, Texas. Produces Steer Roping, Team Roping, and Barrel Racing events throughout Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana. |
| Bill_Pickett_Invitational_Rodeo Touring black rodeo association. Includes event information, schedule, contestant biographies, and standings. |
| CAC_Rodeo Roster, schedule, coach, and links. Central Arizona College. |
| Cal_Poly_Pomona_Rodeo_Club Information, calendar, and photographs. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. |
| California_Cowboys_Professional_Rodeo_Association Includes event schedules, standings, and rodeo dates. |
| Canadian_Girls_Rodeo_Association The official site with results, standings, links, and contacts. |
| Colorado_Pro_Rodeo_Association Promotes the rodeo circuit in Colorado. Includes association history, news, standings and results, schedule, newsletter, and registration information. |
| Colorado_State_High_School_Rodeo_Association Includes schedule, standings, results, list of member clubs and contact information, history, members and membership information, photos, newsletter, sponsors, and related links. |
| Coulee_Region_Riders_Club The club hosts the Western Wisconsin Regional High School Rodeo. Steerwrestling, team roping, barrel racing, bronc riding, and bull riding. |
| Friends_Of_Rodeo Association that strives to protect a western heritage. Includes information, and rodeo related links. |
| Good_Company_Rodeo_Ministries Includes travelings with Rev. Bob Harris as he shares Jesus Christ with cowboys at PRCA rodeos in California, Arizona, and New Mexico. |
| International_Professional_Rodeo_Association_ Includes results, upcoming events, membership information, and links. |
| Iowa_High_School_Rodeo_Association View rodeo and horse events, rodeo standings and schedules. Also includes contact information. |
| Johnson_County_Sheriff\'s_Posse Events of the Johnson County Sheriffs Posse |
| Kentucky_Junior_Rodeo_Association Includes history, schedule, events, newsletter, standings, and results, past champions, consent form, and contacts. Also includes "Cowboy's Prayer" and classifieds. |
| Little_Britches_of_Wisconsin_Rodeo_(LBW) Informational site for a Non profit organization for boys and girls between the ages of six and eighteen in Wisconsin. |
| Missouri_Kansas_Youth_Rodeo_Association Includes contact information, point totals, and upcoming events. Serves Missouri and Kansas. |
| Missouri_Rodeo_Cowboy_Association Includes dates, location, standings and results. Also has membership information. |
| Missouri_Valley_College_Rodeo Includes schedule, news, current events, and contact information. |
| National_Intercollegiate_Rodeo_Association Governing body for college rodeo competition in the United States. Includes news, history, rankings, schedule, results, member schools, scholarship information, sponsors, and related links. |
INTRODUCTION
The 20th Century in sport as in other spheres such as science, technology and space travel, was one of great advance and exciting events. Histrionic but not yet historic, the following events were the ones to set the heart pounding and the nerves jangling for the many millions who are devotees of their own particular sport. There follows an epic journey through the 1900‘s with all your favourite incidents and great sporting moments recorded and illustrated for your enjoyment covering the years 1900 to 1995.It is arranged in strict chronological order starting with 1900 and ending with 1995.. There follows below an index hyperlinked to each year so to view the year in which you are interested just left click the blue text and you will be taken straight to it. At the bottom of each page are a “Back” button to go back one page and a “Forward” button to go forward one page. Nothing could be simpler, if you wish to return to the index page there is a link on each page for that also. Obviously only the more significant events of the Century can be included but it is sufficiently comprehensive to be a useful tool for the sports fan seeking information on SPORT IN THE 20TH CENTURY.
1900 - Olympic Games1901 - Horse Racing- Lester Reiff/Soccer-Tottenham Hotspur1902 - Soccer-Ibrox Disaster/Did You Know?1903 - Boxing -Jim Corbett/Boxing-Bob Fitzsimmons/Did You Know?1904 - Olympic Games/Horse Racing-Pretty Polly/Did You Know?1905 - Soccer-Chelsea FC/Rugby Union-All Blacks/Did You Know?1906 - Motor Racing-Francois Szisz/Amer. Football-Dangers of/Cricket-Frank Wooley/Did You Know?1907 - Tennis-Norman Brookes/MotorRacing-Brooklands/Rugby Union-Twickenham/Did You Know?1908 - Olympic Games1909 - Soccer-Hampden Riot/Horse Racing-Minoru/Did You Know?1910 - Soccer-Manchester United/Tennis-Tony Wilding/Boxing -Jack Johnson/Did You Know?1911 - Tennis-Dorothea Chambers/Tennis-Decugis&Gobert/Did You Know/1912 - Soccer-Goalkeepers/Olympics-Jim Thorpe/Tennis-Maurice McLaughlin/Did You Know?1913 - Francis Oiumet/Horse Racing-Suffragettes/Did You Know?1914 - Soccer-Crystal Palace/Golf-Sultans of Swing/Did You Know?1915 - 1918 - Great War1919 - Baseball - Chicago Bears/Boxing-Jack Dempsey/Tennis-Suzanne Lenglen1920 - Olympics-Albert Hill/Olympics-Paavo Nurmi/Did You Know?1921 - Baseball-Babe Ruth/Boxing-Jack Dempsey/Did You Know?1922 - Golf-Walter Hagen/Tennis-Wimbledon/Motor Racing-Monza/Did You Know?1923 - Rugby Union -Eric Liddell/Boxing-Dempsey v Firpo/Did You Know?1924 - Winter Olympics/Olympics Paavo Nurmi/Cricket-Herbert Sutcliffe/Did You Know?1925 - American Football-Red Grange/Rugby Union-“The Invincibles”/Did You Know?1926 - Cricket - Harold Larwood/Golf-Bobby Jones/Boxing-Gene Tunney/Did You Know?1927 - Boxing-“Long Count”/Soccer-Arsenal/Did You Know?1928 - Olympic Games1929 - Cricket-Wally Hammond/Soccer-Alex James/American Football-Green Bay Packers1930 - Soccer-First World Cup/Speed-Sir H. Seagrave/Boxing-Max Schmeling/Did You Know?1931 - Rugby Union-French Outlawed/Rugby Union/South Africa/Did You Know?1932 - Olympics & Depression/Cricket-Bodyline/Did You Know/1933 - Horse Racing -Derby/Tennis-Davis Cup/Boxing Carnera“Ambling Alp”/Did You Know?1934 - Soccer-World Cup/Soccer-Battleof Highbury/Golf - Henry Cotton/Did You Know?1935 - Horse Racing - Golden Miller/Boxing - James Braddock/Golf Gene Sarazen/Did You Know?1936 - Berlin Olympics1937 - Boxing-Joe Louis/Cricket-Len Hutton/Did You Know?1938 - Soccer-World Cup-Italy/Tennis-Don Budge/Did You Know?1939 - Baseball -Lou Gerhig/Tennis-Alice Marble/Did You Know?1940-45 - Sport in World War II1945 - Soccer-Moscow Dynamo/Soccer-Matt Busby/Did You Know?1946 - Golf-Sam Snead/Boxing-Benny Lynch/Tennis-Yvon Petra/Did You Know?1947 - Golf-Jimmy Demaret/Boxing -LouisvWalcott/Tennis-Jack Kramer/Did You Know?1948 - Olympic Games London1949 - Soccer-Glasgow Rangers/Tennis-Gussie Moran/Motor Racing-Fangio/Did You Know?1950 - Golf - Ben Hogan/Soccer-England’s Shame/Motor Racing-Farina/Did You Know?1951 - Boxing - Robinson v LaMotta/Boxing-Louis v Marciano/Boxing-Turpin v Robinson/did You Know?1952 - Olympics -Emil Zatopek/Soccer-Nat Lofthouse/Tennis-Frank Sedgman/did You Know?1953 - Soccer - England v Hungary/Horse Racing/Gordon Richards/Tennis-Ken Rosewall/Did You Know?1954 - Athletics-4 Minute Mile/Boxing-Marciano/Did You Know?1955 - Cricket - Len Hutton/Motor Racing - Le Mans Fatality/Motor Racing -Ascari/Did You Know?1956 - Olympics - Melbourne1957 - Boxing -Sugar Ray Robinson/Rugby Union-Grand Slam/Soccer-Tom Finney/Did You Know?1958 - Man. United Air Crash/Socer-Pele/Did You Know?1959 - Boxing - Floyd Patterson/Tennis-Maria Bueno/Golf-Gary Player/Did You Know?1960 - Soccer -Real Madrid/Golf-Arnie Palmer/Olympics-Abebe Bikila1961 - Tennis-Angla Mortimer/Golf-Arnie Palmer/Cricket-Ritchie Benaud/Did You Know?1962 - Tennis - Rod Laver/Boxing-Floyd Patterson/Tennis-Margaret Smith/Did You Know?1963 - Cricket-Ted Dexter/Athletrics-Ron Clarke/Boxing-Cooper v Clay1964 - Winter Olympics-Nash&Dixon/Boxing Cassius Clay/Olympics-British Golds1965 - Boxing-Freddie Mills/Golf-Gary Player/Boxing-Sonny Liston/Did You Know?1966 - Rugby Union - Welsh Stars/Socer-England’s Finest Hour1967 - Horse Racing-Foinavon/Motor Racing-Jim Clarke/Did You Know/1968 - Olympics - Mexico City1969 - American Football-joe Namath/Golf-Tony Jacklin/Golf-Ryder Cup/Tennis-Rod Laver1970 - Horse Racing-Njinsky/Soccer-Leeds misses Treble/Soccer-Bobby Moore1971 - Socer-Ibrox Disaster No2/Boxing-Joe Frazier/Golf-Lee Trevion1972 - Olympic Games - Munich1973 - Cricket - Ray Illingworth/Motor Racing- Jackie Stewart/Horse Racing-Red Rum/Did You Know?1974 - Boxing-Muhammed Ali/Football-Alf Ramsey/Cricket -Rohan Kanhai1975 - Golf - Tom Watson/Speed-Barry Sheene/Tennis-Arthur Ashe/Did You Know?1976 - Tennis-Sue Barker/Olympics-Nadia Comaneci/Tennis-Bjorn Borg/Soccer-Southampton1977 - Boxing-John Conteh/Soccer-Tommy Docherty/Tennis-Virginia Wade/Cricket-Kerry Packer1978- Rugby Union-Phil Bennett/Rugby Un.-Munster/Motor Racing-Ric. Patrese/Boxing-Muh. Ali1979 - Soccer-Trevor Francis/Tennis-Billie Jean/Cricket-Jeff Thomson/Sailing/Fastnet Race1980 - Tennis - Borg v McEnroe/Olympics - Coe v Ovett1981 - Horse Racing - Shergar/skating-Torvill&Dean/Tennis-BorgvMcInroe1982 - Cricket-Tour Rebels/Soccer-World Cup/Athletics-Daley Thompson/Did You Know?1983 - Sailing-Americas Cup/Athletics-World Championships/Golf-Seve Ballasteros1984 - Olympics - Los Angeles1985 - Soccer-Bradford Inferno/Boxing-Barry McGuigan/Football-Hysel Tragedy/Did You Know?1986 - Golf-Jack Nicklaus/American Football-The Refrigerator/Soccer-The Hand of God1987 - Rugby-The All Blacks/Rowing-Oxford University/Boxing-Mike Tyson/Did You Know?1988 - Winter Oly.-Eddie Eagle/Golf-Nick Faldo/Olymp.-Ben Johnson/Boxing - Sugar Ray Leonard1989 - Soccer-Hillsborough/Motor Racing - Prost v Senna/Football-Mo Johnstone/Did You Know?1990 - Tennis-Navratilova/Golf-Nick Faldo/Boxing-Mike Tyson1991 - Boxing-Sugar Ray Leonard/Rugby -David Campesi/Athletics-Long Jump Record1992 - Olympics - Barcelona1993 - Tennis -Monika Seles/Soccer-Cantona/Did You Know?1994 - Wint. Olympics-T. Harding/Football-World Cup/Boxing-George Foreman1995 - Football-Cantona Mad Moment/Rugby-World Cup S. Africa/Boxing- Tragic Death
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