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Why was England in the sporting vanguard?

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RH

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Nov 30, 2010, 2:18:21 AM11/30/10

Why was England in the sporting vanguard?
Posted on November 30, 2010 by Robert Henderson
Why did England invent so many games and show such an appetite for
them as players, spectators and administrators that modern sport
became possible?

Industrialisation undoubtedly provided the opportunity for
modern spectator sports by moving England early from a predominantly
rural to a predominantly urban society. Large agglomerations of
people provide the audience for sport. The growing wealth of
the country from industrialisation provided the money to support
professional sport. But that does not explain why it happened in
England when it did not in occur in other non-Anglo-Saxon
industrialising nations, which either showed less interest in
sport or adopted and followed English sports rather than making
their own indigenous sports serious spectator sports. There had
to be something special in the English character and society which
provided the impetus to take the opportunity when it was offered.

HardySpicer

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Dec 1, 2010, 2:47:35 AM12/1/10

On Nov 30, 8:18 pm, RH <anywhere...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Why was England in the sporting vanguard?
> Posted on November 30, 2010 by Robert Henderson
> Why did England invent so many games and show such an appetite for

Eh? Cricket and Rugby. That's all.

Hardy

Michael Gooding

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Dec 1, 2010, 7:09:49 AM12/1/10

Eh ? Now you've done it.

Mr Pounder

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Dec 1, 2010, 2:53:09 PM12/1/10

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Who cares?

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Robert Peffers

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Dec 3, 2010, 8:41:53 AM12/3/10

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