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Sports of Santa Cruz County
Geoffrey Dunn
出版Arcadia Publishing, 2013
主題Biography & Autobiography / SportsHistory / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Social Science / Customs & TraditionsSports & Recreation / HistoryTravel / United States / West / Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
ISBN14671300799781467130073
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=pc9iAQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Its inviting climate, enticing rugged mountains, and welcoming beaches have always made Santa Cruz County a haven for athletic activities. A wide variety of sporting endeavors, some beyond the norm, have called Santa Cruz home over the decades. In the 19th century, Santa Cruz served as a springboard for modern surfing. It was an early bastion for organized baseball, too, beginning in the 1860s, and it was home to a series of professional teams as early as the 1870s. Other colorful athletic activities took place here (including fire hose teams, long-distance walking, and bicycling), along with more traditional American sports like basketball, football, boxing, and tennis. The region boasts of a strong tradition of women athletes as well, in particular Marion Hollins, perhaps the greatest all-around woman athlete of the early 20th century.