APA 2302 Lecture 27: Amateurism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Human Kinetics
• Course: APA 2302
• Professor: N/ A

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Apa2302 amateurism sport not standardized, no organized ruling body (points versus weight) which led to the cyr-decarie controversy. In 1906 declining health, last competition against hector decarie. Quebec folklore not as widely known across canada. Died from bright"s disease on november (cid:883)(cid:882), (cid:883)9(cid:883)(cid:884) at the age of 49. Performance and entertainment controlled and entertained his audiences. Excitement and tension (win by a small margin) Audience participation (18 men on a piano) Montreal became the premier site for sports in canada in the 19th century which was a city of urbanization, industrialization, technology, cultural crossroads, historical economic capital etc. By 1900, there were 250 sports clubs in montreal with 24 leagues under the. Amateurism was a discriminatory concept used to try to combat the perceived evils of professionalism. Pervasive ideal in canadian sport for more than a century beginning about. Sport as a diversion = traditional amateur concept. Sport for profit = traditional pro concept.