HI299 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Arthur J. Lamb, Amateur Athletic Association Of England, The Faceless
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A matriarch of modern athletics, cook worked to promote female participation in sport. Toronto ladies athletic club (1924) and canadian ladies athletic club (1926) Sprinter: 1926 olympic trials, cook ran the 100 metres in 12 sec (world record, 1928 olympics, gold medallist in women"s replay. Used journalism to counter stereotypes: frail image of women"s athletics, male prowess. Direct response to arthur lamb, outspoken critic of women"s participation in the. In contrast to male sports journalists, cook fought constant criticism. Cook inspired other female journalists, such as bobbie roseenfeld: globe and mail column: feminine sports reel . 1955, cook became the first women inducted into the canadian sports hall of fame. Myrtle cook trophy presented annually to canada"s top athletes. 19th century ideals of amateurism declined in journalism. Newspaper reports of player salaries, revenues of sports teams, and the high costs of tickets. Sports columnists complained about the problems caused by commercialization.
