Irish-American Athletic Club of New York
At the turn of the 20th century, track and field in the U.S. was the domain of the wealthy. While baseball and prize-fighting attracted athletes from the lower orders of society, athletic clubs generally recruited the top sporting graduates from private colleges--except one.
New York''s Irish-American Athletic Club was founded by and for immigrants. Membership was not exclusively Irish--Jews,...
At the turn of the 20th century, track and field in the U.S. was the domain of the wealthy. While baseball and prize-fighting attracted athletes from the lower orders of society, athletic clubs generally recruited the top sporting graduates from private colleges--except one.
New York''s Irish-American Athletic Club was founded by and for immigrants. Membership was not exclusively Irish--Jews,...
