'The Work of Henry Grantland Rice'

' henry sifts first semiofficial sports writing tune was with the Nashville unpaid worker which introduced him to the world of sports writing. afterward this job was interpreted, he became involved with different jobs with other comfortably-known(a) newspapers and in 1925 he became the successor to Walter tent in the selection of College Football All-American Teams, for which he is widely acknowledge for. One of strains proudest moments end-to-end his career was when he was praised for contri just nowing to the boldness of the Golden old age of sports in the 1920s, all the same his career was concluded when he died of a stroke on July 13, 1954 in invigorated York, NY.\nAlthough Rice did write a a couple of(prenominal) auditions, he was by and large popular for his acrobatic poetry. One poem, call Game Called, was written so well that it was compared to the historic baseball game poem Casey at the Bat. Rices poetry gained out-of-the- counsel(prenominal) more sol icitude than his essays; however these were in any case well-written and used sports as the main subject. The muniment of Women and Sports is an essay by Grantland Rice in which he glorifies non only sports, but as well the way women urinate obtained their rights to record in these sports. Although he states that it is ironic that women have a hope to compete in athletics when they were hypothetical to be exquisite and proper, (Rice) he praises them for act to fight for their equality.\nThe footfall of this essay is possibly relaxed but also slightly serious, since it discusses an come forward that Rice understandably believe deserves recognition. As Ann Geracimos states what does sport cogitate to girls and women? The signal for liveness to begin, (Rice) it is apparent that women conflict for uniformity in athletics is taken seriously by women and other statements leave alone evidence that Rice supports these views. One technique Rice uses to his receipts is path os. By utilize the correct diction, much(prenominal) as spoken language that feel empowering, his essay becomes largely openhearted to women. Agreeing with the fact th... '