This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 45 стр.

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president of baseball’s National League at the time. He proposed that a Hall of Fame
also be established to honor baseball’s best players.
The first election for members in the Hall of Fame was in 1936. Five players
were named. They were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson
and Walter Johnson. More players were elected every year. The National Baseball
Hall of Fame opened officially in 1939. The event celebrated the 100th anniversary
of the game.
Today, more than three hundred fifty thousand people visit the Baseball Hall of
Fame and Museum each year. You can see thousands of objects that were important
in the history of baseball. There are seats and signs from some of the fields where
early baseball games were played.
You also can see some of the equipment used by the sport’s most famous
players. And you can learn about the yearly championship of North American
baseball, known as the World Series.
Two hundred and fifty-four men are honored in the Hall of Fame. The newest
member, Ozzie Smith, was admitted in ceremonies last month. Many other members
attended the event. It was followed by a game between the Colorado Rockies and
Chicago White Sox. The teams played on the field where baseball is said to have
been first played.
Some people have called the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum a national
treasure. They say anyone who wants to know America must visit this museum in
Cooperstown, New York.
Americans have been playing the game of football in some form since the
earliest colonies were established more than three hundred years ago. Settlers brought
the game with them from England. The game was played about the same way soccer
is played today. In the middle 1800s, American colleges played a form of football
called “association.” Each team had its own rules. In 1876 officials from several
universities established a set of rules for all teams to follow. The new game was
officially called football.
Today, professional sports are a big business in the United States. Most players
are paid large amounts of money. Large crowds pay to attend professional football
games or other sporting events.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is in Canton, Ohio. It is about eighty-five
kilometers south of the city of Cleveland. There are several reasons why Canton was
chosen. A successful, professional football team, the Canton Bulldogs, played there
in the early days of the sport. Jim Thorpe, one of the first great professional players,
played with the Bulldogs for a time.

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