Το αθλητικό Lock-down της πανδημίας του 1918

Between World War I and the Spanish Flu, October 1918 was perhaps the U.S.’s last month without sports — until now.

The United States entered World War I in April 1917. In the spring of 1918, professional baseball players were notified that the government was going to issue a “work or fight” order, forcing men to work in defense industry factories or to join the military.

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