The 1920s were a time of change in the United States. For the first time in history, more people lived in cities than in the countryside. The United States was also richer than it had ever been. New means of transportation were introduced. Many other technologies were also introduced, such as radios. This made it easier to keep up to date with new stories. People turned to sport to get through the Great War and pass the time. Americans benefited from the economic boom, the automobile became the main means of transportation. People also got their hands on many other new devices. The timing of watching sports as a new hobby was perfect as they had the privilege of seeing many stars such as: Jack Dempsey, The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame, Suzanne Leglen, Eddie Shore and many others . But there was another, the greatest of all, Babe Ruth. Baseball was becoming the “national pastime” as more and more people began to follow it. More and more people were going to games and playing them for fun. The most popular sports figure in the United States in the 1920s was baseball player George Herman "Baby" Ruth, a player for the New York Yankees. He hit more home runs than any other player and thrilled fans with his outgoing personality. He was a perfect example of a hero of the Roaring Twenties. Babe Ruth was known for hitting the most home runs of any player in baseball history. Aspects of today's games bring us back to Ruth. Home runs have become the most important and dominant factor in the game, besides good pitching. At the age of 19, Babe Ruth began his baseball career, on July 11, 1914, he played in the big league with the Boston Red Sox. Her career was full of success for many years, often considered the best foundation...... middle of paper...... Ruth, along with others, arrived at a time when the country was seeking and Heroes were needed, and the new commercial radio stations of the 1920s gave the public greater access to them. Many people began to admire athletes like boxer Jack Dempsey, or golfers Bobby Jones and Walter Hagan, and other baseball players like Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb. The country desperately needed distractions from the pain and suffering endured during the war, and these men provided it. Almost every sport of the 1920s expanded in one way or another by the end of the decade. As people's incomes increased and they therefore had more money to spend on luxury goods, attendance at sporting events also began to increase. The popularity of the games and the means by which the media reported what was happening were also increasing. In fact, the 1920s were called "the golden age of sports ».."