Notre Dame Football and Victorian Sports
Do you think there was an equivalent to Notre Dame Football in Victorian times? I’ve never seen a sport-loving rake hell. That would be kind of amusing, actually. I don’t think they had a sports page in the London Times (must check this), but can you imagine this in your mind? A heroine wanting to go someplace romantic and the hero taking her to a sports match? I know that the Ascot was very popular, and horse racing might be their equivalent, but I wonder what other competitive sports they might have followed.
Maybe I could write a historical athletic hero, a la Susan Elizabeth Phillips, for my next book. Maybe a baseball player…hmm….the possibilities…:coffee:
I’ve been trucking along with my new manuscript, and I’m at that stage where I question–”Have I already written this? Did the heroine think this already? Are these emotions right, or am I totally fudging this?” Major brain cramp. The middle of a book is always challenging for me: a constant love/hate battle. 
I’ll reach a scene that is fun to write 
only for it to be followed by a drudgery scene :banghead:. Ah, the challenges of being a writer.
Michelle posted in Writing @ 6:32 am | Viewed 1553 times
Suzanne Says:
Good luck whipping through the middle, Michelle!
Tori Says:
I’m pretty sure they didn’t play baseball in Victorian England, but don’t quote me on that.
Let’s see… there’s cricket, rugby, what else? Now you’ve got me really curious!
Tori Says:
Google “Victorian” “England” and “Sports”. I found a bunch of stuff.
Football (though I’m sure they’re talking soccer), cricket, and boxing were big, too.
Amy K. Says:
Good luck with the middle! If you’re wondering if you already said something, that’s a good sign you’ve got your characters down well.
kacey Says:
The middle huh?
Good luck with that. Better you than me 
Michelle Says:
Tori–LOL. No, it really was around in Victorian Times. It was extremely popular in the Civil War in the USA.
“Americans began playing baseball on informal teams, using local rules, in the early 1800s. By the 1860s, the sport, unrivaled in popularity, was being described as America’s “national pastime.”
Someone must have taught the Brits to play…