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Thesis statement: The Yankees Red Sox rivalry exemplifies loyalty and betrayal which is evident in the modernism literary movement.
I. The Yankees –Red Sox rivalry History.
A. Since before the start of the American Revolution, Boston and New York have shared a rivalry.
1. When the sons of liberty stirred up the flames of revolution in Boston, Tories in New York argued that America should stay loyal to the crown.
2. When the siege of Boston ended, the citizens of Boston celebrated, while people in New York faced defeat.
B. For more than a century after the American Revolution the rivalry continued.
1. In the beginning of the 19th century Boston was the educational, cultural, artistic, and economic power in the United States.
2. During this time period New York was often looked down upon as the upstart, over populated, dirty cousin to Boston
C. The turn of the 20th Century
1. At the start of the 20th century New York became more industrialized and became the focus of American capitol.
2. The Red Sox were one of the most successful teams in baseball at the turn of the 20th century and through the following two decades. The team won the first World Series in 1903
3. During this period, the Yankees were called highlanders, because they played there games in Washington heights, a neighbor hood in Manhattan. They usually finished at the bottom of their division.
D. The “Curse of the Great Bambino”.
1. In 1916 the Red Sox were purchased by Harry Frazee on credit for 500,000. Though the team wan the World Series in 1918, Frazee was in a hurry to pay off his debits he accrued by purchasing the Red Sox. After the Red Sox finished sixth in the American league in 1919, Frazee sold several Red Sox players , including the pitcher turned outfielder Babe Ruth to the Yankees.
2. Babe Ruth’s arrival in New York...
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