Sports in the Wild West

Posted on by Sable Aradia

Matt Braun, one of the most significant names in Western fiction, gives us a rundown of what competitive sports were like in the Wild West!

By Matt Braun

You mention the word “sports” in the same breath with the “Old West,” most people will give you a blank stare.

Yet sports were as much a part of frontier life as the cowboy riding a fence line—even more so, since sports were there long before there was a fence line for the cowboy to ride.

Read the full article at True West Magazine.

 

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I'm a Pagan and speculative fiction author, a professional blogger, and a musician. I'm proudly Canadian and proudly LGBTQ. My politics are decidedly left and if you ask for my opinion, expect an honest answer. I am owned by a cat. I recently lost my dog, who was my boon companion, and I'm taking the loss hard. I used to work part time at a bookstore and I love to read, especially about faith, philosophy, science, and sci-fi and fantasy.