Sports in the 1930s was still as exciting as ever, with many records getting smashed. We also saw two extremely talented Joes: Joe Louis and Joe DiMaggio.
As with everything else, The Depression took its toll on sports. Most everyone took a salary cut and all ballpark renovations were suspended. There was even talk of postponing the Winter Olympics.
Because of the shortage money, sports became increasingly commercialized. Everyone was looking for a way to make an extra buck. Sound familiar and no one will ever forget the triumph of Jesse Owens, winning four gold medals in the face of Hitler and his Aryanism at the 1936 Olympics.