Word: confounded
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...look at matters from the collegian's standpoint - than to play against a man who was not a graduate, but who perhaps had been induced to enter a university for a short season in order to take part in some sport in which he was proficient. The tendency to confound the use of the term professional with the idea of skilful through long years of practice has led many to think of a graduate player as a professional player. The man whom we wish to keep out of college athletics is not the skillful man, but the man who barters...