Word: haphazard
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...Every sort of gaming company" is a strong statement to make about six or seven athletic coaches. Because college teams play with a few amateur or even professional teams of known reputation, they can scarcely be said to associate haphazard with whatever "gaming association" comes along. The evils that are said to arise from intercourse with professionals have never been clearly defined, and a clear definition of them is necessary before any judgment ought to be passed upon college athletics. There is a decided objection to professionalism creeping into athletics, but hitherto its advances have been so slight and have...
...batsman is punished for failing to strike at the first three fair balls sent in to him. This is an advantage given the pitcher which has a damaging effect on the batting, especially in the matter of trying to bat with skill by placing the ball instead of the haphazard way in vogue now. One of two things is needed to get rid of this unfair division of the penalties in question, and one of these is to extend the calling off strikes to every other fair ball delivered-allowing the batsman a chance at six fair balls instead...
...choice of so many studies, has a tendency to develop specialists in one study, the evil effects of which in youthful education are freely admitted. Investigation will show that a large part of the students pursue almost exclusively literary studies, leaving science and natural history to be learned at haphazard. All will admit the value of these studies in developing sides of our character and tastes which History, Philosophy, Mathematics, or the general study of literature necessarily fails to do. Acknowledging the value of Chemistry, Botany, and Geology, many a man of a literary penchant is deterred from electing them...