Word: sportingly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Academic sports, which were all but unknown before the war, are gaining ground, but the participation is still minimal. Something is being done in the way of competitive field and track contests, but it is unlikely that these will ever assume more than a fraction of the importance attached to them in America. The Germans of the better class still regard sport as a means to an end, not as an end in itself. In other words, small stress is laid on competitive contests and record-making...
Copley--"The Sport of Kings", at 8.20: Lan Hay's excellent comedy of gambling, racing, and betting, caught in full flight from London to New York...
...games played between the two teams, the Crimson has won two, and its opponents two. Both are anxious to win the rubber game. The Aggies have beaten the strong Springfield outfit 37 to 33, and Sprinfield overcame the Tufts five. The court game is a major sport for the visitors, and they are expected to put on a strong attack...
Copley--"The Sport of Kings...
...that have already been much discussed. These include the present emphasis by student bodies and the public upon football, scouting, proselytzing, coaching from the side lines, the question of professional football and baseball, paid coaching, and a tendency to treat the whole matter more as a business than a sport...