Word: tainted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...successful in making a popular appeal, professional football will deal a heavy blow at the spirit which has made football almost unique among college sports. Football has obtained its position as the college sport par excellence largely because of its freedom from the taint of commercialism. By nature a rough, and at times a brutal game, football is never theless dominated by the amateur spirit, and the thousands of boys and young men who play it in our schools and colleges do it for love of the game, and not from any ulterior consideration of future gain. The springing...
That the legal profession, in the mind of the average man, the man who feels himself oppressed by the inequalities due to economic conditions, has long labored under the taint of an original sin, not even the members of the bar themselves will deny. The unfortunate belief that all lawyers are to be looked upon with suspicion is too deeply rooted in the mind of the ignorant and ill informed man to be dispelled by mere argument. You may argue with this individual and he will listen to you with a humorous twinkle in his eye realizing that he cannot...
...will always appeal to the man who does not stop to reason. Offer to give him something for nothing and you will at once gain his confidence. It is in this way that free legal aid is going to serve the double purpose of purging the profession of its taint, and at the same time serve those who have just causes and are unable to obtain the services of a lawyer who charges fees...
...resumed. The whole array of paid coaches, trainers, scouts and other attendants ought to be cut down considerably and the number of games which involve traveling might well be reduced. These things have made college athletics unduly expensive in the past and have given all college sport the taint of semi-professionalism. If the system is not to be reformed, it should at least be improved. Boston Herald...
...resumed. The whole array of paid coaches, trainers, scouts, and other attendants ought to be cut down considerably and the number of games which involve travelling might well be reduced. These things have made college athletics unduly expensive in the past and have given all college sport the taint of semi-professionalism. If the system is not to be reformed, it should at least be improved. Boston Herald...