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Amateur sport was seen as necessary in honing the character of the elite members of British society, and violent bouts of rugby were praised for their character-building potential. However, as soon as a player tainted himself with the desire to make money, he risked losing his class status. Some sports, such as cricket, had so few lower-class devotees, the taint of amateurism was of little concern, while with horseback riding there was a clear division because of the lifestyle (and weight requirements) that separated for-profit flat racing and 'sporting' or 'squire-led' country hunting. But whenever the danger of...
Review of Amateurism in British Sport: It Matters Not Who Won or Lost?
D. Porter & S. Wagg (Ed). Institute of Historical Research. Review no.678.
URL: http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews / paper / porterwagg.html
Date accessed: 07 February 2010
Works Cited
Lincoln, Allison. Review of Amateurism in British Sport: It Matters Not Who Won or Lost?
D. Porter & S. Wagg (Ed). Institute of Historical Research. Review no.678.
URL: http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews / paper / porterwagg.html
Date accessed: 07 February 2010
As Richard Polidoro and Uriel Simri (1996) write, " Most of the athletes participating in the Games of 676 BC probably came from various Peloponnesian districts and had a relatively short distance to travel. Some participants, however, may have traveled from communities located outside the immediate vicinity. Under the sacred truce, or ekecheiria, the athletes, officials, and spectators were guaranteed safe passage to and from Olympia." Another important factor to note