A controversies about speech and sports involve fan speech. But sometimes controversy arises over what athletes themselves say, on or off the field.
Robert Edwards Auctions got its hands on an 1898 document entitled "Special Instructions to Players," which warns professional baseball players to stop profanity to intimidate opponents and umpires. And since you cannot stop anyone from using bad language without providing examples of that bad language, the instructions give ten examples of unacceptable offensive language.
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