Mallory had earlier felt that oxygen was somehow "unsporting" but was coming round to the idea that, without it, Everest might never be climbed.
It sternly discourages such innovations as electronic rangefinders mounted on conventional bows, deeming such gadgets unsporting.
There had been a feeling among some early 20th-century climbers that ascending with oxygen, support from Sherpas, and a large party was "unsporting" or that it missed the point of mountain climbing.
The bowlers' "unsporting" behaviour raised questions about fair play, good sportsmanship, and national honour.
For the Brits, coaching, even practicing, was, well, unsporting.
On a Saturday night, two wines we asked for were not in stock; Bibbiani's 2008 Poggio Vignoso Chianti, presented by the impeccably dressed manager as an alternative, had simple charms, but the price — $35 for a bottle that can be found at retail for $8.99 — seemed unsporting.
She practised at the slaughterhouse, serenely confident, as she would tell preachy Americans later, that these bulls would otherwise die by the hammer, an "unsporting" end.
I really feel sick," comments one under the "2013 Pig Killing Highlights" video, complete with perky soundtrack, on Louisiana Hog Control's Facebook page.Traditional hunters think it unsporting when it comes to game species such as elk.
Reacting to a public outcry, Germany's new telecoms regulatory authority says it is looking for a "customer-friendly" solution to unsporting plans by the former monopoly to impose a big fee on customers who switch suppliers.
The tissue is prized in Asia, both as a general tonic and as an aphrodisiac.Now both branches of elk ranching are under attack the shooting side for being unsporting and cruel to the elk, the velvet side for supposedly posing a health risk to the consumers.
In a further unsporting gesture, he said that Mr Rainsy would face arrest if he stayed away from the convening of parliament.
