To entrepreneurs, such pastimes as baseball were business. What does this fact reveal about the new concept of leisure time?
A) It provided opportunities for some to make money.
B) It had little to do with actual leisure.
C) It was rejected by the elite as slothful.
D) It could be enjoyed only by the wealthy.
E) It was likely to be a short-lived trend.
A
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