Word: abandonment
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...comparatively light, but scrappy and fast eleven. Coach Page's Hoosiers are noted for their stubborn defensive play, and their four man shift in the line on the offense. The fact that both Harvard and Indiana have crimson as their official color has led the invaders to abandon their traditional jersies in order to avoid confusion on the field today. Just what color they intend to wear in the place of their usual crim- son, however, was not divulged by the Indiana managers last night...
...Debating Club, founded last year as a Freshman organization, has decided to abandon its separate existence and combine with the Harvard Debating Union, according to J. F. Harding '30, president of the club...
When the realization finally came that to wait was futile, Dartmouth tried valiantly to snake dance with all the abandon that the occasion required, but the spell had been broken: Their enthusiasm had been self-suppressed in its spontaneous state, in the cause of sports-manlike conduct--not to insult their opponents with a contempt for the victory. A Harvard football scalp is still a cherished prime in Hanover, though not to be valued higher than a tradition of courtesy...
...abandon with which the Crimson tossed forward passes to the winds and the success attending these attempts was surprising. A. E. French '29 and Crosby made star catches of difficult pass chances, and the Crimson's second touchdown came on a long toss from David Guarnaccia '29 to A. O. Fordyce '28, who had only three yards to run. The few lateral passes attempted worked smoothly...
...Cherbourg the authorities, alarmed at the threats of the Reds, decided to abandon a scheduled parade. They had not enough police to control the Communists, who were obviously seizing upon the occasion as an excuse to give vent to their political wrath...