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...practically a certainty. We can only win if there are some red-blooded he-men around Cambridge who can parallel the group who wouldn't accept anything but vicoty from 1912 to 1915. There is a lot more satisfaction in celebrating a victory than in hunting up an alibi for a defeat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NINETEEN TWENTY? | 9/27/1920 | See Source »

...playing undergraduates. We can win if there are some red-blooded he-men around Cambridge who can parallel the group who wouldn't accept anything but victory from 1912 to 1915. There is a lot more satisfaction in celebrating a victory than in hunting up an alibi for a defeat...

Author: By James L. Knox ., (SPECIAL ARTICLE FOR THE CRIMSON) | Title: FOOTBALL TEAM FACES HARD GAMES NEXT FALL | 6/16/1920 | See Source »

...tape in the games this afternoon, and thus cornering the straw market at the "Coop." Meanwhile the proletariat in the cheering sections can only jingle loose pennies in the pockets of their ulsters, well-worn by frequent use in the last few weeks, and find paltry satisfaction in the alibi supplied by the Weather...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STRAW HATS TODAY | 5/15/1920 | See Source »

...shortcomings are many; and no alibi for him is possible or wholesome. A total unfamiliarity with names of places and persons prominent in the daily news is inexcusable. But it is too easy in the traditional way to blame the doctor for the condition of the patient. Unfortunately the Faculty cannot pursue the student to his study and guide his mental habits at all times. To jump at the conclusion that it is the instructor fault if history is not learned is more facile than profound...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "WHO IS GALLIPOLI?" | 1/21/1916 | See Source »

Princeton, with a finished eleven at top-season form, by far the favorite, was defeated 13 to 7. There is many an alibi for that defeat, and many a just one, but even with the many breaks discounted, Yale showed the unexpected quality of power, displayed a remarkably strong defence from the tackle to tackle, uncovered a new spirit and a good kicking game, and, what is perhaps most fundamentally requisite, came forward with the ability to follow the ball. In the way of an offense, the Elis indeed had little, simply a few variations of the old Minnesota shift...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BROWN GAME PROVED TO BE CRISIS IN YALE'S SEASON | 11/20/1915 | See Source »

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