Word: blazers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...court tennis and rackets. On the athletic team, however, the "second strings" get only a "half blue." This differs from a "full blue" in that the sweater has no blue trimming on the neck and sleeves and is without the emblem of the club on the breast, while the blazer and cap are striped with white. Members of the cross country team, the bicycle team, the (field) hockey team and perhaps some others are all awarded half blues which differ slightly in each case. Members of such minor organizations as the golf club, the shooting club, the swimming club...
Princeton has decided to follow the example of other colleges and adopt a blazer and cap of special design to be worn exclusively by the members of the different athletic teams...