Word: blood
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Butterworth, Yale's full-back, has burst a blood-vessel in his elbow...
Renan was of mixed Celtic and Gascon blood, and inherited the traits of both. From the Celtic or Breton side he had his deeply imaginative and conservative qualities and from the Gascons his light and vivacious nature. He received his early education in a Breton Roman Catholic seminary, where thought was simple and religion sincere. From there he went to Paris, where he found everything more gorgeous and splendid and less real and earnest. To complete his education he went to another seminary, where he first learned that he was not a Christian in the real sense of the word...
...Undue exaltation of physical superiority. This is shown by the cases of - (a) Kelley. - (b) J. L. Sullivan. - (c) College "grand stand" players. - (d) Bad blood between amateur athletic clubs. - (e) Change in popular idea of college man who once a "grind" is now a "slugger...
...this same reasoning it might be argued that as there is a very faint interest in sparring and wrestling at college, this interest should be aroused by exhibitions of sparring and wrestling by outside champions. Theoretically this ought to be so. An ideal exhibition of sparring - sparring, not for blood, but for points - where quickness and skill should be the qualities to be exercised and to determine the winner, such an exhibition of sparring would doubtless do much to arouse an interest in the sport here at Harvard. But, unfortunately, such an exhibition of ideal sparring is hard to find...
...wake up for the first time and the round that followed was the hardest and most exciting event of the afternoon. Both men rushed repeatedly and throughout the blows were very evenly distributed. Toward the end both men were more or less groggy and pretty well covered with blood. The decision of the judges was in favor of Hunt, who, taking the three rounds together, clearly out matched his opponent...