Word: doormat
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Harvard's victory over Yale inspires two instructive conclusions. In the first place it sustains the general opinion that Harvard has definitely cased to be Yale's doormat. The new Harvard spirit seems to be nearly as invincible as the old Yale spirit was in years gone by. In all the important branches of sport Harvard is now winning with a regularity which is disheartening to the loyal supporters of the Blue. It is truely, largely a matter of spirit. In Yale's athletic heyday, her democracy was her most cherished asset. There is now in Harvard athletics a democracy...