Word: gridiron
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...York Times is right--as far as it goes. Tomorrow Harvard's soul will be football and it will be tested. Football will prevail not alone on the Princeton gridiron, but here in Cambridge, and in the numerous Harvard clubs all over the country...
...part of the cheering section. Leary described the situation four years ago when through over-confidence and lack of support the team was beaten by Princeton. After the speakers had left attention was turned to learning two new songs, "Red Pepper" by R. K. Fletcher '08, author of "The Gridiron King" and "Soldiers Field" and another by F. W. Hatch '19. "Red Pepper" proved to be the better of the two and will be used regularly henceforth...
...song will be practised for the first time. The title is "Red Pepper" by R. K. Fletcher '08, author of "The Gridiron King" and "Soldiers Field...
Presenting the same strong line-up which will probably face Princeton this week, the University eleven fought through a gruelling gridiron contest Saturday in such a commendable way as to bring subsequent victories this season within the realm of probability. In winning over Penn. State by the score of 13 to 0, the Crimson team not only took advantage of opportunities provided by chance, but it also showed a methodical power which has been wanting in the previous work of the eleven this fall...
...wild dash for the gridiron and the rollicking snake dance" are spoken of as if such exuberance were obviously unsportsmanlike, as if there were something mean in thus "rubbing it in." On the contrary, it is a legitimate effervescence of the joy of victory. The defeated not only expect it, but they feel disappointed if the subtle compliment be omitted. "Is the query. Doubtless more than one Harvard undergraduate,-- and at least one,--was obliged to apologise to his companion last Saturday when the expected serpentine failed to materialize...