Word: grit
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...work with such earnestness and determination. It is long since Harvard has played such football as she played Saturday. We can almost forget our defeat in the remembrance of that exhibition of football; we can but admire the men who can show the pluck and grit that has brought such a sudden change in the play of the eleven. The game was beyond the expectation of the college - from first to last it was magnificent...
...Upton's gain with 2 yards, and Lake, in two rushes made the rest of the required 5. The next two downs did not gain, so Brewer kicked, the ball going out at the 20 yard line. At this juncture Upton's injuries became so painful that even his grit could not keep him up, and Mason was substituted...