Word: grit
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...death of William E. Quinn, the Harvard track team has lost a trainer endowed with unusual personal athletic attainment and with the still rarer power of developing the abilities of others. Of his loyalty and devotion to Harvard, pathetic proof was given to those who watched the cheery grit with which he hobbled to the field even after he was already suffering severely from the disease which finally caused his death. In him, Harvard has lost a notable trainer and a faithful friend...
...poor showing of most of the inexperienced candidates for the two assistant managerships of the Harvard Register indicates that only men of exceptional grit or of previous advertising experience can stand the test. Men in all departments of the University who have either of the above qualifications are urged to report. Each man is paid for the work done whether he is successful in the competition or not. The candidate selected as first assistant manager will in all probability be elected manager for next year. The competition lasts for five weeks, closing November 23. Candidates should plan to give...
...every department of the game. Better yet, our cheering and singing was more determined than has ever been given to any Harvard team. We feel confident that the splendid support thus afforded went far toward giving the Harvard eleven a fighting spirit that plainly outshone the well-known Yale grit. For Harvard to outfight Yale in any sport has been rare. To outfight her in football has never happened within the memory of the present College generation. It happened Saturday for the first time. And with a man like Coach Haughton (who stands for fight from the start...
...Garcelon L.'95, the next speaker, expressed his regret at not being able to follow more closely the work of the second team. The second team is the team that makes the University eleven each year. He congratulated the members of the squad on the grit and persistency which they had shown throughout the season. It is this same quality that leads to a successful career in life...