Word: knee
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...school of critics compares him to former Westerners who have "gone into the Street" to trim it, and found that the Wall Street professionals knew a thing or two themselves. The other school writes heart-interest articles about Mr. Haskell's childhood days at his mother's knee, and tearfully declares: "Wall Street...
When Ambassador Harvey appeared at a London court function clad in knee breeches and buckled shoes he was ridiculed in the United States for aping the undemocratic aristocracy of the Old World. Yet the right to a salute of nineteen guns, to ride in a coach and six, and to be honored as the dignity and power of his state would be honored, is not inconsistent with democracy. Indeed the American ambassador to St. James who in his simple evening dress was mistaken for a butler and commanded by a haughty European ambassador to "call my coach, sirrah!" would undoubtedly...
...great day the teams met in New Haven. The Harvard players wore crimson jersies with a white H, crimson sticking and knee breeches. Their opponents appeared in blue shirts, yellow snaps and dark civilian trousers. W. A. Whiting '77, the Harvard captain, was unable to play on account of injuries and he was therefore chosen to act as ampire. The contest resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Crimson players and the Eli spectators were far less jubilant than the next year when after the winning Yale goal the Advocate says: "At this exciting juncture the crows, which...
...compensation for having one's nose ground into the sod two hours every afternoon for two months if that operation makes a place for one in collegiate football history. A pommelled ear aches the less when it hears the tribute of a cheer, and the pain of a twisted knee is forgotten if that knee helped to push the ball over the enemy's goal line. But what of the second team the black jersies, for whom there is endless drubbing and few cheers, plenty of pains and only a thin official notice...
...Preparations for the Harvard game on Saturday began today when Coach Jones sent his men through a hard half hour signal drill behind closed doors in the Bowl. All the men who played in the Princeton game reported except Hulman who is out for good with a twisted knee, and Luman who, although his ankle was badly sprained in the Princeton game, may be able to play against Harvard. They were replaced today at right and left end by Deaver and Bingham in the lineup, which was as follows: left end, Bingham, left tackle, Mulstead; left guard, Eckart; center, Lovejoy...