Word: muckerish
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...power to advance the cause of good feeling between colleges, and when Harvard is in the wrong we will say so honestly and fearlessly, but when cheering descends into yelling, no matter by whom it is done, we shall consider it our duty to proclaim such conduct "muckerish" and unworthy an intercollegiate athletic contest...
...carriages three or four deep nearly surrounded the whole field. There were two or three very unpleasant features connected with the game. The crowd cheered at Harvard's errors, and crys of "drop it" were heard whenever a fly was knocked to one of our men. Such ungentlemanly and "muckerish" treatment is certainly not to be expected from college men. The Yale nine treated the Harvard team courteously. and it is to be regretted that as much cannot be said of the spectators. The umpiring was simply absurd. The man seemed wholly unfit for his position. Harvard will protest...
...Monday. In the latter game they are said to have apologized for their mode of welcome, after they had gained the game by that same welcome. Truly, this is a good specimen of Yale politeness. There is but one word that characterizes such a proceeding fitly, and that is-"muckerish." It plainly shows that Yale has become so used to victory that she cannot accept defeat in a straightforward and gentlemanly spirit, but must have recourse to the methods of roughs and bullies to obtain that which she cannot get by fair play...
...ever accused Yale of being a mere training-school for "muckers." We only claim that Yale plays a game of foot-ball which we consider adapted only to "muckers" (if the Spirit wants to use this word), and in so far only as Yale supports this style is she "muckerish." Still, at Rugby, England, an equally rough game is in vogue, yet no one characterizes Rugby men as muckers. That this style of game meets with the disapproval of the college world in general is shown by the recent changes in the foot-ball rules...
...General muckerish appearance - Yale," is the method of identification employed by the Acta...