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Word: pluckier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1892-1892
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...made by the team against their heavier opponents. Until the very end of the game they broke through continually and blocked off like veterans, and it was only when their strength gave out in the unequal contest that Yale's wedges and push-plays began to be effective. A pluckier and more determined fight against odds than that made by Worden, Russell, and Mannahan is seldom seen, and it is worth noticing that Harvard made as many gains by bucking directly through the centre as Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A TIE GAME. | 11/28/1892 | See Source »

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