Word: plucking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...nowadays as they used to do. They are tired seeing a prize fight between ruffians, when they expect to see a spirited game between gentleman. And, in our opinion, there will be no inter-collegiate foot-ball three or four years hence unless referees are secured who have the pluck and disposition to enforce the rules against players who are willing to break them. Undoubtedly it would be a safeguard to have the game refereed by an alumnus, who may be supposed to be removed from sympathy with the present mode of play. We doubt, though the advisability of changing...
...persuasions of the seniors and juniors the freshmen were spurred to take and keep the sidewalk in spite of all the efforts of the sophomores, as far as the vacant lot this side of the orphan asylum, where the long struggle was stopped. The freshmen showed unexpected "sand" and pluck throughout all the rushing and well earned their victories...
...Jarvis field. The nine has thus far labored under the disadvantage of playing its games on the home ground of the opposing team, and our chances in today's game may, for this reason, be considered better than in any of the previous championship games. When we consider the pluck with which the nine has heretofore worked against great odds and the steady improvement in their play, we feel confident that its work today will not do discredit to the university...
...warm. The crew are rowing very well in their new order; the new stroke is surpassing all expectation, and Ayers is doing remarkably well at No. 4. That our chances against Yale have been seriously impaired, it will be useless to deny; still we rely upon the pluck and determination of our men to place themselves on a good footing again and make up for their loss by greater work and enthusiasm...
...during leisure hours than prevailed before the in-door gymnastics and the exciting field sports came into fashion. The effect on the health of the students, it cannot be doubted, has been extremely beneficial. Games in the open air, which call for the utmost vigilance, self-possession, promptness and pluck in those who take part in them, are not without an effect on character. They are a mental and moral discipline of no slight value. That a considerable portion of the leisure time of students is most profitably passed in athletic exercises, such as rowing, ball-playing and gymnastics, exercises...