Word: plucking
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...proud of. One cycle of Harvard victories has been terminated, but the prospects for the beginning of another are bright, the greatest credit is due the Yale team that has finally conquered, but Captain Dadmun and his men will always be honored for their wonderful exhibition of fight and pluck...
...survived. The scrub team is to my mind the most valuable in its development of the real eleven. They are the educators and they take their knocks uncomplainingly. Next is the quarterback, for if a team loses him it loses its sense of direction. It's his sand and pluck that tell-his patience to learn the play, to master the detail, even when hard, and after all that's what a man must do afterward to succeed in life. He must stand fast, work hard, learn his lessons even though they seem wearisome. In a word, football is like...
...cleanest and most sportsmanlike contests of football ever seen on the gridiron. This victory over the hard-fighting, clean-playing Yale eleven was one of the greatest ever gained by Harvard and to Captain Wendell, who has proved himself an admirable leader, and to the players, who have shown pluck, courage and spirit during the season, we extend our congratulations on this final great victory...