Word: pluckings
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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...
...leading a team to victory. His has been the spirit of that team from the very first game to the last. It was wise, however, not to let him play as his shoulder was in such condition that he ran great risks of being permanently injured. We admire his pluck and his skill and are thankful for what he has done for Harvard football...
...until the sixth lap, when his strength gave out and he fell fifty yards from the finish. It was evident early in the race that he was not in fit condition for so long a distance and that a substitute should have run in his stead. He showed great pluck, however, and after falling managed to totter to the finish, where he was relieved by Haskell. Haskell started over half a lap behind Spitzer and finished with a slightly wider gap between the two runners. Merrihew took up the next relay for Harvard and started in pursuit of La Montagne...