Word: sand
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...envy and he calls aloud that his deeds may be set forth in undying print for the benefit of posterity and humanity in general and the edification of himself in particular. How the fence went down before the mighty onslaught of the '88 warriors, how the sophomore braves Lacked sand to begin the fight after the time-honored custom, how many of the latter were bareheaded on their return to the classic shades and finally how, in a fit of kindness, the thoughtful freshmen covered the head of our illustrious founder shivering on his cold seat in the night...
...whole team must be improved in every possible way. They must play with more "sand," to use a favorite college word. Our last defeat was undoubtedly due in some degree to the want of this quality. We sincerely hope that our past defeats will open the eyes of the management to the numerous defects in our eleven and enable it to correct them as far as possible before any important games occur...
...Yale Courant. in defending Yale against the attacks of the "Nassau Misc" which finds fault with the excessive "sandiness" of the Yale foot ball game, delivers itself of the following: "Sand is, no doubt, disagreeable to certain individuals, but it is entirely preferable to the concoction of mud, cowardice and sour grapes which the organs of Princeton and Harvard, with their New York satellites, make a point of aiming at Yale after every Thanksgiving game...
...that the first has sand...
...editorial in a revert issue of the Yale News urging the freshman to show that they "possess the necessary amount of Yale sand," seems to us at least superfluous. The Yale foot ball game has been distinguished among college sports for its rather too sandy character. -[Vassar Miscellany...