Word: spiritlessly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...associates did name him head of the CRIMSON, the first position of authority FDR ever held. While merely a CRIME candidate, Roosevelt dared to ask President Eliot how he would vote in the 1900 election. Later as president, FDR wrote the CRIMSON editorials, including one blasting the spiritless football team, another describing the Yard dorms as firetraps, and a third suggesting that the new Stadium be turned into a toboggan slide...
...agreed that if the spirit was brought up it would give the incentive to play to many more players, thus making Harvard teams better. The reporter's misunderstanding was in thinking that freshman football players were down and spiritless. This is not true; I have never made such a statement. The players' spirit has been excellent for each and every game, and to confirm this statement come over and see us play Yale...