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...editors of the Rutgers Targum have called the theft "nothing but poor sportsmanship." Their editorial goes on to brand the men who stole the Little Red Cannon "poor losers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cannon-Nappers Are Poor Sports, Say Rutgers after Stadium Holdup | 11/5/1947 | See Source »

...Sportsmanship has not been superseded by subsidization, as it has in most American colleges and the scores, which frequently zoomed to around the hundred mark, were a result of the cultivated, and now nearly neglected, art of drop-kicking...

Author: By Morman S. Poser, | Title: Football in '80s Wild and Woolly, Featuring Pulled Whiskers, Flying Wedge, Fancy Kicking | 10/31/1947 | See Source »

...spite of Harvard's constant and ignominious defeats from its great rival, Yale, the annual game was still the most looked-for one in the country. There was undoubtedly good sportsmanship, but games frequently became rough and new. A minor legend of the early Eighties were Ben Lamb's teeth and their effect on the Harvard anatomy during a typically fierce game. The CRIMSON even penned a little poem on them...

Author: By Morman S. Poser, | Title: Football in '80s Wild and Woolly, Featuring Pulled Whiskers, Flying Wedge, Fancy Kicking | 10/31/1947 | See Source »

...that's Harvard sportsmanship," mumbled one press-box delegate...

Author: By William S. Fairfield, | Title: Egg In Your Beer | 9/29/1947 | See Source »

When the first balloon was ready, lean Jean Boesmans, the Dutch entry, and his wife stepped into the basket. As 40 gallant soldiers of the Republic clung fast to its ropes, Boesmans launched into a flowery speech in praise of French sportsmanship. Just then the band struck up the Dutch National Anthem. "Tell the music to shut up," shouted Boesmans. "Lâchez tout!" (let it go) roared the crowd. Promptly the soldiers dropped the ropes and Boesmans soared aloft, while the crowd shouted: "Vive la Hollande...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: They're Off! | 6/9/1947 | See Source »

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