Word: superiority
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...spirit of Harvard which has lain in a lethargic state so long. Instead of periodical grunts and growling about the eleven, words of hope and encouragement are now heard. Men no longer say that Yale will win simply because she is Yale, but declare that she must show superior strength and science to do so. This, as a sign of the times, is most encouraging. Disgruntled criticism has done much evil here in the past. It has been caused by defeats to a great extent, but it has reacted upon the players and has made them peevish at times...
...have proved our superiority over Englishmen during the past three summers in yachting. Why not try to vanquish them also in the shell? There is an impression among many that the English crews are superior to ours. This idea would probably be exploded if such a race could take place...
Exeter was far superior to Harvard in tackling, but did not use the rush line to advantage. It did, however, play much better than in the last game with Harvard...
...board, although but $4.50 a week is far superior to that of Memorial Hall, both in point of quality of food and in service; and this, in spite of the fact that the number of boarders is little more than a hundred. Cigars and cigarettes appear on the order list; and each man is allowed to have his own beer...
...order to offer an additional inducement to all who enter into the runs to put "their best foot forward," cups are given to those who by reason of their superior pluck and endurance manage to come in ahead of their fellows. Now that the college is beginning to swing into its regulated routine of work, it is time for those who have charge of the matter to organize runs for the fall term, and we hope that the freshmen will co-operate with the upper class-men in sustaining a branch of athletics from which so much good is derived...