Word: wet
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pencil, would the written small-talk charm? Would it scintillate and glitter? No, thought the editors of the Harvard Crimson (undergraduate daily). To test the well-known fact that a woman's wit is quenched by the sight of a sheet of paper like a candle by a wet snuffer, they last week invited the girls of Radcliffe College to contribute to their humorous column, The Crime...
Princeton met defeat at the hands of Colgate on October 24, 9 to 0. The game was played in the rain and both Slagle and Tryon, great Colgate back, were badly hampered by the wet field. The teams were very evenly matched and there was no scoring until the last period. The Princeton line was greatly improved, and held Tryon in check until the closing minutes...
Princeton met defeat at the hands of Colgate on October 24, 9 to 0. The game was played in the rain and both Slagle and Tryon, great Colgate back, were badly hampered by the wet field. The teams were very evenly matched and there was no scoring until the last period. The Princeton line was greatly improved, and held Tryon in check until the closing minutes...
...four periods Princeton fought itself into a lather on a field as wet as a shampoo, with a ball as slippery as shaving soap, against Colgate. In the last minutes a sophomore from Dayton, Ohio (Abraham Mankat, Colgate) forced a safety by blocking a kick; whereupon his encouraged teammates scored a touchdown that dashed the championship hopes of the last of the Big Three. Score: Colgate 9, Princeton...
...however, there is still a great deal lacking. Princeton made only five first downs, to an equal number for Colgate, and rushed the ball 135 yards. Jake Slagle outshone the great Tryon as a consistent ground gainer. The interference was much improved and the punting very good considering the wet condition of the ball. The forward passing, considered Princeton's forte at the beginning of the season, was very weak, however, only one out of five tosses being successful, for a gain of a scant yard, while one intercepted by Colgate was the direct cause of the Maroon touchdown...