Word: wipe
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ball victory by gaining the base-ball championship and another later in the spring on the water. Especially should attention be given from now until the spring to rowing on the hydraulic machines in the gymnasium, as the Columbia freshmen have already gone to work with a determination to wipe out their defeats of the past two years. With proper support and encouragement from the class, and proper training on the part of the members of the nine and crew, there is no reason why '90 should not have the proud record of winning three championships in one year...
...22.About half a mile beyond the Harvard quarters on the same side of the river, one can see the blue and white flag of the Columbia men rising over the trees. The Columbia crews, 'varsity and freshman, have been down here for ten days, and are working hard to wipe out their old defeats. They take two pulls every day, as our crews always have done, and are generally accompanied by the Carrie Goodwin, their launch. Last night, however, instead of going out in the afternoon, they waited until almost seven o'clock before they went out, and returned...
...Yale News complains of lack of support of the freshman crew by their class. They also urge the crew to do everything in its power to wipe out the disgrace of the freshman game...
...Sparring contests this year will be more hotly contested then they have been for many years past. Most of the men who were defeated last year are training to wipe out their former defeats, while a large number of new men have signified their intention of entering. In the Heavy Weight, Among new men will be Curtis, L. S., Allen, '86, and Morrison, M. S., who is training under Kilrain. These different teachers and ought to make this event decidedly lively. In the Middle Weight there will be Colony, '86, and Smith, '86, besides quite a number...
...student lamp this whole term! And what's this? 'Board at Harvard Dining Association,' $54,-well, that's rather contradicted by the next, 'Extras,' $25. If I had stuck to the regular feed I couldn't have eaten all those extras, so it seems to me they ought to wipe off either the "board" or the "extra" items. And here, may it please the Olympian Tens, is the last one of all,-the last straw, too. 'Gymnasium Locker,' $2. Now considering the fact that I lost about $30 worth of clothes out of that very locker, owing to the neglect...