Word: wrest
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...days. It is freely admitted here that the Princeton eleven met a superior team and was squarely and fairly defeated. There is, however, a great degree of confidence in the players, and all Princetonians are determined to leave no stone unturned and to work with renewed zeal to wrest victory from Yale. It is expected that the coaches will change the style of play hitherto used by Princeton and if possible make it more effective before the eleven meets Yale...
...wrest the cup from Harvard it will be necessary for the successful college to win more points than Harvard, since, according to the rules governing the contest the college possessing the cup retains it in case...