Word: smothered
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...line uncrossed except by Princeton two weeks ago. The Bulldog, on the contrary, is considerably the worse for wear; the claw-marks of the Tiger have not yet healed. Yet for that reason Yale, always a fighting organization, will fight harder than ever. It is Harvard's job to smother the grim, determined blue-jerseyed eleven, and we have faith that the Harvard machine can do it. The Crimson team has the driving, smashing power of a locomotive. Whether Yale can stop it remains to be seen...
...CRIMSON prints today a comment on free speech in foreign universities. In this country, war's necessities have not shackled speech. But we still follow the law of suppression; though in lesser degree, conservatism and class prejudice still smother radical ideas...
Wendell at right halfback is the best line-plunging back in the east and, running hard and low, chooses his holes with excellent judgment. He has proved to be the most consistent ground gainer on the squad, although opposing teams have directed their defence toward attempting to smother his plunges...