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Word: competitor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1873-1873
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...fact, I believe, that the election held last fall, far from being a choice of the man best fitted for the captaincy, was merely a struggle between the supporters of two gentlemen who rested their claims upon the fact that one was fitted at a certain school and his competitor at another! The spirit that seemed to actuate the men, as one of the members of the class is reported to have said, was this: "We don't care a straw for the office, but we want to defeat that man from -." If this were not their first year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FRESHMAN CREW. | 12/19/1873 | See Source »

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