Word: disconcerting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Elements tending to disconcert candidates are to be minimized...
...Yale, I think, that first conceived the idea of punting when punting was not to be expected. The original idea was not merely to avoid waste, but to disconcert the enemy. Under the old rules, and fitted with a running team of great power, Yale did not resort to kicking except on the last down. But since Yale used to pursue the policy of building the defence first, it became necessary to lay especial stress on the kicking game. It was natural that the Elis, accustomed to using the kicking game throughout the early season, should be the first...
...thousand such instruments at the game tomorrow. The occasion would degenerate into a confused bedlam of noises, and organized cheering and singing would be impossible. But worst of all, Harvard men would be open to the charge of resorting to clasp, unfair and professional lactics in order to disconcert an opponent...