Word: gridironed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Therefore, because Harvard, great educationally, may be whipped on the gridiron, the public grasps the fact that smaller institutions may lose football battles and yet continue to contribute to the advancement of learning...
Both Magie and Bump have held managerial parts before. Magic was Freshman track manager last year, while his runner-up this fall, last year managed the 1928 gridiron...
Indeed, a contemporary hero of the gridiron, Oberlander of Dartmouth, by refusing a similar chance for fame and fortune illumines the choice of the Illinois gentleman with the light of a more legitimate understanding of his duty. To him dignity is not developed by dollars, nor character increased by acclaim. He prefers his degree to the applause of the fight fans of football and forgets glamor in a decent respect for his college...
Many of Mr. Thayer's statements are appropriate today. "Last fall, "he writes concerning Yale's victories on the gridiron, "under the same management against which, in victory, no adverse criticism had been heard, Harvard lost the game. Abuse from all sides was immediately poured in upon the gentlemen who had given all their time, thought, and attention for many weeks." This abuse caused the resignation of the coaches, for the article continues: "A coach, once secured, should be kept for a series of years, and, if necessary, paid a salary...
...some 25 years, beginning with 1879, canvas jackets were won over the jersey. Some of these jackets had the "H," others did not. Until 1892, the gridiron sweater, like that of the crew, was white with the "H," in crimson. In two, years, 1892 and 1893, the football sweater was crimson with the "H" in black, and thereafter the background was black and the "H' crimson as is now the case. In 1896, this last combination was confirmed by the Athletic Committee of the University...