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Word: linel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...head cheerleader at Pitt was holding tryouts for new men. He told them that Pitt was on defense with the other team in possession inside Pitt's five-yard line. Then, he asked what cheers they would call for in such a situation. The first candidate picked, 'Hold that linel' The second said, 'Hold tight!' But the third yelled, 'Sock it to 'cm, Pitt!' and that's exactly the way I feel about football." After combatting alumni abuse, apathetic crowds, and devoting five years of dedicated effort, this has come to be the Harvard feeling about football...

Author: By Jack Rosenthal, | Title: "Sock It to 'Em" | 11/20/1954 | See Source »

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