Word: sleeveless
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...half mile. The new suits will be the finest ever made for any college team in the country, and will consist of blue serge coats with a white monogram on the pocket, A. Y. A.; English cashmere pants with blue stripe on side and waistband; and white sleeveless jerseys with the same monogram, blue flannel knit sweaters with the white monogram, and a new English style of cap with college seal and cording on the front...
...about their personal appearance. American college athletes have the reputation of being far less careful about their costumes than the English. Doubtless the influence at work in the gymnasium is apt to make one a bit neglectful. But after a moment's reflection any one must realize that a sleeveless rowing shirt, however immaculate, is not the best thing in which to appear before the grand stand at a ball game...