Bulldogs Must Go
Baltimore American
May 18, 1905
Bulldogs Must Go
Not to Be Tolerated in Fraternities at Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY, May 17 — Chancellor James B. Days, of Syracuse University, today ordered the fraternities to get rid of all bulldogs at the houses within 24 hours, and threatened to expel any student seen on the street with a bulldog. The killing of another canine by a bulldog was the cause of the order. The Chancellor directed that the offending animal be killed. He declared that the bulldog was not typical of the ideals of students. – Baltimore American
The bulldog of the late 1800s and early 1900s is the same dog as today’s pit bull terrier. The only thing that has changed about this dog breed in the last century are the different names it goes by: bulldog, pit dog, bull pit, bull terrier — pit bull terrier. Modern dogfighters still call their fighting pit bulls “100% bulldog.” (See: Disguise breed name)
