": ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁stories ▁about ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁hot ▁dog , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁false . ▁Let ▁us ▁start ▁with ▁what ▁we ▁know . ▁The ▁first ▁known ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Record ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ... The ▁reason ▁why ▁they ▁are ▁called ▁hot ▁is ▁obvious , ▁but ▁why ▁dog ? ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁contents ▁of ▁the ▁sa usage . ▁The ▁association ▁of ▁sa us ages ▁and ▁dog ▁meat ▁goes ▁back ▁quite ▁a ▁bit ▁further . ▁The ▁term ▁dog ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁syn onym ▁for ▁sa usage ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 8 4 ... ▁ ▁Bl ad der ball ▁Bl ad der ball ▁was ▁a ▁game ▁tradition ally ▁played ▁by ▁students ▁at ▁Y ale , ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁b anned ▁by ▁the ▁administration . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Philip ▁Ze id man ▁as ▁a ▁competition ▁between ▁The ▁Y ale ▁Record , ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Daily ▁News , ▁The ▁Y ale ▁B anner ▁and ▁campus ▁radio ▁station ▁W Y BC . ▁It ▁was ▁eventually ▁opened ▁to ▁all ▁students , ▁with ▁teams ▁divided ▁by ▁resident ial ▁college . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁ ▁Notable ▁Y ale ▁Record ▁al umn i ▁include ▁( but ▁are ▁not ▁limited ▁to ): ▁▁ ▁Franklin ▁Abb ott ▁ ▁Cec il ▁Alexander ▁ ▁William ▁Anthony ▁ ▁Peter ▁Ar no