Word: behinds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Especially praiseworthy was McClellan, who, under the pressure created by hoots and catcalls, sank seven free throws without a miss, all at crucial times. He ended up with 15 points, behind Harrington and Richling, who led the attack with 18 and 16 respectively...
...raucous, highly partisan crowd of 2000 last night saw the varsity quintet come from seven points behind in the second half to edge Brandeis, 74 to 73, in Waltham. The Crimson went ahead for good with three and a half minutes to go on a jump shot by Bob Bowditch, but at that point the eventual outcome was still very much in doubt...
...first half started at an incredibly fast pace, with the Judges trailing, but they came from behind to tie the score, 20 to 20, at the 10:40 mark. Then Brandeis went out in front, stifling the varsity with a zone defense and all the while increasing the lead to 39-30 at half-time...
...sure whether Gertrude regretted her brave words. Some critics maintain that she never recovered from the defeat. In any case, she left education behind at the age of twenty-six. In the spring of 1902 she joined Leo in England...
Died. Major General William Joseph ("Wild Bill") Donovan, 76, Wall Street lawyer, World War I commander of the New York City regiment in the Rainbow Division popularly known as the Fighting 69th, World War II director of the Office of Strategic Services, which conducted U.S. espionage activity behind enemy lines, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand (1953-54); in Washington. Shy, mild Bill Donovan had an antonymic nickname, quiet reserves of courage. Near the Marne in 1918, with a machine-gun bullet in his leg, Colonel Donovan refused evacuation, set an example that won him the Medal of Honor...