Word: campaigning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Away book in December when they opened their hardwood campaign in M. I. T.'s Hanger gymnasium, it was apparent they were one of the most talented bunch of players that skip had over had to work with at Harvard. They have had their ups and downs this season, but fortunately most of their infrequent downs have been confined to afternoon practice sessions. They suffered their only defeat at the hands of a strong Boston University Cub quintet by a 41 to 35 score...
...surprise victory over Queens, the January turning point in the Varsity's campaign, was largely due to a change in tactics, for in that encounter Hodder began the wise policy of beating out a faster team by playing a close-checking game and capitalizing on breaks for offensive sallies. But tactics alone cannot explain the Varsity's tendency to blow very hot one night and very cold the next. As Coach Hodder explains it, it is largely due to the team's inexperience...
...death of the Pope last week caused a lull in international war drummings, celebrations, diplomatic and social functions. Italy stopped its violent newspaper campaign against the European democracies for a whole three days, renewed it early this week with new vigor. Gracious comment on Pius' death in German newspapers was that he was a "political" Pope and the next one should...
...terrorist campaign scored its first victory when the Northern Ireland Government reluctantly announced that the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Kent to Belfast had been indefinitely postponed...
...unlikely last night that the University would take a part in an intensive lobbying campaign to swing three or four votes before the measure is brought up again on the floor. In Thursday's balloting only 12 Representatives were not present, but the Massachusetts Civic League, leaders of outside pressure for repeal were confident that they would turn the tide in today's roll call...