Word: clinch
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Behind 5 to 8 at the halfway mark, the Crimson was pulled up by von Stade's six goals in the last two chukkers to clinch the battle at the finish...
Last week, coming up to the 25th game, Challenger Alekhine had won nine games, Champion Euwe four, and eleven were drawn. If Dr. Alekhine were to win the 25th game he would clinch the match (15½ points to 9½) and the remaining five games would be merely exhibitions. Played in The Hague before a large gallery of chess experts, the game ended after 43 moves when Dr. Euwe resigned, relaxed, reached his hand across the board to congratulate his opponent. After two months of play. Dr. Alexandre Alekhine, Russian-born Parisian, had regained the world's chess...
...Ritzes play. On the eve of the Midwestern game, the rival coach discovers Pendleton had played football professionally, has him declared ineligible. Chief Indian-baiter Bob Hayner (Dick Baldwin) is suspected of informing on the star, but plays heads-up football, clears himself of suspicion after the Ritzes clinch the victory, and regains the favor of the coach's daughter (Gloria Stuart...
...Forest Hills last week, Alice Marble beat Ruth Mary Hardwick, Helen Jacobs beat Kay Stammers and Sarah Palfrey Fabyan & Alice Marble won a doubles match from Evelyn Dearman & Joan Ingram. With seven matches scheduled and the U. S. leading 3-to-0, the U. S. had a chance to clinch the Cup in the second day's first match, in which Miss Jacobs was to play Miss Hardwick...
...alarm was some-what allayed when Budge & Gene Mako beat F. H. D. Wilde & C. R. D. Tuckey, 6-3, 7-5, 7-9. 12-10. That left Budge and Parker the job of winning between them at least one of the last two singles matches to clinch...