Word: clinch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...near-fatal accident. Climax! sniffled over the woes of beautiful Ruth Roman as she gambled away her husband's nest egg, was accused of stealing $5,000, and made a gesture toward suicide before falling into hubby's arms in a roadside motel for the final clinch that solved everything. Lux Video Theater struggled hopelessly with a limp script about some papier-mâché gangsters who were routed by the impassioned prose of a crusading sports reporter...
...victory tonight over the Tigers will clinch a first-place tie in the Ivy League for the Crimson. But no matter what the outcome of the Princeton game is, the varsity can gain undisputed possession of the title only be defeating Yale on Saturday...
...points. In the final minutes, slow and deliberate play by Yale forced the varsity into several fouls, all of which were quickly converted into points by the accurate Elis. In the last six minutes the winners scored only one field goal, but made 14 straight free throw attempts to clinch the game...
...Crimson is currently pointing to the first of two games with Yale in New Haven on Saturday, since one win over the Elis will clinch the Ivy League championship for the third straight year. The varsity's League record is 5-0. and second-place Yale...
...clinch the title outright, Russia must beat the Canadian's tomorrow in the final game. Some Cortina observers have predicted that Canada will bounce back from its defeat at the hands of the U.S. to beat Russia. In this case, Russia, Canada, and the U.S.A. would end up in a three-way tie based on won-lost records. The title would then be decided on a goals-for and goals-against basis...