Word: clinched
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Suffice it to say of the story that it is an intricate tale of mistaken identity and of the romantic passion of two naive young buds for the name Earnest. It ends happily in a triple clinch, which is no great surprise for anybody...
With the score standing 12 to 9 against the Crimson, it was up to Boston to make a fall in order to clinch the match. He was well on the way toward his objective when the trick knee of footballer Joe Bartolf gave was and made it necessary for him to for-felt his match for the full five points given with a fall. Bartolf gamely argued with his coach to let him continue, but he was not allowed...
Harvard held the edge for the rest of the third period with most of the play in Blue territory. In spite of the brilliant play of Austie Harding, who dominated the period with his flashy performance, the Hoddermen were unable to clinch the game...
...Daughaday continued a successful season--he has been defeated once--in the 165 pound class, as he outwrestled Bill Lamb after two overtime periods. "Chief" had less trouble with his opponent, Ben Jarvis, but he was still unable to take him for any more than a decision and thereby clinch the unlimited class for Harvard...
...second place to Eric Cutler that Gibbons gained was the crucial tally of the meet, for before the 440 Brown had scored 35 points, needing only a three-point second place to clinch the contest with the required 38. If Powers had won, if Crimson sprinters had placed better, if our breastrokers had been stronger--in other words if Harvard had finished one place better in any event to secure that precious single counter, the score would have been 38-37 for the Ulenmen, for the seven-point free-style relay fell to Harvard, too late...