Word: clinched
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After Princeton had tied the score at 0:29 of the second period, the Crimson broke loose with three more goals to clinch the game. Sophomore Cleary scored first from eight feet out on a pass from defenseman Ed Mrkonich and Captain Normie Wood soloed three minutes later to put the Crimson ahead. Jeb Bray netted Harvard's fifth goal at the end of the period...
Catherine Harvey "smelt faintly of newly washed wool and . . . Johnson & Johnson's baby powder." When her dark eyes "snapped caressingly." young Patrick boldly drew her into a brief clinch. Little did he know, poor fellow, that 15-year-old Cathy was already well on the way to becoming what his friend Alastair called "my favorite nymphomaniac...
...Advertising Executive Ernie Emerling listed the categories of "approach" angles for promotion campaigns: 1) Clinch ("As basic as Adam and Eve") ; 2) See (SEE THE WILD ANIMALS STAMPEDE. SEE THE MARTYRS THROWN TO THE STARVING LIONS); 3) Sincere ("A dignified, editorial type of ad . . . THIS THEATER is PROUD TO ANNOUNCE . . ."); 4) Pike's Peak or Bust ("Jean Harlow kicked off the new trend . . ."); 5) How Much Is That Girlie 'Gainst the Lamppost? ("Such an illustration tells, without words, that the lady is shady"); 6) Musical Comedy ("Must be illustrated with a smiling, toothy twosome and be liberally peppered...
...tremendous pressure. Brownell finally pulled out his match by 15-7, 9-15, 12-15, 15-10, and 15-8 scores. Ward rallied to win 15-18, 15-4, 16-18, 15-12, 15-12, and Brown gained at 10-15, 15-8, 15-10, 15-11 win to clinch the victory for the Crimson...
...Crimson. On the basis of matches thus far, there seems little to choose between them. Army scraped out a 5 to 4 win over the Tigers in a recent meeting but it took a last-ditch, five-game victory by the Cadet's number five man to clinch the match...