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Word: contendere (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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The Quakers were rated the prime contender to dump perennial champion Columbia until last week when Princeton gained a last-minute victory over Penn, 14-13.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swordsmen Face Penn Tomorrow | 2/15/1969 | See Source »

The Harvard basketball team resumes its drive toward the Ivy League first division at the IAB this weekend, meeting title contender Princeton Friday night and Pennsylvania Saturday. Both games begin at 8 p.m.

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Five, Six, Grapplers Have a Big Weekend | 1/29/1969 | See Source »

Benka--Harvard's answer to Baby Huey at 6 feet 6 inches and 275 pounds--lofted three throws beyond the sixty-foot stripe to outdistance Northeastern's Andy Kenney by more than four feet. The record toss was the second best in the nation so far this season and established...

Author: By Richard T. Howe, | Title: Cindermen Trample Northeastern; Benka Smashes Shot Put Record | 1/15/1969 | See Source »

Many Democrats have already written off Humphrey as a possible contender on two counts: both as a loser and be cause of age-he will be 61 in 1972. But Hubert, tanned, jovial and buoyant as ever, seems almost eager to face another presidential test. Last week his wife Muriel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democrats: The Distant Horizon | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

· CORNERBACKS: Jim Marsalis, Tennessee State, 6 ft. 2 in., 190 Ibs.; and Tom Maxwell, Texas A & M, 6 ft. 2 in., 192 Ibs. After four years of playing man-for-man defense-a rarity among college teams-Marsalis figures to make the transition into the pros with ease. He...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: TIME's All-America: The Pick of the Pros | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

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