Word: contestable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Mike Mogollon, a stellar performer all day, delivered the death-blow with eight minutes left in the contest...
Pundits labeled the contest the Battle of the Buses. The two sides vied as fiercely for vehicles as they did for voters, since the turnout had been forecast at only about 40,000 of the state's 2.8 million Democrats and, as Kennedy Operative Diane Abrams put it, "One bus may well make the difference." Not only buses but vans, cars and even funeral-home limousines were chartered for the vote. The Carter team claimed an early victory: 500 to 600 buses to the Kennedy camp...
This is the nub of John Paul's contest with Roman Catholic liberals. He believes in a God who has revealed very specific teachings, known collectively as "the deposit of faith," and that no Pope is in a position to change them. But what will be the results if no change occurs? Liberals fear that despite the enormous regard in which multitudes hold this remarkable new Pope, his hard line will drive more Roman Catholics out of the church and discourage men and women from entering the priesthood and the religious orders. The competing theory, heard increasingly...
Although Northeastern's Bickford once again coasted to victory, the real race occurred behind him. Even before the gun, it began as a contest between the fleet-footed Crimson tracksters and the scrappy, tough Terriers, and the two swuads dueled over the entirety of the 10,000 meter course...
Much of the credit for the Green's offensive meltdown rests with a feverish Bulldog defense which is emerging as a dominant force. A 38-yd. punt return by Mke Sullivan set up the contest's only points, a 24-yd. Dave Schwartz field goal late in the first half...