Word: contests
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Boston Celtics won their 11th straight game Saturday when they whipped the Philadelphia Warriors, 111 to 89. Center Bill Russell broke a National Basketball Association record, retrieving 49 rebounds in the contest...
...couple of comments, made by the head coaches of the two squads shortly after the game ended, tell the essentially simple story of the contest. "Brown was good," John Yovicsin said firmly; "Harvard was hurting," Alva Kelley replied. No one of the 17,000-odd fans who saw the game is likely to dispute either of these remarks...
Radcliffe dormitories have frequently debated Harvard House teams in the past, usually on humorous topics. The topic for the December contest has not yet been announced...
...known just what effect, if any, his accusations will have on this afternoon's contest...
...definite signs of concern. Their chief worry seemed to be the bad publicity which might result if the players were allowed to play and were later proven guilty. Balanced against this was a desire not to deprive any innocent player of the right to participate in such an important contest...