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Word: contests (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...they are to make it, however, Lefty James' forces will have to be more impressive than they were this weekend. For until the final moments of Saturday's contest, Cornell was outplayed and out-fought by a keyed-up Harvard eleven...

Author: By Mark H. Alcott, | Title: Cornell Overtakes Eleven, 20-16, As Last-Minute Pass Succeeds | 10/13/1959 | See Source »

After a Crimson siege of the Cornell goal that lasted nearly three periods, inside John Mudd pushed over a score at 19:40 of the fourth quarter and gave the varsity soccer team a 2-1 victory over the Big Red Saturday in a home contest...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Crimson Soccer Team Nips Cornell, 2-1 | 10/13/1959 | See Source »

Mudd's goal came near the end of a contest dominated almost entirely by the Crimson offense. Cornell, remembering Larry Ekpebu's two decisive tallies last fall, assigned three men to cover the Crimson center forward. As a result, John McIntosh and Tadgh Sweeney, the varsity's wings, had numerous scoring opportunities and were able to dribble down the field with a minimum of resistance...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Crimson Soccer Team Nips Cornell, 2-1 | 10/13/1959 | See Source »

...Neil McElroy, November 1957) keep oozing out of Washington, but they seem fatuous in view of Soviet space performances. With their boasts about the U.S.'s more "sophisticated" space hardware, Washington officials sometimes sound as if they think that U.S. and Soviet rockets are engaged in a beauty contest instead of a race for national prestige, power, and perhaps survival. The plain fact demonstrated by the latest Soviet moon shot, and the shot that hit the moon on the eve of Nikita Khrushchev's visit, is that Soviet rockets are still outperforming the U.S.'s best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Anniversary Jolt | 10/12/1959 | See Source »

...feeling among coaches and players is that the contest will be won or lost in the line. The Crimson has a slight edge in the backfield, but the linemen must outplay the Big Red forwards if the varsity is to triumph...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Eleven To Face Cornell In Top Condition | 10/9/1959 | See Source »

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