Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...N.Y.Y.C. surrendered the Cup to Australia II, the winged-keel wonder of Perth Millionaire Alan Bond, after holding the yachting crown since 1851, the longest winning streak in sport. America II's loss last week was the final disappointment in a $15 million, three-year drive to recapture the Cup. As a stunned Skipper John Kolius, 35, piloted America II back to its slip after the race with New Zealand, crew members wept. "How would you feel," asked Kolius, "if you called into work tomorrow morning and it wasn't there...
...Crimson players, the victory over Brown last night doesn't go a long way in re-assuring them about their chances for the Ivy crown. There is always Princeton and Dartmouth to contend with...
...Crimson-Eli match-up marked the start of Harvard's Ivy League slate. Coming into the season with the strongest women's hockey team in Harvard history, the icewomen hope to be serious contenders for this year's Ivy crown. The victory over Yale gives the Crimson a mental boost going into tomorrow's key contest with Brown, the defending league champ...
...peasants' martyrdom was provided by a Christian Science Monitor correspondent who visited the Ukraine in 1933. On the road he noticed that an icon, hung in the traditional way at the entrance of a village, had been disfigured. The face of Christ had been obliterated; only the crown of thorns remained. The image may stand for all the innocents who perished on the Soviet land. Now, 50 years after they were effaced from memory, Conquest has succeeded in restoring their human faces...
Besides its ninth Eastern crown, the Crimson also has its sights set on winning back the Ivy League title from Princeton. After claiming at least a piece of first place from 1978-'84, Harvard has seen the Tigers take the top spot for the last two years, both times by virtue of last-second dual-meet victories over Harvard...