Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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None would allow himself to survive the disgrace of defeat in the coming action. . . . When battle came, the Admiral stood for a whole day unscathed on the bridge of his flagship, while half the officers who stood with him were hit by fragments of shells. . . . Forced to display a valor equally prodigious, his captains did not fail him. . . . Port Arthur fell.* Colossal Russia reeled. Minute Japan took rank among the mighty. From that day began in earnest the struggle for sea power which placed Japan at the Washington Conference (1921) on a 3 5-5† basis ± with...
While Harvard was beating Yale by many touchdowns in the years just before the way Harvard was lucky to beat Princeton on more than one occasion. Of these pre-war games the 1911 defeat was one of the most exciting games ever played. The Harvard team was lined up on the right side of the field planning a drop-kick but failed to protect the drop-kicker, Paul Hollister '14, sufficiently, and Hart, Princeton's captain-end, who was playing with a broken neck, blocked the kick. White picked up the ball, and won the game by an 80 yard...
...second game of the "little three" series. Williams will seek to avenge last year's defeat at the hands of Wesleyan. The Purple has produced a strong outfit this year and is looking for a renewal of cost successes against its "little three" rivals. Holy Cross is also seeking revenge for the 17 to 0 defeat administered last year by Fordham...
...with Harvard far from the expected. Princeton can have no monopoly on surprise this afternon. This is the fourth year in succession that the Tiger horde has swept into the concrete seats of the Stadium with the same record behind their team, three victories, one tie, and one defeat. The Crimson can match the three victories, but two defeats have been chaulked up against Captain Coady's team. On the otherhand, no Tiger backfield has galloped through opposing lines this year for monstrous scores. A bare three touchdowns separates the 68 points Princeton has amassed from the 47 points which...
Princeton drew first blood in the weekend contests when her soccer team outscored the Crimson booters by a 4 to 0 count on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. This is the second consecutive year that the Crimson representatives have been forced to taste defeat, the score of last year's tilt at Princeton being...