Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...most sweeping majority in the history of Seattle. Like Hoover, he was a "rotten" talker; knew nothing about politics, but the people were willing to judge him by his accomplishments and looked with scorn upon the scathing efforts of the political agencies that sought his defeat...
...Thompsonism's hands after the polls closed. But still the Thompson machine retained enough city patronage to make "America First" worth while until it is actually run out of town. Perhaps that will not happen before 1931, the next mayoral election. Meantime, more credit for Crowe's defeat was due to Judge Swanson himself, and to Chicago's loud-shouting newspapers, than to Champion Deneen...
...squad of 50 Freshman track and field athletes will leave from Smith Halls tomorrow at 12.30 o'clock for Andover, where the first-year men will open their outdoor season with an effort to avenge the 71 to 55 defeat of last spring. It was the field events which gave Andover the long end of the score last year, and the Freshmen are again weak in this department...
...three victories in the first four starts was marked by the power with the willow displayed by the team. After the 22 blows lined out in the 21 to 8 triumph over B. U., the Crimson smashed 13 hits against Virginia and 15 against Georgetown. In the lone defeat, administered by the Quantico Marines, "Captain" Kidd, twister for the Devil Dogs, held Harvard to four singles in 11 innings...
...conditions and much enforced idleness, however, the various Harvard teams gave sufficient evidence of their prowess en route to warrant optimistic anticipation of the several seasons about to get under way on Soldiers Field and its environs. Out of four games played the veteran Harvard nine went down to defeat only once, and that at the hands of the undefeated Quantico marines by a one run margin. The track team had a field day at the expense of two Virginia rivals, the tennis squad stood up creditably against high calibre opposition; and the lacrosse team, though losing...