Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...only is a special train carrying the Harvard football team to Baltimore, but it is a special Harvard team. Despite all statements and predictions to the contrary by sportswriters tired of watching the Crimson go down to defeat after defeat, Harlow's eleven men are due for a major victory. For three years they have labored with gridiron fundamentals; by now these have certainly been absorbed. For three years they have been learning smart, deceptive football; by now enough experimentation has been expended on such teams as Princeton, Yale, and Springfield to produce the result of victory. Whether Harvard will...
...human dejection in the golden rays of the afternoon sun on that highway leading from the nation's capital to the borders of France. It was obvious that some blows had been dealt the men's fortunes, for every movement in their demeanor was a sign of discouragement, disappointment, defeat...
Captain James Job Trolley, the central character of "Salute to Yesterday" is a lusty figure of great individuality. His many successful exploits which he carries off with great bravado, and his many unsuccessful ones in which he shows himself great oven in defeat make him a character to be long revered in the minds of his readers who share with him all his hair-raising and many highly entertaining experiences. All Trolley's "companions-in-crime" stand out for the individuality and we laugh with them at their hilarious escapades...
...defeat should not mean too much, for Skip and his boys suffered a season of bad breaks in that one afternoon. Repeatedly the Harvard plays clicked, and the line of scrimmage steadily moved toward the Exeter goal only to have a fumble spirit away a touchdown...
Defenses refused to crumple yesterday as House footballers rang up only two touchdowns in two games. Winthrop was good for one in defeat of Dudley, 6-0, while Eliot tallied the other to earn a 7-0 decision over Leverett...