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Word: defeated (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...paper, the varsity must be rated a strong favorite in tomorrow's game. Figured to have only a mediocre year in pre-season predictions, the Crimson has won an amazing string of six straight league victories without a defeat, culminating in Wednesday's 5-4 trimming of second-place Dartmouth. The Elis, now in fourth place, have won four and lost three in the league...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: Baseball Triumph Over Bulldogs Would Give Varsity League Title | 5/16/1958 | See Source »

HANOVER, N.H., May 14--The Crimson baseball team, whose string of one-run victories has left its followers in varying states of nervous collapse all season, ventured tantalizingly close to the brink of defeat this afternoon, but held on to beat a highly-rated Dartmouth squad...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: Baseball Varsity Nips Indians, 5-4, In Bid for Its First League Title | 5/15/1958 | See Source »

...them, he beat Ashley Cooper in straight sets to reach the finals, where it took Hamilton Richardson five sets to defeat him. Like Junta, he has a powerful serve complementing beautiful ground strokes and quick reflexes...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Tennis Team to Oppose Elis For Ivy League, Big-3 Titles | 5/14/1958 | See Source »

...seems safe to assume that the Kremlin will engage in no discussion that would not result in a Soviet propaganda victory of some sort. But more important, a summit meeting could easily force the U.S. into a position in which she would have to gloss over a defeat, or sacrifice too heavily for a victory...

Author: By Robert H. Neuman, | Title: The Inapproachable Summit | 5/14/1958 | See Source »

...Quirk's status promises to be an even more important factor in the game. The speedballing lefthander has built up an astounding 9-1 won-loss record this season, with four victories and one defeat in the league. The loss came at the hands of Penn in an 11-inning, 4-3 game last Saturday. According to Dartmouth coach Tony Lupien, Quirk is still tired from that game, but "if he feels up to it, he'll pitch against Harvard...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: Undefeated Nine Faces Dartmouth In Crucial Game | 5/14/1958 | See Source »

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