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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Everybody, including Liberals, forecast defeat for the Liberal Party; but Conservatives and Laborites each expected to make handsome gains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMONWEALTH: The Coming Election | 10/27/1924 | See Source »

With Harvard facing Dartmouth, Princeton battling Notre Dame, and Yale opposing Brown, it is a good bet that at least one of the Big Three will go down to defeat this afternoon. All three of the trio are due to have a troublesome two hours before sunset...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Defeat Looms for at Least One of "Big Three" Today | 10/25/1924 | See Source »

...game, played on November 16, was a grueling battle and marked for its roughness. The 3-0 defeat of the Green eleven was brought about by a skillful dropkick by Brickley. Harvard and Dartmouth drew further and further apart after this conflict, and no game was arranged for the succeeding year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GREEN HAS WON THREE OF GAMES WITH HARVARD | 10/25/1924 | See Source »

Today the 1924 eleven faces its first real test of the year. The games with Virginia and Middlebury were preliminaries. That with Holy Cross was an indication of what may be expected of the Crimson organization when it faces defeat. Today's game with Dartmouth will exhibit Harvard's power for the first time against a team which has already proved its strength...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JOHN AGAINST THE INDIAN | 10/25/1924 | See Source »

...closely contested practice game on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon, the lacrosse team received a 3 to 2 defeat at the hands of the Boston Lacrosse Club. Sullivan and Salter shot the goals for the University, while Gustafson contributed two and Abbey one of the visitor's tallies. The team will close its full season with a second contest with the Boston Lacrosse Club on November...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lacrosse Men Lose Practice Match | 10/24/1924 | See Source »

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