Word: defeating
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Rome the swashbuckling soldiers of Pope Pius IV were savagely attacked and soundly defeated by troops of King Vittorio Emanuele I. Momentous, this defeat was suffered in 1870. Ever since the Papacy has been without temporal power, the Pope has remained "The Prisoner of the Vatican." Last week there were signs, however, that the old feud between Church and State is soon to be composed. Today the numeral of Pope Pius is not IX but XI, and that of King Vittorio Emanuele is not I but III. The case has become plainly and simply one of "two other fellows...
Running up a winning lead in the last five minutes of play, the M. I. T. basketball team turned back the University quintet by a 29 to 23 score on Saturday night. This defeat, the first for the Crimson five this season, marked the first Tech victory over Harvard in five years...
Horween assumed the duties of head coach at Harvard three years ago under a decided handicap. He had been called in following a gloomy era of defeat and the first two years under the new regime were marked by ups and downs. One major victory and three major defeats comprise the record of this period, during which the Harvard elevens were introduced to the Horween system. That the ultimate goal of these coaching principles was nearing attainment was revealed to followers of Harvard football during the 1928 campaign, which culminated in the 17 to 0 defeat of the Yale eleven
...presented a formidable front to all opponents so far this season, will be greatly handicapped by the loss of Fryberger, crack wingman and one of the leading scorers during the last two campaigns, who is suffering from a cut tendon. The Dartmouth six thus far has suffered but one defeat, that at the hands of Yale, but this setback came after much of the scoring punch had been extracted from its attack through the loss of Fryberger. Prior to this it had twice turned back Boston College and McGill and battled Toronto to a 2 to 2 tie. In Captain...
...Harvard five is the favorite in tonight's contest, having won both its games this season, while the Middlebury five has a doubtful rating due to its recent defeat at the hands of West Point...