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Word: defeating (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Harvard's soccer team, eliminated from the Ivy League race last weekend by a 5-1 defeat at the hands of league-leading Brown, must beat Yale in its finale to avoid a second division finish for the first time since...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Booters Bid to Avoid Ivy's Second Division | 11/20/1968 | See Source »

...think it twists my insides to see what has happened to General Dynamics, you are very wrong. You must know what this kind of defeat does to a man who has been successful."-Frank Pace, who presided over General Dynamics' disaster years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Sweet and Sour Grapes | 11/15/1968 | See Source »

...that George inherited in 1966 had not enjoyed a winning season since 1958. That first year under Allen, the Rams won eight games and lost six. Last year, they scored the most points (398) in the N.F.L., allowed the fewest (196), and posted a record of eleven victories, one defeat and two ties before finally losing the Western Conference title in a play-off with Lombardi's Packers. So far this year, the Rams have won seven games, lost only one, and they are the choice of many experts to represent the N.F.L. in this year's Super...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Ramrod of the Rams | 11/15/1968 | See Source »

...career. Successor nipped him two years ago in the Champagne Stakes. Damascus, Horse of the Year in 1967, beat him twice - with the aid of a "rabbit" (pacesetter) named Hedevar. In their two other matches, Hedevar was stabled, and Dr. Fager whipped Damascus handily. Dr. Pager's other defeat was in last year's Jersey Derby, which he won by 61 lengths only to be dis qualified because Jockey Manuel Ycaza permitted him to cut across the pack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Horse Racing: The Doctor Is the Best | 11/15/1968 | See Source »

Harvard must defeat Brown at the Stadium tomorrow if the Harvard-Yale game is to feature two unbeaten teams for the first time since 1909. Brown's chances of upsetting the Crimson will largely depend on split end Greg Kontos, halfback Tom Lemire, and quarterback Bryan Marini...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Hopes to Halt Yale Gridders While Struggling Cornell Hosts Indians | 11/15/1968 | See Source »

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