Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...defeat was Caporetto (1917). Never can the fact be lived down that on that field some 265,000 Italians were taken prisoner with more than 3,000 guns. Flushed with victory, the eagles of Habsburg and Hohenzollern screeched the impending doom of Italy...
...also our conviction that a war between Italy and Serbia, if Bulgaria and Rumania can be prevented from attacking Serbia, will be a short one. The Serbs are good fighters, and, fighting in their own territory, will administer a stinging defeat to the Italian armies. Italy will not be able to deploy great forces to fight Serbia...
...first defeat of the season for the Crimson poloists. With one defeat and three victories to their credit they stand tied with the Optimists, with whom the play off for the Indoor Polo League Championship will take place...
Saturday the Freshman squash team journeyed to Neew Haven and administered a defeat to the Yale first year men by a 4 to 1 score...
Some of the best wrestling of the season was shown in the University matches, which also provided some surprises. One of these came in the 158-pound class, when J. F. Solano '30 gave Captain Miller of Yale his second defeat in three seasons of wrestling. The other upset was provided in the 135-pound class when Sargent of Yale threw Joseph Lifrak '29, New England intercollegiate champion...