Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...things big on The Coast--and fast. Chicago fans suffered patiently for 40 years waiting for their Sox to make the Series. They endured the dog days of August when Luke Appling, Zeke Bonura & Co. played the St. Louis Browns for weeks on end. They measured victory by defeat--a 6-5 loss to the Senators was a good...
...ring, the President's round on points. And it was a truly amazing performance he put on. Relegated by the experts to the role of a lame duck at the beginning of the year, he was acclaimed for his leadership at the end. Aside from a minor defeat on his second veto of the Pork Barrel Bill, the only setback to his energetic leadership was the Senate's rejection of Admiral Strauss as Secretary of Commerce. Indeed, so successful was his defense of a balanced budget, that several Democrats vied with Republicans for the dubious honor of credit for appropriating...
...slightly less than sensational last Saturday at Amherst. The team scored once, and rightfully should have tallied at least two more goals, against one of the strongest defenses in the East. The line got clear for an unusual number of shots, and only Amherst's good fortune prevented its defeat. "All we need now is a change of luck," Munro said...
...times it seemed that only a miracle could save Amherst from defeat, but the miracle always materialized. Crimson lineman Larry Ekpebu had two on-target shots knocked down late in the game, neither of them by the Amherst goalie. As time was running out in the third quarter, Ekpebu, playing wing, sent a hard cross toward the Lord Jeff nets. The ball hit defender Walter Barnette and seemed to be headed straight for the goal, but it ticked the post just hard enough to be deflected safely away...
...dozen Oklahoma players had suffered food poisoning two nights before, but Northwestern still looked strong enough to beat the Sooners at their healthiest, scampered all over their home stadium to win, 45-13, hand Oklahoma Coach Bud Wilkinson his worst defeat in twelve spectacular years (114 won, 11 lost...