Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Yale has come along with a rush after a dreadful start this season, which saw it lose five of its first six matches. But its 20-8 loss to Brown marked the turning point, as Yale went on to crush Columbia, 21 to 3, tie Penn, and defeat Princeton...
...other hand, a Crimson defeat would plunge the Big Three race into a three-way tie and would sink the varsity into fifth place and the second division of the League. Win or lose, this will have been Wilson's most successful team, and this season's record will have been the finest achievement of a Crimson five in over ten years...
...bida could manage was a kind of double knockout. Gérard Jaquet, Minister for France Overseas, transferred Ramadier to another post, but gave M'bida no help at all. The Premier dejectedly flew back to the Cameroons' capital of Yaounde, where, realizing that he faced certain defeat in Parliament, he resigned. As successor, the French chose Amadou Ahidjo, 33, who had served as Vice Premier and Interior Minister in M'bida's government. Ahidjo announced his policy: independence (but without a timetable), union of the British and French Cameroons, cooperation with France on a basis...
...middle-distance running, the problem is even more complicated. For while Ron runs to win and only as fast as he has to, Rozsy runs against the clock. He knows from wind-broken experience that setting a new record for the indoor mile may be the only way to defeat The Delany...
With some subdued elation over the varsity's upset defeat of Yale last week, McCurdy figures the Army meet to be "every bit as close as Yale." The difference will be in the field events, where Army's decided strength should capture points which the varsity was able to count upon against Yale...