Word: duel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Starting Friday, when Baloff will toss against the Montreal Expos' farm all-stars, the batsmen will duel with minor league talent from the Twins, Red Sox, Astros and Rangers, as well as college teams, during their stay in Sanford, Florida...
...past, such deals have made the second-round vote a direct duel between right and left in most districts. This year, however, Communist Chief Georges Marchais has threatened to upset the usual pattern. In his feud with Socialist François Mitterrand, he has warned that if his Communists do not gain at least 21% of the vote in the first round, he may not withdraw his candidates in districts where Socialists run ahead. In many areas this would result in three-way races - Communists v. Socialists v. center-right candidates - a situation that would give the non-leftists...
...Hara, the standout first-year man from the Peddie (N.J.) School, who had beaten Hackett in the anchor leg of the 800-yd. freestyle relay here on Friday night, jumped out ahead of the best performer in Harvard swimming history at the start of their pressure-packed duel. He never relinquished his scant lead, as Princeton won the relay and the meet by just three-tenths of a second...
Sabreman Bob Homer gathered the only other Crimson winning record, recovering from a 5-0 loss in his first bout to edge Friedberg, 5-4, on a disputed call in his second. In his last duel Homer crushed Marwell, 5-1, deftly parrying Marwell's attacks and counterattacking for touches...
Going into the crucial final duel, Brandeis led 8-7 in bouts and 54-51 on touches. Thus, Cooper needed to vanquish the Judges' Didi Mejias by four for Harvard...