Word: duel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...doubts that Walton was back in form were dispelled during the Laker series, when he entered into and ultimately won a classic duel with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-a struggle of titans unparalleled in the N.B.A. since Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell met head on a decade ago. Abdul-Jabbar dominated most of the statistics, but Walton's inspired play at key moments left the Lakers and Abdul-Jabbar helpless...
Overcoming a poor start and surviving a head-to-head backstretch duel, Seattle Slew got the first real test of his racing career and handled it courageously to win the 103rd Kentucky Derby by nearly two lengths. His victory was solid, but hardly overwhelming: his time of 2 min. 2 1/5 sec. for the 1¼-mile Derby distance, particularly the slow final quarter-mile, was well off the pace of past champions, even though the track was quite fast...
...Pendleton). Though Irina does not love him, she does deeply respect him and reluctantly agrees. But Irina is besieged by another suitor, a man as menacing as a bayonet thrust, Staff Captain Solyony (Rene Au-berjonois), who is romantically desperate for her love. Solyony challenges the baron to a duel, and all dreams end with a pistol shot...
...opener, Crimson southpaw Paul McOsker hooked horns with Princeton hurler Mike O'Brien for a scoreless duel that lasted nine innings. But as justice would have it, Harvard came through with six runs in the tenth to take...
...fact, Harvard coach Dave Fish was afraid that the team might have worked too hard in preparation for the duel with the Midshipmen. "We were lucky that we did so well," he said last night. "Everyone was tired...