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Word: duel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sick of the Crimson's sexism," said Dan "Big Stick" Steiner, promising that the Administration will field a well-stacked lineup in its diamond duel against The Crimson this Sunday...

Author: By Shirley Povich, | Title: Crimson Batpersons Wade Into Game Against Sexist Box Jox this Weekend | 5/11/1973 | See Source »

Petty, starting in the No. 2 slot, challenges Allison on the very first turn of the five-eighths-of-a-mile course. The sellout crowd roars in anticipation of a repeat of last year's race when Petty waged a long fender-crashing duel with Allison before pulling ahead to win in the final laps. But Petty, a "charger" who likes to "drive the way I feel it," plays it crafty. Instead of "drafting"−a risky tactic Petty invented, in which he practically sits on an opponent's tail pipe, using the partial vacuum created...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: King of the Road II | 4/23/1973 | See Source »

...Middle Eastern "war of the spooks" is now a three-cornered battle. Not only are Israeli agents and Palestinian guerrillas zapping one another in an underground duel, but Jordanian operatives have joined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: The Wrong Datsun | 4/16/1973 | See Source »

...before it had taken Court a wee bit longer to beat fellow Perth, Australia, resident Lesley Hunt, 6-3, 6-4, but all in all there was very little wasted motion as Court advances to what looks like a semifinal tussle with 4th seeded Rosemary Casals and a finals duel with Billie Jean King...

Author: By Timothy Carlson, | Title: Hottest Property in Women's Tennis | 4/13/1973 | See Source »

Blakinger fell to top-seeded Mike Frick of Lehigh, 13-4, in a mismatched duel. Frick, who was the first freshman to win the championship, was too overpowering with his size advantage. Blakinger then lost to George Bryant of Pittsburgh, 10-2, and dropped a 6-5 decision to Princeton's Lee Klepper, whom Blakinger defeated earlier this season...

Author: By Richard H.P. Sia, | Title: Matmen Lose Eastern Finals; Top-Seeded Starr Takes Fifth | 2/26/1973 | See Source »

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