Word: duel
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Seized upon as a David-vs.-Goliath tale by Britain's press, Potter's duel with Gates may well have a surprise ending. A South African-born physicist with a flair for brilliant chess moves, Potter last month finished stitching together an ingenious alliance with three of the world's telecommunications heavyweights: Sweden's Ericsson, Finland's Nokia and Motorola of the U.S. The three firms account for 70% of global sales of mobile telephones and have the kind of financial muscle to make even Bill Gates sit up and take notice...
That's you next time the subject of Lewinsky or Starr comes up--Gable refusing the duel...
...next weekend did not turn out as well, however. Harvard broke its rudder and ended up losing to both Princeton and Yale at the double-duel regatta between the three schools. After a two-week break in its racing schedule, Harvard set out for Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. to compete in Eastern Sprints. The crew was ahead for the first 1950 meters of the 2000 meter race, but was passed by Princeton in the sprint...
...series opener against LeMoyne the Crimson sent its number-one starter, junior Andrew Duffell (3-2, 2.82 ERA), to the mound against Dolphins star Scott Cassidy (7-5, 3.06 ERA), in a match-up that had all the looks of a great pitching duel...
That pitching duel, however, never materialized, as both hurlers had some trouble...