Word: forfeits
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Then, to the ironic delight of the depressed Sox fans, the public address announcer pleaded for the kids to clear the field, "or the Red Sox will forfeit." This with the score 9-2. But the sheep-like horde dispersed and the groundskeepers intimidated a few of the ringleaders. So everyone went home with the sorow of defeat a bit relieved...
Graduate student winners of Harvard Travel Fellowships will not forfeit their awards by going to jail to avoid the draft...
Even that formula leaves a large group of potential captives unaccounted for. By previous rules of war, terrorists were regarded as the exception; in Viet Nam, they are the rule, waging a widespread, vicious campaign against a civilian population. Thus they unquestionably forfeit P.W. status if captured. But what, short of an Instant firing line, is to be their fate? The U.S. has decided that to be certified as a terrorist, a suspect must appear before an officer's tribunal (including one military lawyer). Then and only then can he be handed over to the South Vietnamese for civilian...
...Crimson was forced to forfeit the opening 123-pound match which Kopecki would normally have wrestled. The forfeit was especially painful because the Rutgers 123-pounder, Bob Ray, was 0-7 on the season going into this meet. A Kopecki victory would have been a sure thing and Harvard would have won the meet...
...addition to the five team points it lost on the Kopecki forfeit, Harvard suffered through Joe Moss (130)'s pin defeat to Mike Yacco, Jeff Seder (145)'s 6-2 loss to Mike Brown, Dave Stern (152)'s 4-3 loss to Bob Sheetz on riding time, and Dick Low (160)'s 9-2 loss to George Bellino...