Word: hapless
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Traditionally, in the world of sports, there are teams that are so inept that they end up being very good entertainment. When the undefeated Harvard swimming team travels to Providence and the oldest college pool in the country Saturday to face hapless Brown, the Bruins may have a great deal of trouble keeping a straight face...
...hapless Patriots finished with 3 wins and 11 losses yesterday after a 45-21 defeat by the Denver Broncos, while the Miami Dolphins, in other AFC Eastern Division play, retained an undefeated record and a playoff berth with a win over the Baltimore Colts...
...rest of the second period belonged to Carling as the Crimson lost two men on penalties at 16:52. Carling put on a passing exhibition and scored twice on the hapless J.V. icemen to charge in front...
...proposed four-nation, 5,000-man force to supervise the peace would have. While three of the nations (Hungary, Poland and Indonesia) have somewhat grudgingly agreed to perform this difficult chore, the fourth, Canada, is insisting that the commission's procedures be spelled out. Having served on the hapless International Control Commission created by the Geneva agreements of 1954, Canada does not want to repeat what one of its diplomats calls "an exercise in frustration." It wants specific invitations to perform this role from all of the governments involved, a time limit on the commission's existence...
...winners in pro football. Starting the season with bleak memories of the 24-3 birching administered to them by the Dallas Cowboys in last January's Super Bowl, the Dolphins have reeled off twelve victories in a row, including last Sunday's 37-21 win over the hapless New England Patriots at Foxboro, Mass. Having clinched the American Conference's Eastern Division title, the Dolphins are sailing toward the N.F.L.'s first undefeated season in 30 years.* More important, they have established themselves as the early favorites to take the Super Bowl trophy that has twice...