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...MeSweeney '41, Secretary of the House League, characterized the Deacon five as "consistent winners," and stated that "an aggressive passing attack combined with an unusually tight man-to-man defense gives Harvard the best chance of victory in three or four years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEACON HOOPMEN MEET YALE SOON | 2/14/1941 | See Source »

...Crimson opened the game with a zone defense that battled the Lion sharp-shooters for a time, but by halftime the New Yorkers had a 15 to 13 lead. Columbia forged to a 10 point lead early in the second period before the visitors shifted to a man-to-man...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Courtmen Beaten by Lions In Second League Defeat | 2/10/1941 | See Source »

...weekend when Trumbull College eked out a 6-4 victory over Kirkland in a wild and closely contested game. The Deacons started with a bang, pushing over their first touchdown on the second play, but began to go down hill in the second half under the adoption of a man-to-man defense system by Yale. The closing period featured a free for all from which them Elis garnered the winning points in a razzle-dazzle passing orgy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GOLD COASTER ELEVEN DROPS HOUSE GRID CROWN TO YALE | 11/25/1940 | See Source »

...however, that Their Majesties really got taken to Canada's heart, and when they did, it was to experience a spirit they had not met before, a hearty blend of U. S. hail-fellowship and a reassuring, yeoman love of King and Country that was truly British. This man-to-man meeting occurred in Connaught Square at the unveiling of the Canadian national war memorial. There was a reveille, the King placed a wreath at the foot of the shaft, tall redcoats holding standards stepped away, and the memorial was unveiled. The King spoke, with what some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Royal Visit | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

...admire the adroitness with which he seized this opening. Herr Hitler has never been noted for humor. To some unsung ghostwriter, perhaps, was due an Iron Cross for supplying cracks that made even non-Nazis smile wryly and which put Debater Hitler at least level with Debater Roosevelt in man-to-man repartee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Adolf to Franklin | 5/8/1939 | See Source »

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