Word: match-up
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...started getting attention a few weeks ago when Marquette played South Carolina in a nationally-televised match-up of two of the nation's top teams. As tempers flared in the close game, a fist fight broke out between players and fans. Fortunately, someone had the intelligence to play the national anthem over the loudspeaker and quell the anger...
...match-up of the Aquarians and their teams-little old Miami (the Cinderella team) and big bad Dallas (the fiercest force in the West)-has stirred more than the usual frenzy among the nation's pro-football freaks. In Miami, where attendance at home games averaged a meager 34,687 just two seasons ago, more than 78,000 screaming, hanky-waving "Dol-fans" jammed the Orange Bowl last week to watch their beloved Dolphins score a stunning...
...Penn-Harvard match-up will feature several individual confrontations. At 118, Plebe Tournament champion Dan Blakinger will face Eric Walter, who finished third last year at the tournament...
...what promises to be a low scoring game, the big match-up will be between Hartwick's strong defense and Harvard's explosive forward line. But since both teams are accustomed to moving the ball with short. passing, the game will be won or lost at midfield. And injuries to three of the four regular linkmen put Harvard at a distinct disadvantage...
...fast-fading Princeton. Somehow, the roof caved in that weekend, and not only did Harvard lose all three games, it lost badly. With its confidence badly shaken, Harvard (9-5) and Cornell (7-4) agreed to a single-game playoff for the League title. The match was as professional match-up as Soldiers' Field has hosted in years...