Word: match-up
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...individual medley or the butterfly should be outstanding, depending upon which one Krause enters. Brooks will put Tim Chetin against Yale's Mark Hutchinson in a match-up of two top sophomore breaststrokers, while Dan Kobick will be paired with Bob Wilson. Both Elis are favored...
Only overconfidence stands in the way of Harvard's swimmers at 2 p.m. this afternoon in the IAB when the Crimson tries to win its second Eastern League meet of the season in a match-up with Cornell...
While the defensive aspect of the game should be a closely fought match-up, Harvard has a distinct advantage over the Bruins on offense. Except for a lop-sided win over Yale, Brown has not established any large margins of victory. In four Ivy games. the Bruins have scored only six goals...
...country professes are supposed to be best exemplified in the national past-time. If Americans are supposedly perfect Christians, then the athlete must be the perfect perfect Christian. If we, in our national mythology, are supposed to be rugged, steely individuals battling the frontier for survival, then the match-up of pitcher and batter, catcher and base-runner, steely-eyed individuals all, is the nonviolent equivalent of the duel between sheriff and gunfighter. The language of sportswriting reflects the popular mythology well. Pitchers "tame" hitters, runners are cut down "stealing" bases, and a crucial is a "duel...
...After Burns and Watson took second and third in the second event, the 200-free, the Crimson got a bad break in the 50-free. An important match-up between Josten and Cartmell failed to materialize when Josten jump-started twice and was disqualified. Teammate Craig Sewell rallied to prevent a Yale sweep, but Harvard trailed...