Word: match
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Partly it was rain that upset their calculations, miring them in hub-deep, sucking mud. But mostly they had failed because they were faced by the only troops in Asia who could match them in war-wrung experience. They themselves had taught these Chinese veterans how to snuggle against protecting hills, how to gauge ranges and rations, how to hold out hopelessly or attack desperately...
Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom hit Boston yesterday with a thud as of a rotten tomato and with odor to match. Poor gags, far-fetched puns, drawn-out dialogue, and a well-nigh non-existent plot combine to make "Harvard, Here I Come" as a rather tedious ordeal. Except for the local interest in Hollywood's presentation of what bodes ill to become its favorite subject, Harvard, the show is merely another low metabolism slapstick comedy...
Saturday will see Cornell at Dartmouth for a highly important match. Should the Ithacans upset Coach Ozzie Cowles five, the Indians' chances to overtake the Big Red will be greatly dimmed. The Elis will jouney to Pennsylvania on the same day for what may well be a fight for the cellar position as neither team is rated very highly in league competition. Princeton, taking time out for exams, will not play until January...
...every one of their five games, the team usually fell slightly behind and then rallied to tie the score, only to lose in the last few minutes of play. Each contest was a close match with the Crimson in the game to the final whistle. Bradley Tech won by four points after the game had been tied at 44-44 with only two minutes to play. Detroit won by five points, and Illinois...
After a disastrous opening day performance Harvard braced, took the second game from the Bengals, and then dropped the deciding match by a 3 to 2 margin. At any event, the performance was much better than last year's, when the Tigers shellacked Harvard...