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Word: matches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...whole season of frustration can usually be forgotten in one blissful evening of defeating a Yale team in most any sport. Tonight at the Boston arena a frustrated varsity sextet will meet its match in the Eli's Chosen Six, and a victory for the home forces would be most satisfying...

Author: By John R. Adler, | Title: Sextet to Play Strong Yale Squad In Game Tonight at Boston Arena | 2/28/1959 | See Source »

Should Navy lose to Army this afternoon at Annapolis, the Eastern crown would go to the winner of the H-Y match, although such an occurrence can be deemed unlikely at best...

Author: By Frederick W. Byron jr., | Title: Underdog Crimson Squash Team To Oppose Powerful Yale Squad | 2/28/1959 | See Source »

...Crimson goes into today's match with only a single loss to Navy marring an otherwise perfect season, and the same holds true for Yale. Both teams fell easy prey to the unorthodox playing conditions which prevail on the Navy courts, and actually the winner of today's match will be regarded unofficially as the best team in the country by most squash observers...

Author: By Frederick W. Byron jr., | Title: Underdog Crimson Squash Team To Oppose Powerful Yale Squad | 2/28/1959 | See Source »

Coach Jack Barnaby definitely feels that his team can win, and coach John Skillman of Yale undoubtedly agrees with him. This year's squad is one of the deepest in Crimson history, and the number nine man can give the number three man a very rough match. This may be the deciding factor today...

Author: By Frederick W. Byron jr., | Title: Underdog Crimson Squash Team To Oppose Powerful Yale Squad | 2/28/1959 | See Source »

Playing in the top six positions for the varsity will be Gerry Emmet, captain Charlie Hamm, Tim Gallwey, Fred Vinton, Pete Lund, and John Davis, and clearly the burden of the Crimson attack will fall to them. If the Crimson splits these six matches--and this will not be an easy task--the varsity should win the match...

Author: By Frederick W. Byron jr., | Title: Underdog Crimson Squash Team To Oppose Powerful Yale Squad | 2/28/1959 | See Source »

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