Word: nine
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...discussing how Mr. Goren was clever enough to break the rules on the particular deal where he defeated the opponents' four-spade contract by leading the nine of spades at trick 3 (from a K-9 trump holding), the article says: "Goren copped the trick with his lurking king, later brought home his king of diamonds to defeat the contract...
...program, which resulted from a $120,000 grant by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, will involve nine public school systems and the five colleges which most of their graduates attend...
Last year Lehigh's coach almost achieved amazing success when his squad won eight of nine contests, losing only to nationally ranked V.M.I. by a close 12-7 score. The team received the Lambert Cup, a coveted prize in small college football, for its efforts...
Willie Schaeffer, a reserve guard last year, and John Stanley, one of nine returning lettermen, will probably be starters in the guard positions. The strongest point in the Brown and White line, center, will be occupied by Tom DeFlavis, a returning veteran...
...Crimson freshman teams did equally as well, winning the title last season with a record of one hundred wins, thirty-nine losses, and five ties, for a percentage of .717. Yale freshmen trailed with a .672, and Dartmouth lagged in show position with a .646. In the '56-'57 season Harvard's .698 was topped only by Cornell's .747. The Crimson freshmen also took second place in the '55-'56 season with...