Word: quarter
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...great, bloody battle around Suchow had produced a familiar pattern. Fast-moving Communist columns had swirled about the city, wiped out upwards of a quarter of its Nationalist garrison in bitter fighting, then bypassed and isolated the remainder. Now the Communists were striking 100 miles farther south, toward the mud-laden Huai River, last organized defense line before Nanking. Suchow might become another Tsinan or Mukden. If the Nationalists followed their former tactics, they would sit there waiting for death...
Gerry Murphy, who led the Crimson scoring with ten points, was ejected early in the third quarter on personal fuls further crippling the already faltering freshmen...
When the first quarter ended, the crimson was on the short end of an 13 score. During the second quarter, sever, the team slowly closed the gap and toward the end of the period held short one point lead, 26-25. Shortly after the Huskies caught fire. Employing its breakaway plays they scored five wishes in a row and when the half-time buzzer sounded they held a 35-26 lead. After the half, Northeastern steadily Granded its lead by firing shorts into the Basket from all over the court. The crimson, meanwhile, unable to crack the Northeastern defense, resorted...
Action began suddenly in the last quarter when the forty-niners completed three in a row. With two minutes of playing time left, sophomore forward Mary Brandt connected two in a series of long desperation shots. The seniors however, kept their two point lead at the close and added 25 more points for their class toward the all-sports intramural trophy...
...will help us a lot," Mikkola explains. "He's our best hurdler, and he also may be able to do some running for us this winter." McCormick hopes Mikkola is right on the latter count. This afternoon at the Cage, hell compete in a special time trial against quarter milers Chuck Harwood and Dave Gilbert, with the two top men landing places on the varsity mile relay quartet...