Word: rematch
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Another glamour event of track and field is the 1,500-meter run. If recent form prevails, the final should bring about a rematch between the duelists of Mexico, Gold Medalist Kipchoge Keino of Kenya and runner-up Jim Ryun of the U.S. Keino, despite an attack of malaria, recently ran the fastest 1,500 of the year, 3:36.8. Ryun, who has performed erratically for more than 18 months, seems to be reaching his peak once again. Even so, it may not be a two-man race. Kenya has another prospect in Mike Boit, who started running the distance...
...rematch and would walk out of the room if the Cuban's name was mentioned in his presence. Upon losing one match, Latvia's Nimzovich jumped on the table and shouted: "Why must I lose to this idiot...
...Intercollegiates at Amherst will not provide a rematch of the Harvard defeats to Columbia and Princeton on the first weekend of the season because the upcoming tourney only includes teams from the Northeast...
...would be a billionaire today. A lot of things you say can be true, but they can be said at the wrong time. Now I know when to say certain things." Thereupon the former champion proceeded to say certain things about his financial expectations for a rematch with his successor, Joe Frazier: "Frazier and I must be paid. The slave days are over. We want $6,000,000 each. But I guess we might come down a million...
...idea, though, that George Haywood is a unbeliever. "All will beat Frazier in the rematch," he added. "He's probably the greatest boxer that ever lived...