Word: setback
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Vermont has so far lost only four games in a uniformly successful season. Her only serious setback was at the hands of Holy Cross, whom the University edged out 1-0. The Worcester nine trimmed the Burlington men 8-3. Vermont broke even in two games played with Boston College, losing 2-0 in a game played on May 29. A few of the teams which have bowed before the northern aggregation are. Tufts, 2-0; Middlebury, 6-4; Princeton, 1-0; Georgetown, 5-4; Williams...
...Crimson first crew has so far had an unsuccessful season, having been defeated in turn by Annapolis, Princeton and Cornell, while the Blue outrowed the Columbia and Pennsylvania eights but received a severe setback at the hands of Cornell and Princeton. Shifts have been made in the seating of the crews of both colleges since these races and the strength and speed of the University and Yale combinations have been improved. Both Freshman crews have also been badly beaten by the Princeton and Cornell yearlings...
Pennsylvania has had a remarkably good season this spring, its only serious setback being against Yale, 6-4, and last Saturday against Columbia, 1-0. In the Yale contest the Quakers were in the lead until the eighth inning, when the Elis rallied, collecting three runs. Huntzinger, who has an otherwise good record this spring, was driven from the box early in this contest...