Word: setbacks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...readily perceive that such an imponderable plot must be fashioned mainly of talk. Since the talk is consistently bright and often brilliant the lack of incident is not a serious setback...
...Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, American tennis ace, received another setback when she fell before the brilliant attack of Miss Kathleen Mc-Kane, England's first ranking player, in the finals of the Middlesex tournament. The only relieving ray in Mrs. Mallory's sky was her defeat of Mrs. Beamish earlier in the play...
After a close victory from the Tufts first-year men, the team lost its second game to Springfield Y. M. C. A. Freshmen 31-26. Despite this setback, the sextet was steadily improving, especially in offensive power as was shown by its 52-5 victory over the Allen Military School five...
...Chaplin-Negri engagement suffered a temporary setback last week. Miss Negri is reputed to have read in the papers that her fiancé felt that financial embarrassment prevented his indulging in the added luxury of matrimony. The lady was annoyed at the idea of being economized about. So she called it off. After everything had been affirmed and then denied again that any one could think of, the situation seemed to readjust itself to the satisfaction- financial and emotional-of all concerned, including the perturbed public...
...game was fast from the start. In the first minute of play, Martin headed the ball in from scrimmage and scored the first point for the Hanoverians. After this setback the Crimson team rallied, and managed to hold their strong opponents. Captain Fletcher, in a clever attempt to score, was blocked and injured, Huht taking his place...