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Word: setbacks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Going into today's season finale, the Crimson slate boasts three lopsided victories and only one defeat, a 15 to 13 setback at the hands of Princeton. The Elis have only one victory to their credit and three defeats, including a 32 to 13 shellacking by the Tigers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Favored Crimson Meets Yale Today in Jayvee Grid Final | 11/24/1939 | See Source »

Last year's opener with Tech, on the small floor of Hangar gym, resulted in a 29 to 24 setback for the Crimson cagemen, and they are anxious to avenge that defeat this year. M. I. T. presents a veteran quintet, but the Feslermen should be much improved over their last year's early season form...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Basketball Team Practice to Start For MIT Game | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

Rolly Hill of the Record: "With the absence of Macdonald and Hallett, I think the Big Green will come out victor. The Penn setback more or less took the starch out of Harvard. Final score: about...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Game Predictions by Local Sports Experts | 10/28/1939 | See Source »

...last major fashion edict-that hair simply must be upswept-overcame the temporary setback to the hairdressing art caused by the wide acceptance of the medieval pageboy bob, a hair fashion that needed slight and infrequent attention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WOMEN: Sneers for Snoods | 9/25/1939 | See Source »

...Competitive bidding for security issues suffered a setback after the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission had insisted upon it for a $5,200,000 bond issue (and for 46,292 shares of preferred stock) of Pennsylvania Telephone Corp. When the hour of sale arrived, there were no bidders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Without Benefit of War | 9/11/1939 | See Source »

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