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...first period, Harvard was outskating, outshooting, and outpassing Minnesota. The Gophers, sluggish in their reactions, consistently lost faceoffs and missed checks. But as the game wore on, the Harvards seemed to lose their edge, and the final ten minutes were rough and breathtaking...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, CRIMSON MIDWEST CORRESPONDENT | Title: Midwestern Reporter Praises Passing, Shooting of Sextet | 1/8/1951 | See Source »

...planning to quit the peninsula altogether-at least not now. During its retreat, the Eighth Army stood first on "Line Able" below Pyongyang, and when that failed to hold, withdrew to "Line Baker," just below the 38th parallel. Since this line would become untenable as soon as the sluggish Chinese were ready to strike, the next move would be to "Position Charlie"-which will consist only of two beachhead perimeters, one around Seoul and Inchon, the other one at Pusan (see map) which U.N. forces still hold. If the Chinese move in while the allies hold perimeters at Seoul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Able to Baker to Charlie | 12/25/1950 | See Source »

...Bloomington, Ind., Indiana's hustling Hoosiers over a sluggish Notre Dame, 20-7, to make the Irish (after their earlier defeat by Purdue) seem the third best team in Indiana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Oct. 30, 1950 | 10/30/1950 | See Source »

Regular center Bill Monteith was injured before the start of the season and will probably not see action today. Vonderlago showed well on both offense and defense last week but nothing much could be proved against the heavy and sluggish line of the opponents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jayvee Eleven Will Meet West Pointers Here Today | 10/21/1950 | See Source »

...season prediction had it that Zitrides would field a light, fast team this year, but the squad, particularly the linemen looked heavy and sluggish in the opener, in comparison with the Eli speedsters. The only experienced Bruin back, reliable Walt Pastuzak, tried vainly all afternoon to build up a respectable amount of yardage by sending fast halfbacks Jim Martland and Bob Lenker over tackle on quick-opening plays. Around end Brown went nowhere, and Pastuzak was able to complete only six out of 19 of his flat, hard passes against an alert Eli secondary...

Author: By Edward J. Cougilin, | Title: Yale Mixed Speed, Deception In Rout of Sluggish Bruins | 10/2/1950 | See Source »

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