Word: underdogs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Yovicsin is obviously not too eager to risk losing these starters for the Yale game, especially when Saturday's opponent is a two touchdown underdog. Brown is reputedly a rough team, which is further incentive for Yovicsin to protect his ailing players...
...peculiarly American sport, pro football inevitably illustrates facets of the American character. For one thing, it satisfies the national love for the underdog. Rarely does a Sunday pass when a supposedly outclassed team will not turn around and belt the daylights out of a reputed powerhouse. For evidence, consider the fact that after one month of the 1970 season, not a single team among the 26 in the National Football League remained undefeated. In other words, this game is no stacked deck, like the stabbing to death of a wounded bull, a pastime that has achieved the rank of high...
...returned to his home city of Cali, Columbia this summer, he was accusedof being too physical in his play. "But when I came to practice this Fall, I had to especially concentrate on using my body to block out the opposition," Mena said. "Since I am the physical underdog, the first thing a fullback will try to do is ride...
...Democratic state ticket sponsored a mixer and a free performance by The Proposition last night at Memorial Hall, seeking to bolster the underdog campaign of Boston Mayor Kevin H. White for Governor and Michael S. Dukakis for Lieutenant Governor...
...Democrat Jacob W. Zimmerman. Zimmerman is a strong opponent of the war and favors limiting the war-making powers of the President. In a state which is owned lock, stock and barrel by the Duponts and which has a sizeable group of Wallace supporters, Zimmerman is clearly the underdog...