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Scalise, whose squad some consider a slight underdog to the two-time defending Ivy champs, is a little more confident. "We have a tradition of rising to the occasion when we're underdogs," he says...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Booters Shoot for Brown in Ivy Opener | 9/28/1984 | See Source »

...biggest point in Yale's favor, though, may be the Bulldogs' new underdog role and Coach Carm Cozza's reputation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

...evocative, infatuated biography has brought the novelist to life with her quirky charm intact. Much of the book shows her as she appeared to her friends: more spontaneous and independent than any woman of her generation had a right to be. For more than 30 years she defended the underdog in leftist journals and in novels like Rope of Gold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Gingerly Removing the Veil | 9/3/1984 | See Source »

Often the crowd, uninitiated to the finer points of a team's style, decided to root for the underdog--Norway became a local favorite because of the players' tenacity and honest style, and the Cameroons team because of their lively footwork and skill...

Author: By Richard L. Callan, | Title: Soccer, Spectacle, and Drama | 8/3/1984 | See Source »

...Even before your selection, Mondale was seen as an underdog in the general election campaign. Polls show mixed reactions to the idea of a woman on the ticket. Do you feel an added burden as a woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Interview with Ferraro | 7/23/1984 | See Source »

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