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Brown, a slight underdog, started off the scoring with a tally by Jim Kfoury at 2:21 of the first period. Kfoury, an inside left, took a pass from Wellford Mason and booted a high shot that hit the crossbar of the goal and dropped in behind the Crimson netminder, John Adams. The score was the only time that the Bruins were able to beat Adams, who did an admirable job in the Crimson goal...
...college football's game of the week, undefeated Syracuse was determined to grind down tough Pittsburgh to atone for its faltering early season play. But underdog Pitt eagerly matched raw power with its beefy rival, completely dominated play to win by a margin of 10-0 that did not reflect the true humiliation of the defending national champions. A week after kicking a last-second field goal to beat Arkansas 10-7, Mississippi Center Allen Green kicked a 41-yd. field goal in the last six seconds for his second of the day and a 6-6 tie with...
...Brand X in favor of such descriptions as "another leading washday detergent," and others, such as Piel's beer, are cutting down their use of Brand X. But Brand X has a huge reservoir of good will in TV viewers who resent loud and aggressive commercials, favor the underdog. Manhattan's Brand "X" Enterprises, Inc. is so confident of this market that it is planning to put out a new detergent. Its name...
...cross country team will take on a decided underdog this afternoon, meeting the University of Massachusetts squad at 3 p.m. on the Franklin Park course. The varsity will be seeking its third consecutive...
...famous Yanks of 1927--the last time the two teams met in a World Series and the last time Pittsburgh won a National League pennant. Casey Stengel's Yanks rule a 13-10 favorite, but Cambridge's breakfast table daily--along with the Pittsburgh press--will stick with the underdog just...