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Varsity wrestlers will seek their fourth consecutive victory Saturday when they tussle with underdog Williams at Williamstown at 2:30. The grapplers have already racked up triumphs against Amherst, Tufts, and M.I.T...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wrestlers Will Battle At Williams Saturday | 1/9/1953 | See Source »

Hawkins will probably provide the main interest in the freshman meet against the underdog M.I.T. yearlings, at the Blockhouse pool this afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hawkins Seeks Record Today As '56 Swimmers Open Here | 12/17/1952 | See Source »

...title, was the next victim. Along the route, Leahy's green youngsters, seasoning up under one of the toughest schedules in the country, upset Oklahoma, the Big Seven champions. Last week, facing unbeaten Southern California, the nation's No. 2 team and Pacific Conference titleholder, the underdog Irish pulled off the biggest upset of the season. At the final whistle, thanks to five pass interceptions and three recovered fumbles, Notre Dame was ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Champions' Champion | 12/8/1952 | See Source »

...from quarterback Frank Scanlon late in the third period and swept around right end for 30 yards and a touchdown. Davenport's Bob O'Connell got the Yale score on a five yard sweep around left end with 40 seconds left in the first half. Winthrop was a definite underdog going into the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Nips Berkeley 19-0 For House-College Title | 11/22/1952 | See Source »

...knew who wrote for The Communist. Articles were signed simply "by Max" or "by John". Letters, also unsigned, were addressed "Dear Comrade." Besides purveying the party line on national and world events, the Communist took active interest in the underdog at the University. It first drew attention to the plight of the commuters, who at the time are their lunches in a crowded, dirty room in Phillips Brooks House. In an exhaustive appraisal of every course and every instructor in the English department, the magazine concluded the staff's main trouble was that it didn't criticize "class literature...

Author: By Milton S. Gwirtzman, | Title: Commie Groups Thrived in 30's | 11/14/1952 | See Source »

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