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With two out in the last of the ninth, the underdog newsmen suddenly solved the offerings of 'Poonster hurler Bugless Dunce. Five walks, three hit batsmen, and 15 infield errors gave the Crimeds a well earned 23 to 2 victory as the packed stands cheered lustily for almost half an hour...
...first time in years the Crimson varsity will be an underdog. It has a record of no victories and two defeats the first time a Harvard crew has lost twice in one season since Tom Bolles took over coaching in 1937. Its first loss, to Cambridge on April 19, was not unexpected, as the English crew was at peak form, while Harvard had just begun its season. Last Saturday's loss to Princeton was an upset, however, and the hopes of the Bolles-coached eight look especially bleak this Saturday as Penn has been the only crew to defeat...
...Socialist. Neither Nehru nor his followers are very clear about what Nehru's Socialism involves. Nehru turned to Socialism as he turned to champion the Boers, the Sinn Feiners, the Suffragettes, or Republican Spain: because he has a heartfelt sympathy for the underdog. The closest he has come to defining his idea of practical Socialism is a "democratic commonwealth" with the key means of production owned by the state, but much industry in private hands. This is what he has striven for in India, but he has plainly agreed to postpone plans for large-scale nationalization...
...unpredictable Crimson fencing team will meet Yale this afternoon as a decided underdog. The Elis have a seven and three record; Harvard has won half of its six matches...
...Meet the Press, sponsored by Revere Copper and Brass, tries to maintain a fairly even balance of opinion on its reporters' panel. "We never load the panel against the man being interviewed," explains Martha Rountree, "because people are always for the underdog. Why, with a loaded panel I could take the worst man in the country and make him a martyr...