Word: upset
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Pittsburgh, Dick Cassiano and George McAfee took turns dazzling a crowd of 50,000-but Cassiano's teammates were quicker on their feet, defeated Duke by the margin of a point-after-touchdown (14-to-13) in the biggest upset of the week...
This is only one more example of young (47) Jay C.'s industrial nonconformism. From the Hormel plant at Austin, Minn., he upset the packing industry with canned whole ham, spiced ham, canned whole chicken, beef stock soups and, lately, Spam (canned pork for making spam-wiches, etc.). There two years ago he signed a closed shop contract with C. I. O., defying packing industry precedent. He also guaranteed his workers 52 paychecks a year, and this year started a joint earnings plan which lets employes share the Hormel surplus (if any) with stockholders on a profits-wages ratio...
...visiting booters hold a 3 to 2 overtime victory over M.I.T. and are primed to upset Coach Carr's defending champions of the Eastern League. Kelley and Jenkins team together remarkably well and figure to be a thorn in the side of the Harvard defense all afternoon...
...result of the Williams upset defeat, several lineup changes are contemplated for the Crimson. Jim Doughty is slated to get the call at fullback, while Bill Edgar and Jim Rousmaniere will be at center back and right half respectively...
That was the last game of the year for proud Penn under the Munger-Crowther-Odell coaching regime, and although the result was an upset, it was no fluke. The inspired Quakers played the favored Redmen off their feet, and it looks like they intend to continue their victory march this year...