Word: upset
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sparked by 34 points by Don May, the University of Dayton, which way back in January defeated Harvard, 100-78, upset fourth-ranked North Carolina, 76-62, last night in the NCAA basketball semi-finals in Louisville, Kentucky...
Judge Paschen is taking great pains to avoid repetition of the outcome of the 1954 trial of Cleveland's Dr. Sam Sheppard, who was found guilty of killing his wife, only to have the verdict upset by the U.S. Supreme Court because of prejudicial press coverage. Yet it is not the judge, but the defense and prosecuting attorneys who are taking all the time. Each is questioning prospective jurors carefully, and is being cut off by Paschen only if he becomes unusually long-winded...
...semifinals Catinella almost upset first-seeded Jim Bentz of Lehigh. Catinella opened the scoring, taking down the favorite in the first period...
Catinella beat another West Point foe, 3-2, in a vicious consolation match. Also fourth-seeded, Harvard's 177 lb. Jim Abbott was upset, 7-4, in the quarter-finals by Pete Thompson of Princeton. Bruce Goodman and John Eng lost their first round matches and were eliminated from the tournament...
Harvard's final hope for fencing glory flickered away this weekend at M.I.T. as the Crimson finished eighth in the Eastern Intercollegiates. With a spectacular sabre round. Penn upset co-favorites Columbia and N.Y.U. for the team title...