Word: upset
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Beginning the season with a relatively inexperienced lineup, the Elis have emerged as a solid outfit which could easily upset the Crimson...
...criminal tendencies, Chemist Linus Pauling believes that they may have a lot to do with his mental state. This has been proved for a few relatively uncommon conditions such as phenylketonuria (PKU), in which a defective gene leaves the baby unable to metabolize phenylalanine. The resulting metabolic upset damages the brain and causes mental retardation. But Dr. Pauling would go much farther. In Science, he suggests that because of genetic as well as environmental differences, some people may need more of certain vitamins or other essential nutrients than others. If they have a deficiency, it may selectively affect the brain...
...Championships at Bournemouth, England-the world's first open tournament-an obscure British amateur proved that the talent gap may not be so big after all. On successive afternoons, Mark Cox, 24, who was not even considered good enough to play singles for the British Davis Cup team, upset two of the game's biggest names: the U.S.'s Pancho Gonzales, 39, king of the pros for 18 years, and Australia's Roy Emerson, 31, king of the amateurs until he signed a $75,000 pro contract last month...
Last year Peters blanked the Middies, 1-0, in a major upset...
Inspired by Penn's upset victory over Princeton, Harvard's tennis team has a good chance to capture a share of the league title in the Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Association...