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Word: upsets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Company C, upset earlier in the season by a mediocre D quintet, had kept themselves in the pennant race by smashing Adams 86-53 last Friday in a game which saw Wally Hull of Company C break the intramural scoring record for a single game with a total of 34 points notched. And then on Tuesday the Navy team earned the right to meet Standish in a championship playoff by slapping the freshmen for their first loss of the second tournament...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Standish on Top in Photo Finish As Intramural Tournament Ends | 2/16/1945 | See Source »

...industry knew all about the reasons for the slump. They were as obvious as a blast furnace: shortages of manpower, fuel and scrap, and a surplus of new war orders that upset production schedules. There was a new one, too: the weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Frozen at the Low | 2/12/1945 | See Source »

Standish kept its winning streak intact Wednesday without even a battle, taking a forfelt win from Companies A-B. Although Company C prevailed over a weak F-G club yesterday, 15 to 9, Company D pulled a surprise upset triumph over the Navy runner-ups, handing them their first loss of the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Standish Leads Company C In Second Intramural Race | 2/9/1945 | See Source »

Unknown and untried, the Crimson's informal ski team upset the predictions of the experts as it triumphed over five of the best squads the East could offer in the regular slalom at the Dartmouth Winter Carnival Sunday. In spite of victory in the final event of the meeting, however, the Crimson athletes placed only fifth when the total point scores went...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SKIERS ACHIEVE WIN IN SLALOM | 2/6/1945 | See Source »

Companies H-I took two beatings as last week closed, bowing to A-B, 25 to 18, and to F-G, 34 to 22. Company D, recovering from its early slump, upset the F-G club...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Undefeated Standish Five Leads Intramural Tourney | 2/6/1945 | See Source »

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