Word: upsets
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Lightweight Champion Joe Brown, upset by Johnny Busso in an over-the-weight bout last November, was in no mood to trifle when the two met again last week with the championship at stake. Bobbing, weaving and occasionally uncorking powerful rights, he bloodied the challenger, decked him in the ninth round, coasted to an easy unanimous decision...
Strangely, Dartmouth could well be the deciding factor in tonight's game, for if the Tigers, who must play the Indians in Hanover tomorrow night, are looking ahead, they might find themselves upset by the varsity. And with all the attention that has been focused this week on the big game tomorrow, the chances of this occurring are not slim...
...beautifully balanced squad, Princeton has the potential to put the varsity to rout. Yet with the psychological disadvantages of playing on an unfamiliar court and thinking about the Dartmouth game, the Tigers seem ripe for an upset, and there is no better occasion than tonight...
Some qualifications to the statistics must be admitted, however. Dartmouth defeated B.C., B.U., Harvard, and Yale, but also was upset by Northeastern, 4 to 3, and by B.U., 8 to 2, on Tuesday. The Indians have more games left than any contender, and could conceivably run into trouble at B.C., Harvard, or Yale...
...Harvard Rifle Team upset a strong Princeton squad to capture the Ivy rifle crown in the League tournament Saturday at New Haven. The Crimson compiled an impressive score of 1403 points, as Yale took second with 1388. Dartmouth, Princeton, and Cornell finished third, fourth, and fifth respectively...