Word: well-fought
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Harvard's final victory in the two-mile relay and second-place finish in the mile relay put the Crimson 13 points behind B.U. for the day, a well-fought and well-earned finish for the plucky tracksters...
Boston out-shot Buffalo, 10-9, in the first stanza, but the well-fought period ended deadlocked at one all. Neither team could capitalize on its power-play opportunities...
Referees Bell and Barry called 25 penalties, including four apiece for elbowing, cross-checking, high stick and roughing, and even that did not preclude a scuffle at the game's end. It was a disappointing episode in what has normally been a well-fought, sportsmanlike rivalry in the past, and could make one apprehensive about the quality of the return match at Boston Arena next Saturday...
Harvard was humiliated at Ithaca that evening, yielding six second-period goals on the way to a stinging 9-3 loss. After the close, well-fought game the Crimson had played with the Big Red at Cambridge a month earlier, it was a particularly painful experience...
...from India's President Zakir Husain, Mrs. King listened to a group of students softly sing We Shall Overcome, and, in a gracious speech, said: "My heart is greatly warmed and my spirit is greatly lifted by this profound recognition. I accept it as a tribute to a well-fought fight in progress. To the great task ahead, I humbly rededicate my life...