Word: wrestliing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...officials feared that if Aquino ever took power, she would prove more susceptible to leftist pressure to remove the bases from Philippine territory. Others were concerned that an Aquino government would be unequipped to cope with the growing Philippine insurgency. Many simply did not believe that Aquino could ever wrest power from Marcos with anything less than armed force...
...semifinal action Sunday morning, Jernigan defeated Harvard's number-three player, Rusty Ball, while Niederman tripped up Harvard's second-ranked player, Darius Pendole, to earn a chance to wrest the title from Jernigan...
...minutes later, Harvard forward Karen Carney managed to wrest the puck from a crowd of Vermont defenders near the Cat goal and flick it into the twines for a 3-0 Crimson advantage...
...which is a perfect example of the heads-up play that has propelled Penn to three straight Ivy League crowns and which has made them a favorite to wrest their fourth straight...
Only Penn, Harvard, Yale and Princeton--the top four teams in the league--are still in contention for the 1985 title, though it would take a minor miracle for either the Bulldogs or the Tigers to wrest the crown...