Word: cellar
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...York Mets rise out of the cellar to defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series...
...runs, he has no personality, no psychological depth. He is only a social figure who nearly dominates all society through the threat of chaos. And that threat is strong. The opening of the film, after a pan over a bombed-out city, runs past grubby objects in a crowded cellar; tables full of bottles shake violently, the entire setting is in danger of exploding or disintegrating. Behind a crate the camera discovers one rat-like man trying to hide from the agents of Mabuse...
...booters suffered from a lack of talent. There were some bad injuries, but not enough to explain the team's collapse. After going through the first eight games without a loss, the booters crumbled to finish 2-3-2 in the Ivy League and barely escape the cellar. "It has been a disappointing season." coach Bruce Munro said at the time. Meanwhile, Munro wasn't earning much praise from those who followed soccer in those dismal days. And at that time. everyone loved coach John Yovicsin and his miracle team which won in spite of itself...
...will enter the Yale game with a 3-5 record two straight defeats, and the prospect of a desperate fight to avoid a tie for seventh place, And if Brown loses, the Bruins will face a final game with Columbia for the usual stakes-possession of the Ivy League cellar...
Calling any contest with Columbia a "must" game seems somewhat ridiculous but no one on Harvard's football team is laughing this week. A Loss to Columbia this afternoon a squad generally predicted for the Ivy cellar, would be deeply humiliating and it would signify the beginning of the end for the Crimson's title defense this fall...