Word: defeat
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Only the Crimson's own nonchalance can defeat it today. The varsity's undefeated status hangs upon its ability to get excited about the Wesleyan contest...
...Southern California (4-0)-crunched for 309 yds. on the ground to defeat unbeaten Washington...
...over, blocking with leg-chopping power, tackling with burly fury. If the play was not made by End Marlin McKeever, it likely was made by his identical twin, Guard Mike McKeever. With the McKeever twins clearing the way, Southern California crunched 80 yds. in the final period to defeat hitherto-unbeaten Washington 22-15, proved itself the finest West Coast team in years...
Writes Historian Mattingly at the end of his clear and perceptive account: "Historians agree that the defeat of the Spanish Armada was one of the Decisive Battles of the World, but there is much less agreement as to what it decided." Certainly not the war between Spain and England; that dragged on for nearly 14 years and ended in a draw. Nor did it cut down the Spanish colonial empire. What the defeat did accomplish, Mattingly argues, was to halt the spread of the Counter Reformation and provide the English with a handy legend of victory. "It raised...
With a dubious assist from Saturday's torrential rain, which caused numerous fumbles and missed tackles, the Yardling eleven tallied three touchdowns in a second-half rally to defeat Dartmouth at Hanover...