Word: face-off
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...After face-off to the right of Lau, the younger Olson (defenseman Mitch is a sophomore) gained control of the puck in center ice, carried it into the Cornell zone, and deposited it gently--almost lovingly--into the vacated net. 5-3 Harvard, game over, and after Monday night's Beanpot debacle--B.C. tallied four consecutive goals to overcome a 3-0 Crimson first period lead--relief was evident in the winning team's locker room and in coach Billy Cleary's face...
...Cornellians, who had come out on top of four of their last five ECAC contests and narrowly (4-5) dropped an exhibition to the West German Olympic Team Monday night, quickly found themselves trailing 3:22 after the opening face...
Bush, who narrowly won last month's Iowa caucus, said that even if he defeats former California Gov. Ronald Reagan in the New Hampshire face-off, Reagan will not be finished. "Reagan has latent strength in the West," he said...
Kraft responds with guarded optimism to questions about the New Hampshire face-off on February 26. He says Kennedy's highly publicized address at Georgetown University "energized [Kennedy's] troops, but will not win over independents or Carter Democrats...
...Afghanistan crisis was also softening the hostile face-off between Iran and the U.S. over the 50 American hostages, now in their 13th week of captivity. After vowing to proceed with stern economic sanctions against Iran, the Carter Administration last week made it clear that it was no longer in any real hurry to impose them. Among other things, Washington is waiting for the outcome of Iran's first presidential election, in the hope that it might produce a new leader with enough authority to face down the embassy militants, or otherwise break the deadlock...