Word: fall
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...fall of 1954, five years after the Chinese Communists seized the mainland, they first bombarded Quemoy. The resulting pressures on the U.S. from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek produced a Mutual Defense Treaty, committing the U.S. to aid in the defense of Formosa and the nearby Pescadores islands (see map). At President Eisenhower's behest, Congress in January 1955 passed the so-called Formosa Resolution authorizing the President to use American forces "as he deems necessary for the specific purpose of securing and protecting Formosa and the Pescadores against armed attack, this authority to include the securing and protection...
...take to a rushing attack, led by one of the Ivies' best halfbacks, Al Rozycki. An expert pass catcher at right half, Rozycki was the villian who took a perfect Gundy screen pass for the touchdown in the Green's 9-0 victory at the Stadium last fall...
Still, it seemed that MacIntyre would get his chance for a slice of football immorality in 1959. MacIntyre split the Crimson's punting duties with Boulris that fall, and with two games to play, his 40.4-yard average on 17 attempts gave him a clear shot at the Harvard season record...
Despite his small stature, Ravenel has never before missed a full game. The same knee was injured near the end of last fall's Yale game, putting Ravenel on crutches for 10 days, but he never officially reported the damage. "I've always thought, 'it's always the other guy, it'll never happen to me,'" he reflected. "I guess that's why it's been such a shock...
Fitzgerald could break the race wide open if he can shake the effects of a cold and a tender leg. The varsity captain has been waiting all fall to produce best effort; when he does, a lot of people are going to be left behind...