Word: fluking
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Columbia then capitalized on Imrie's fluke loss to force the meet's decision into the final match. Crimson heavyweight Tom Trip saved Harvard's lead, winning his contest easily on points to give Harvard an unexpected class victory...
Using an unusual strategy. B.C. tossed the puck into position while their wings charged down the boards and into position. Gentlemanly play resulted in only two broken sticks for Harvard. The fast and flashy exchanges of the first period resulted only in a fluke goal...
...largely because of heavy competition from fish oil; whale oil is now $163 a ton, one-third less than it was a decade ago. One way to overcome the price drop might be to follow the Japanese example and process every part of a whale, from tooth to tail fluke. But this means a considerable extra investment in factory-ship equipment that the Norwegians are no longer willing to make, especially since their government, while urging them to continue whaling, has offered no subsidy to make it profitable. When Jahre tied up his factory ship Kosmos IV, it marked...
Harvard's only goal was a fluke. Scott Robertson took a pass from Jaime Vargas and then booted a high line-drive shot that struck the top of the goal. The ball bounced straight down and out of the net, but the referee ruled that it was valid...
Princeton's only score came on a fluke shot in the first quarter. Princeton forward Jerry Saltorelli, lying on the ground in front of the goal, caught the ball between his legs and flipped it into the goal. Referees in New England call the shot illegal, Harvard coach Seamus Malin said, but the Princeton referees counted the point...