Word: match-up
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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While the defensive aspect of the game should be a closely fought match-up, Harvard has a distinct advantage over the Bruins on offense. Except for a lop-sided win over Yale, Brown has not established any large margins of victory. In four Ivy games. the Bruins have scored only six goals...
...country professes are supposed to be best exemplified in the national past-time. If Americans are supposedly perfect Christians, then the athlete must be the perfect perfect Christian. If we, in our national mythology, are supposed to be rugged, steely individuals battling the frontier for survival, then the match-up of pitcher and batter, catcher and base-runner, steely-eyed individuals all, is the nonviolent equivalent of the duel between sheriff and gunfighter. The language of sportswriting reflects the popular mythology well. Pitchers "tame" hitters, runners are cut down "stealing" bases, and a crucial is a "duel...
...After Burns and Watson took second and third in the second event, the 200-free, the Crimson got a bad break in the 50-free. An important match-up between Josten and Cartmell failed to materialize when Josten jump-started twice and was disqualified. Teammate Craig Sewell rallied to prevent a Yale sweep, but Harvard trailed...
...similar match-up Richard Hausler of Kirkland House will face Emil Favorito of Leverett in the 145-1b, class...
...last contest, much of the responsibility for containing Schwartzkopf will fall to captain Ernie Hardy. This individual match-up has an added facet since Harly only trails the Curnell center by ten rebounds for the Ivy League rebounding lead...