Word: setbacks
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...Only setback to steady United Drug prosperity came in the post-War deflation in which Mr. Liggett's company was threatened with insolvency. At this date, however, he had many a Rexall agent throughout the country and these Rexall agents, loyal, raised $1,500,000, helped him through the deflation period. Last year Drug, Inc. had a net income (11 months...
...University lacrosse team will take on the Williams aggregation on the field in back of the Business School at 3 o'clock this afternoon. the Crimson seems to be emerging from its recent slump, and should have little trouble in handling a setback to the upstate combination...
Conducting its first extensive foreign invasion, the Maroon will journey to New England with ten consecutive victories behind it. Yesterday afternoon, however, the aggregation from Pennsylvania, though outhitting their opponents 13 to 7, suffered its initial setback of the year by a 7 to 6 score at the hands of the Tufts batters after ten innings of play...
...games with Boston University which was scheduled to usher in the season, and with Georgetown on the Southern trip. William and Mary, Richmond, and Catholic University were the victims of the Harvard singers while the Quantico Marines repeated their 1928 performance by handing Coach Mitchell's charges their first setback of the season. The game with Columbia on Saturday was called at the end of the ninth frame with the count deadlocked 1 to 1 when it was decided that the freezing conditions were unfavorable to a further continuation of the battle...
Yale has enjoyed an unusually successful season so far this winter, with the Blue record showing only one loss in 14 contests. The lone setback was administered by Toronto in a fast 2-1 game; and on the other side. Yale has scored 13 victories, defeating Boston College, 5-0: Boston University 3-0; Boston University Club, 1-0; McGill University, 6-1; Dartmouth 5-1; Boston University Club, 4-0; Brown University, 10-1; Dartmouth, 1-0; Penn, 12-0; Dartmouth, 1-1; St. Nicholas Club, 3-0; Princeton, 5-1; and finally Princeton in the deciding game...