Word: upset
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...charts and maps, even for the winds and stars, it is a difficult matter to play the role of a Marco Polo. Yet in this the guest of honor at the Union tonight has succeeded completely. He has explored unknown polar regions, discovered new peoples in new lands, and upset traditional theories. What more adventurous than to spend five years in the far-away North of the world, and then return with amazing information after all hope had been given...
...explored at least one-fourth of the million square miles of the hitherto unknown polar regions. He has discovered new islands, one of which is almost as large as Great Britain, corrected the outline of others on the map, established the non-existence of one supposedly-discovered island, and upset all the prevailing ideas of life and vegetation in the far north. His reports have been authenticated by the world's leading scientists, and three National Geographical Societies have awarded him gold medals in recognition of his achievements...
...first man to cross the tape, but it is fairly certain that first honors will be captured by one of five stars, each from a different college: McDermott of Cornell, Higgins of Columbia, Rogers of Princeton Simmons of Syracuse or MacMahon of M. I. T. Second choices who may upset the "dope" are Watson of Syracuse, Brown and Irish of Cornell, and McCulloch of Princeton...
Should Coach Jones be able to marshal his entire strength against the Tiger eleven, Yale will probably be the favorite to win. However, the Orange and Black team upset all calculations last year by decisively defeating the Elis. This fact will probably make Yale give all that it has in an effort to tie knots in the Tiger's tail and to wipe out the stain of last year's defeat...
Brickley, the Broker, says he'll hit the line" in Wall street with the same viger as Brickley, of Harvard helped to upset, Yale for three years. Brickley is spending some time this fall drilling Coach. O'Neill's kickers in the Columbia squad, and hopes to return here to put in some coaching before the end of the season...