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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Hopeful of avenging its 52 to 42 defeat at New Haven a week ago and at the same time atoning for a mediocre season with an upset victory over Yale, the Varsity basketball team will close its season tonight when it meets the heavily-favored Elis in the Indoor Athletic Building at 8:30 o'clock...

Author: By John C. Robbins, | Title: Varsity Hoopsters Hopeful of Vengeance Against Favored Eli | 3/9/1940 | See Source »

However, the Feslermen were able to overcome the handicap of playing in the immense Palestra in Philadelphia and they may still be able to pull another upset out of the fire...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOOPSTERS START FOR BATTLE WITH ITHACANS | 2/28/1940 | See Source »

Weld Hall's basketball team, sparked by Bob Chase '43, upset the league leading Thayer combination yesterday, 22 to 16, to tie for first place in the Yardling interdormitory basketball race...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Weld Upsets Thayer, 22-16 | 2/27/1940 | See Source »

...Pettit, however, who provided the major upset of the tournament by eliminating his teammate and last year's titleholder, Stan Pearson, in a closely contested five game battle. Pettit won Saturday morning over Pearson, 15-13, 15-16, 9-15, 15-10, 15-13, and earned the right to meet Canavarro in the finals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP GOES TO CANAVARRO | 2/26/1940 | See Source »

Gardiner at unlimited is developing more and more the driving style that carried Chief Boston to an Eastern championship last spring, and it is he along with Captain Bill Daughaday, Dick Thomas and Bruce Richardson who provide the Crimson with its main hopes for an upset...

Author: By William W. Tyng, | Title: GRAPPLERS, UNDERDOGS, MEET NAVY TOMORROW | 2/21/1940 | See Source »

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