From New Scientist #662, 21st August 1969 [link]
The vicar of Much Snoring has been trying to recall the epic horseshoe-knotting contest of 1921. He remembers that there were five entrants, who rejoiced in the names of Acorn, Barley, Corncob, Duckweed and Elderberry. The contest took the form of a series of singles, until each had played all. For ten minutes each tied knots in as many horseshoes as he could with his bare hands. Then for five minutes each unknotted the horseshoes his opponent had knotted. Then the one with the most horseshoes still to unknot was deemed the loser. The winner got 1 point, the loser 0. If the match was drawn, each received ½.
Each entrant finished with a different total. The winner scored more than 3 points. Duckweed (who first won the event in 1923) beat the only entrant who beat Elderberry. Corncob was the only man to lose to the only man who lost to Acorn. But here the vicar’s memory gives out. To save the event from oblivion, can you reconstruct the entire scoreboard?
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