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Word: adolphos (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...whole complexion of the game changed after that goal, and Princeton attacked almost without let-up for the rest of the contest. The Tigers scored at 16:45 of the second period on a goal by Adolpho Bueno and again at 7:44 of the fourth when Derick Driemeyer evened the score...

Author: By Adam Clymer, | Title: Soccer Team Edges Tigers As Hodnett Paces 3-2 Win | 11/7/1955 | See Source »

Other winners of the week: ¶ The University of Southern California's Sim Iness, one of Bob Mathias' Tulare neighbors, setting an Olympic discus mark of 180 ft. 6.85 in., breaking the 1948 record of Italy's Adolpho Consolini. ¶ Parson Bob Richards, who set an Olympic pole vault record of 14 ft. 11.14 in. ¶ U.S. Air Force Sergeant Mai Whitfield, who tied his own 1948 Olympic record to take the 800-meter run in 1 min. 49.2 sec., later missed his try for a second gold medal in the 400-meter run (won by Jamaica...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The G-Man and the Russian | 8/4/1952 | See Source »

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