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Word: backed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Spotting the Adams nine five unearned tailies in the first inning, a powerful Lowell House team struck back with telling blows and won the right to meet the championship Eli team at New Haven Saturday by trouncing the Gold Coasters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bellboy Nine Defeats Adams 19-14 in Heavy Hitting Game | 5/25/1939 | See Source »

...fifteenth victory for the Yearling nine, out of seventeen starts, and vindicates them for their loss to Lawrence Academy earlier in the season. Huntington recently had turned back the Academy boys and were rated as possible favorites in yesterday's game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1942 NINE LAMBASTES SCHOOLBOY TEAM, 25-6 | 5/24/1939 | See Source »

...playing a nice game afield. His return makes the Crimson well fortified in the outer gardens and may eventually and Sophomore Gone Levett to the sidelines. Fred Hockel played in Keyes place at shortstop throughout most of the Holy Cross game after Art Johns was driven off the mound back to his regular post at the keystone sack. "Snake" Keyes has been struggling with a rest batting slump which has found his average dipping down around 100 for the 11 contests he has played in. Heckel's fielding seems to stack up favorably with the "Snake's," and he should...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHAT'S HIS NUMBER? | 5/23/1939 | See Source »

...Detroit, Mrs. Thomas J. Middleton, Negro, hired a steam shovel to dig holes in her back yard. A dream had revealed to her that gold was buried there. Neighbors were annoyed by the dust, smoke and noise. Said Mrs. Middleton: "They needn't be so uppity. I catch them digging in my back yard themselves at night since I had my visions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 22, 1939 | 5/22/1939 | See Source »

...order to scare the patient out of a fit Dr. Schwab has rigged up a purloined tug-boat whistis near the patient. When this whistle blows, the patient is quits effectively scared back into consciousness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Medical School Research Man Devises Brain-Wave Machine for Studying Fits | 5/22/1939 | See Source »

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