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Word: beatings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...lean men like center John Stevenson and Jerry Murphy, who are the tall men on the team. Stevenson stands six feet three inches, has been handy in the bucket on offense, and equally useful in grabbing rebounds off the board. He probably played his best game when the freshmen beat Trinity 43-37 on December 16. Just before exam period Harper began using Al Switzer at center with considerable success to lessen the load on Stevenson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '52 Five Enjoys Good Season; Lacks Height | 1/29/1949 | See Source »

...that he was 27, that he never went to the University of Michigan, and that he served only 23 months in the Marines. "I didn't mean anything wrong." Mike explained. "It was just one of those things in a campaign. I just needed some real material to beat Pratt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OREGON: The Fibber & Mrs. Lee | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

...Peiping, Associated Press Correspondent Moosa tried to tell the world. The Nationalist censor said no. So Old China Hand Moosa banged out a furious message to the A.P. explaining why he couldn't report that Peiping was under bombardment. The censor passed it-and Moosa had his beat. Excerpts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Uncensored | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

...better college basketball team anywhere than the Billikens of St. Louis University, the Billikens hadn't met it yet. In New Orleans last month, they unhorsed the University of Kentucky wonders.* Back home in St. Louis, ticket-sellers turned away 4,000 customers the night they beat Bradley University. In Buffalo, before another sellout house, they trounced Canisius. Last week, with nine straight victories under their belts, the Billikens moved into Madison Square Garden to play Long Island University-and pulled out the biggest crowd (18,486) of the season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Stop St. Louis! | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

...loss of Captain Dave Hamblett from the varsity mile team will slow down the Crimson in that event--"possibly as much as three seconds"--and Maine should be the team to beat. Burt Brown will take Hamblett's place. The rest of the team will be Harvey Thayer, Pat McCormick, and Al Ruby...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Track Squad Enters 16 In K of C Meet Tomorrow Night | 1/21/1949 | See Source »

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