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Word: best (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Frederick Brozer, on the other hand, sang very well indeed; but his speaking voice gave Pinafore an unfortunate Brooklynese note. Alison Keith, an old hand with G. and S., speaks and sings with great skill; her Little Buttercup was the best performance of the evening...

Author: By Daniel Field, | Title: Gilbert and Sullivan | 12/12/1957 | See Source »

...startling comeback from their B.U. loss, the Crimson skaters did not degenerate into puck slapping and coarse zone clearing. This time, the defense gave goalie Tab Cleary the best protection possible and was, in fact, responsible for setting up some of the best offensive attacks of the night...

Author: By Bruce M. Reeves, | Title: Hockey Team Slaps BC, 6-1 | 12/12/1957 | See Source »

...winning scores, also a change from the B.U. game, were neither accidental or lucky. The very fast combination of Bud Higginbottom and Dick Fischer was most effective in the game. Fischer had one of the best nights of his career, scoring twice on passes from Higginbottom who also seemed to be in top form...

Author: By Bruce M. Reeves, | Title: Hockey Team Slaps BC, 6-1 | 12/12/1957 | See Source »

Then Lyle Guttu turned in the best shot of the night, a hard drill in the lower left-hand corner. B.C. star goalie Al Pitts never had a chance on it. Two minutes later at 15:56 sophomore Gillie scored his first varsity tally, a really heads-up shot on a rebound from defenseman Dan Ullyot...

Author: By Bruce M. Reeves, | Title: Hockey Team Slaps BC, 6-1 | 12/12/1957 | See Source »

...best remembered of the Roosevelt boxing stories center around two matches he had in a lightweight tournament at the Harvard gym in March, 1879. He won his first match, and also won the crowd with one of those chivalrous acts which sporting fans love. When the referee called "Time," Roosevelt immediately dropped his hands, but the other man dealt him a savage blow in the face. The spectators shouted "Foul, foul!" and hissed, but Roosevelt is supposed to have cried out "Hush! He didn't hear...

Author: By Philip M. Boffey, | Title: Theodore Roosevelt at Harvard | 12/12/1957 | See Source »

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