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Word: bitting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Captain Torhic Macdonald's leg was a bit sore, and Joe Koufman's side still bothered him. Koufman suffered a slight recurrence of an old injury in Saturday's game, and his status for the Dartmouth game is uncertain. Francis Lee, Tom Healey, Charley Spreyer, and Joe Gardella missed practice, but all will be there today...

Author: By Donald Peddie, | Title: Harlowmen Get First Look at Indian Plays in Short Practice | 10/24/1939 | See Source »

...secret, it was hard for skeptical scientists to prove that Mr. Longoria was talking big through his hat. But last week he laid himself wide open by announcing: "The ray lies in one of the unexplored frequency bands in the vicinity of the X-ray." This was a bit too specific. Professor Arthur Holly Compton, the University of Chicago's famed radiation authority, stated that there are no unexplored frequency bands in the vicinity of the Xray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Too Specific | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

...coarse wool needed for carpets, the U. S. produces not a bit. All of it is imported. Chief U. S. supplier in 1937 was Argentina with 28,000,000 lbs., and China was second with 20,000,000. Because of the Japanese war, China's exports to the U. S. are now zero. Because of war in Europe, other suppliers of carpet wool have had their entire clip embargoed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CROPS: Good Clip | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

...many people, the art of the comic-strip may seem a bit too close to the odor of the breakfast table to be worth serious consideration. The reader who finds a vicarious thrill in pouncing upon "Terry and the Pirates" each morning is apt to overlook the genuine skill of the artist, Milt Caniff, in favor of a few well-turned curves on the body of the Dragon Lady. Each section of Canift's daily feature contains a carefully planned composition, both in regard to figure placement and value rendition. His work is characterized by the decisive manner in which...

Author: By Jack Wiiner, | Title: Collections & Critiques | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

John Shattuck, a substitute for the Crimson, did a fine bit of punting under pressure in the second period when the Yardlings were on their own 5-yard line. Morton Waldstein, the regular booster, was playing with an injured leg, so Shattuck came in to relieve him for one play and sent the ball apiraling down the field for over 60 yards. There the Freshman ends dropped the receiver in his tracks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Strong Freshman Eleven Hands Andover Decisive 20-6 Defeat | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

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