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Word: blew (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even before the announcement could be made, the Elis were back in Harvard ice, and when Smith's second shot from exactly the same spot caught the same corner 23 seconds later, the turtle-shaped roof nearly blew off. With a 2-0 score after only 48 seconds, nearly everyone had visions of a Yale rout...

Author: By John R. Adler, | Title: Yale Downs Swimmers; Elis Tie Sextet, 5-5 | 3/9/1959 | See Source »

...skein of eight straight points by Harrington, some scoring help from Bob Bow- ditch, excellent rebounding by Repetto, and some incidental assistance from Princeton's possessive Belz--who blew seven of eight foul shots and muffed three consecutive layups--were responsible for the early Crimson lead...

Author: By Mark L. Krupnick, (SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON) | Title: Tigers Defeat Quintet As Fan Slugs Repetto | 3/2/1959 | See Source »

Norwegian-born Erik Bergaust has had a bent for missiles since the age of twelve when he blew up his parents' apartment in an Oslo suburb with black powder rocket propellant. After serving in the Norwegian underground during World War II. Bergaust in 1946 became aviation editor of an Oslo newspaper. He joined Parrish's publications in 1956, quickly won a reputation for pro-Army bias and for exclusives on advanced military developments. To Publisher Parrish, Bergaust's resignation was no surprise. Said Parrish: "Mr. Bergaust went into orbit about the time of Sputnik...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Splitting Up Space | 2/23/1959 | See Source »

Harrington was then called for elbowing as he drove toward the basket, but with seven seconds showing on the clock, Ron Ivkovitch blew the free throw and Mike Donohue grabbed the rebound. Repetto called time out and the final buzzer sounded. However, referee Johnny Nucatola ruled that time had been called before the buzzer and awarded the ball to the Crimson at midcourt, setting the stage for Bowditch's winning goal...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Crimson Upsets Big Red, 67-66, Downs Columbia, 68-65, at I.A.B. | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

...Louisiana State hardly justified its No. 1 ranking, had trouble getting through and around Clemson's beefy line, blew repeated scoring chances, scratched out a 7-0 victory in the Sugar Bowl only after a botched fourth-down center snap gave L.S.U. an easy scoring chance from Clemson's 11-yd. line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Bowls | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

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