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Word: bobs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Langford is the last bridge between the old school champions and the new. He is a little man. In his time heavyweight champions were not the giant race that rules the ring today. Jim Corbett weighed 184; Bob Fitzsimmons, 172; Tom Sharkey, 180; Peter Maher, 178. Jeffries was the only two hundred pounder among the champions of 30 years ago. Of the present group in prominence among the heavyweights, Dempsey stands 6 feet 1 inch and weighs 190. Harry Wills, Negro champion, rises to 6 feet 3 and weighs 215. Luis Firpo measures 6 feet 2 and weighs 225. Floyd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sam's Title | 4/14/1923 | See Source »

...games out of 77, five games ending in a tie. He devised and established at Cambridge the most dangerous combination of strategy and strength in American football. The " Haughton system " is virtually a synonym for victory. Since 1916, he has acted in an advisory capacity to Head Coach Bob Fischer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Columbia's Coach | 3/17/1923 | See Source »

Does "A Short History of English Liberalism" interest you? A book of this title, written by W. Lyon Blease (somewhat reminds one of a "Bob" Benchley name) and published by G. P. Putnam's Sons at $3.50 may be found at this shop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN OPPORTUNITY ! ! | 3/15/1923 | See Source »

...easily in advance, let them call the turn now for next year's game in Cambridge and tell Mr. Moore how it ought to be done. If they can do that and not have a ton of criticism on their heads, then the famous Terry can step into Bob Fisher's job as coach of the football team right...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication | 11/20/1922 | See Source »

...public is due to the mysterious nature of the substances. The belief in the supernatural is even now highly prevalent and other things being even, appeals to that belief usually bring results. The peculiar, mysterious properties of the vitamines has popularized them and they have been swallowed hook, line, bob, and sinker by the public...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MYSTERY MAKES SALE OF VITAMINES POSSIBLE CHARGES FOOD DIRECTOR | 5/22/1922 | See Source »

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