Word: bout
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Bout these fust few days thar ain't much to say 'cept keep yore tail high and don't get roped by too many saddle-blanket cleaners. They'll be a-tryin' to lasso you from every which way soon as you trot through the lines at that old barn called Memorial Hall. 'Course you'll want the Crimson lyin' on the stable step to take the blinders off yore eyes every morning, but don't let thim maverick 'Pooners stampede...
Macgowan and Allis won their best ball, assuring the Crimson of victory, so Don Elbel's match was stopped at 20 holes and the point split as was the best ball in the third foursome. Dick Durkes of Amherst beat Don Peddie 2-1 in the number one bout and carried the best ball...
...hospital, which consists of 32 small collapsible buildings, can be unpacked and set up in 24 hours. The buildings are jointed and grooved; once they are unfolded and set up require only tightening of a few stout bolts. Each unit is raised "bout a foot and a half off the ground on four zigzag iron legs which stretch like automobile jacks. Windows made of Plexiglas, run head-high around each building, are hinged so they can be pushed out from the bottom. Floors are made of composition rubber, and through the center of the peaked ceilings run electric tubes...
Gardiner met Gardiner in the finals of the heavyweight division of the University boxing tournament, and Tudor defeated Tom, to annex the "unlimited" title. This bout climaxed an evening of 17 matches, both final and semi-final, with fights in eight classes from the 121 pounders through to the heavies...
...first unlimited bout of the evening, a semi-final match, Tudor Gardiner began his victories by defeating Robert H. "Putzy" Davis in a thrilling, drama-packed battle that had the spectators on their feet all the way. Both men were tense and tuned to a high pitch for the contest. "Putzy," although defeated, put up a terrific fight, keeping Gardiner on edge throughout the match. Gardiner was heard to remark after the fight that "'Putzy' sure packs a colossal wallop...