Word: bout
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...they wore woolen booties to keep from scratching up their own coiffures. But the most pampered were the poodles. Ch. Wilber White Swan, a tiny (just 6 Ibs.) four-year-old poodle, patiently put up with hours of clipping, shearing, shampooing (with bluing), and. of course, the inevitable, endless bout with brush and comb. Some 70 toy poodles, including eight of Wilber's get, stole the show...
...skill of Boxing is the skill of a highly trained nervous system, capable of instant reflex action; it is the skill of perfect balance and graceful efficient movement . . ." tercollegiate bout, and is not its objective...
ITHACA, Feb. 18--The fencing team lost to Cornell, 18 to 9, as the helpless epee team failed to win a bout...
...meeting in the Oakland municipal auditorium, Stevenson found it necessary to calm the frenzied crowd of 3,600 after it interrupted his talk repeatedly with applause, cheers and stomping. Raising a hand, he said: "You must not get so excited. This is just a primary. The main bout will be next November...
...winter, he was good enough to whip Lightweight Champion Joe Gans (who kept the title because Sam had weighed in 8 oz. over the limit). By the time he was 18, "the Boston Tar Baby" was so good that he could beat almost anyone who would give him a bout. In 1906, weighing only 146, he tackled future Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson (185 Ibs.). Only the bell saved Johnson from a fifth-round knockout; only a dubious decision saved him the fight. Afterwards, big Jack would never fight Sam again...