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Word: buts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Though some of the most versatile cheerleaders at Southern colleges (notably Alabama and Tennessee) are dimple-kneed coeds, girls are not eligible for the All-America cheering squad. "Every year there is a campaign to take them in, but every year we keep them out," scowls President Ritter.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: All-America | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

Devotees of pro football are always sure of a good show. Last week's clash between two beautifully coordinated machines was not only a sellout but a hit. For three periods the savage-tackling, pass-intercepting Giants stole the Redskins' tomahawk, crippled their attack and also their attackers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Giants v. Redskins | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

By the fourth quarter the Redskins got going, scored a touchdown and kicked the extra point. Then, with only 45 seconds to play, the score 9-to-7 and the ball on the 16-yard line, Coach Ray Flaherty, realizing that a field goal was the Redskins' only hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Giants v. Redskins | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

Candidates, rounded up by talent scouts, are elected to the All-America on the basis of: 1) the cheering section's reaction; 2) judgment in selecting the best psychological moment for a cheer; 3) acrobatic ability-not only proficiency in the common cartwheels, handstands and general high jinks, but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: All-America | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

Except for a few games still to be played here & there, the U. S. college football season ended last week. Reviewing the season, most football students agreed that the No. 1 team of 1939 was Tennessee, undefeated, untied, unscored-on in nine games, while it rolled up a total of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football Review | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

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