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Word: buzzers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Besides being a notable buzzer, Chuck is a deadpan kidder. In spite of his blue eyes and fair skin, he is likely to assert solemnly that he is one-eighth Cherokee Indian. His parents say: "He's liable to tell you anything." Asked about his birthplace, Chuck says: "Ah come from so far up the holler, they had to pipe daylight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Man in a Hurry | 4/18/1949 | See Source »

Harvard got off to a good start, pulling to a four point lead in the opening minutes. A burst of life from the Quakers, however, soon put them ahead where they stayed until the final buzzer. HARVARD (63) g f p Rockwell, lf 2 0 4 Gabler 0 0 0 Bramhall, rf 0 1 1 McCurdy 5 2 12 Prior, c 8 2 19 Smith 3 2 8 Covey, lg 3 2 8 Gannon, rg 1 0 2 Crosby 0 0 0 Davis 2 2 6 Petrillo 1 1 3 Total...

Author: By Albert J. Feldman, | Title: Penn Quintet Hands Varsity 15th Straight Defeat, 78-63 | 3/2/1949 | See Source »

Barclay has picked only three of his live starters for the game. The others will not be named until the starting buzzer tonight, depending on whom the Cornellians start...

Author: By Albert J. Feldman, | Title: Basketball Team Leaves for Ithaca; Not Favored to Beat Cornell Today | 2/26/1949 | See Source »

...final blow came just three minutes before the final buzzer when, with the winners ahead 53-51, a questionable foul was called on Dick Covey. Skinner calmly swished two free throws, Columbia held a four-point bulge, and except for another set shot by Skinner, the Lions merely hung onto the ball...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Lions Nudge Out Quintet in Arena Heartbreaker, 57-53 | 2/16/1949 | See Source »

...swordsmen were using the electric epco for the first time in College history, and for one of the first times in New England. The epco rang a buzzer and flashed a light whenever it scored a touch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wired-Up Swordsmen Slash Cornell, 18-7; Freshmen Win | 2/14/1949 | See Source »

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