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Word: closeness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...were amazed when the Canadian six came out on the short end of a very definite 4 to 2 score. And in the same week the Varsity continued in the win column with a win over Princeton in its Quadrangular League opener. Then last week the squad came very close to beating a strong Dartmouth team and battled the veteran Elis to a 2 to 2 overtime deadlock at New Haven...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 2/21/1939 | See Source »

...surprise victory over Queens, the January turning point in the Varsity's campaign, was largely due to a change in tactics, for in that encounter Hodder began the wise policy of beating out a faster team by playing a close-checking game and capitalizing on breaks for offensive sallies. But tactics alone cannot explain the Varsity's tendency to blow very hot one night and very cold the next. As Coach Hodder explains it, it is largely due to the team's inexperience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 2/21/1939 | See Source »

...When RCA bought Victor Talking Machine Co. he was put in charge of Radiola sales. He got into televison in 1934 when RCA promoted him to manager of its license division. For running Farnsworth, 45-year-old Edward Nicholas will get a block of stock and a starting salary close to the $30,000 he drew down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNICATIONS: Banker Backed | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

...Funsters in the last five seconds of an overtime thriller, came up with a basket that nosed out Winthrop. Luchansky further enlivened a close game scoring 14 of the Dunster tallies, while Clark and Peden stood out in the fast Puritan quintet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kirkland Trounces Lowell; Dunster Noses Out Winthrop; Eliot, Adams Win In Hoop Contests | 2/18/1939 | See Source »

Captain Harvey Ross is a definite favorite in the 121-pound class as he takes on a sophomore, Al Marasca. Regardless of the ability of the Columbia wrestler, Ross's experience should tell. At 165 a close battle is expected between Bill Daughaday and Lenox Muldoon. The latter is a senior at Columbia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wrestlers to Battle Columbia Today Given Slight Edge Over Invaders | 2/18/1939 | See Source »

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