Word: contest
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...unquenchable jumbo and before the war, Houses would compete to chug-a-lug the fastest. Holding ten regular beer glasses, the jumbo provided a nightly chance to manipulate the esophagus against a stop-watch, and the takers were many. The present record is 2 min. 3 sec. and the contest is still open; but the jumbo is as big as ever. Interest has slackened a bit now the required deposit is up to $5 but the College thirst for beer hasn't diminished. Wartime dissatisfaction with 3.2 sent veterans skipping back to the O.G. and to the jumbo they dreamed...
...wounds and heal Assault's gimpy leg. Two weeks ago, Max and his horse turned up at Florida's Hialeah Park. Max had blood in his eye: this time he would beat "that horse." The Widener Handicap was billed as the horse-race-of-the-year: a contest between the second biggest money-winner of all time (Armed) and the third biggest (Assault...
...remaining contest, second-place Dunster topped the Bellboys, 38 to 35. Idle Winthrop still rules the league with nine wins and a clear slate in the loss column. The Funsters sported a 22 to 14 advantage at the half and, although the losers rallied in the second frame, Lowell was unable to overcome the lead. Basketball Standings Won Lost WINTHROP 9 0 DUNSTER 9 1 LOWELL 7 4 ELIOT 6 5 DUDLEY 5 5 KIRKLAND 2 8 LEVERETT 2 9 ADAMS...
...seesaw contest throughout, with the Jayvees leading 24 to 21 at the half, the game was a pitting of freshman height, backboard control, and accuracy against the Junior Varsity's shifty floor-work and quick, deceptive passing...
...close enough to Dodds to be exposed, joyfully rushed for the Baxter Mile starting line in Madison Square Garden. In 32 previous races, it had been Dodds against a stopwatch (his recent Wanamaker Mile world's indoor record: 4:05.3). This time the Baxter was more of a contest but less of a race. Penn State's 24-year-old Gerry Karver, who ran last in the Wanamaker, won the Baxter...