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Word: contest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The O.G.---Exotic Liqueurs, Beer of Every Description | 3/2/1948 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bad Day for Max | 3/1/1948 | See Source »

...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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dunster, Leverett, Eliot Triumph in Court Skirmishes | 2/27/1948 | See Source »

...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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yearlings Edge Rival Jayvee Quintet, 50-48, in Blockhouse | 2/26/1948 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Dodds Mumped | 2/23/1948 | See Source »

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