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Word: contest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Kirkland downed Adams, 6-9 in a tackle contest, but Adams's Dan Levin predicted a bright future. "We've got a new quarterback, and we're going to win our last three: even against Eliot." he said. Adams...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Quincy Finishes Unbeaten Season Despite Dunster's Inspired Effort | 10/31/1969 | See Source »

JOHNSTON CITY, Illinois-The world's All-Around Pocket Billiards Championship is in its final days. Pool sharks from all parts of the country annually congregate in Johnston City (pop. 3900), a rural city in southern Illinois, during October to contest the $20,000 prize money...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hustlers Come to Johnson City | 10/30/1969 | See Source »

...effort to build a psychological advantage and to demoralize the other girls. East started out fast to build a 200-lap lead after the first day of the week-long contest. It was at this point that South was virtually eliminated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: East House Slips by North House In Radeliffe's Swimming Marathon | 10/29/1969 | See Source »

...game was dominated entirely by the defenses. Each squad could manage only three first downs. For Adams it was the third straight game in which they have failed to score. Dunster athletic secretary Tim Beckett characterized the contest as "a pretty nondescript game." "Neither team moved the ball well." he admitted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dunster Defense Stops Adams, 6-0, In Battle of Winless Grid Squads | 10/28/1969 | See Source »

...princess contest at Western Connecticut State College, Joe "Tiny" Sacca, a 270-pound defensive lineman on the football team, received more votes than any of the five girls officially in the contest. The college administration refused to let him be princess, but Tiny, wearing an ankle-length pink gown, was crowned Fairy Godmother...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE REAL WORLD | 10/27/1969 | See Source »

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