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Word: contesters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although yesterday's contest with Boston University ended the regularly scheduled summer season for the Crimson nine, Coach Samborski announced that the Varsity will play, another contest with the Squantum Naval Air Base nine at Soldiers Field tomorrow afternoon. Harvard has beaten the sallors twice this summer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B. U. Trounces Crimson, 10-6, for Third Win | 8/6/1946 | See Source »

...encyclopedic study will experience the puzzlement of a pedestrian who suddenly sees the muddy, sweaty finalists pant past in the last stages of a transcontinental bicycle race. He has no idea of where they are pedaling to, no conception of the vigor and dash with which they began the contest. Nonetheless, he feels an instinctive desire to cheer -if only because he can see that they have come a long way in bad weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bicycle Race | 8/5/1946 | See Source »

Yesterday's rain kept the Varsity from having a full batting practice, so Coach Adolph Samborski will probably field a line-up similar to that used in the Squantum contest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Nine Ends Season With B.U. Tussle | 8/2/1946 | See Source »

...second contest Harper was called on to play fireman after the Crimson had shoved five runs across in a hectic first inning uprising. Harper pitched the last eight frames, allowing no runs and only two singles while striking out eight Crimson batters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Nine Ends Season With B.U. Tussle | 8/2/1946 | See Source »

Lowell nosed out Kirkland 9 to 8 on a nip and tuck baseball game yesterday afternoon, after the contest had been limited to five innings by mutual consent of both managers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Homers Help Belloboys Down Kirkland, 9 to 8 | 7/30/1946 | See Source »

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