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Word: crashers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Coach Munro is sticking to the same lineup that clicked against Navy last Saturday. This means that Jim Bell, a crasher, at center forward and Rick Drake, a good tackler, at center half. "Drake is our sparkplug," says Munro, "He's everywhere. He gets the ball and really feeds it forward...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Soccer Team Faces Powerful Tigers | 11/5/1949 | See Source »

...General Frank Howley, commandant of the American zone, had to be patched up for minor cuts about the face. An unidentified civilian tried to crash the party given by some correspondents to celebrate Howley's promotion from colonel. Before he was given the bum's rush, the crasher threw his drink, glass & all, into Howley's face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: The Furrowed Brow | 4/4/1949 | See Source »

...efforts of Barnaby, O'Malley and Atlas the Mental Giant are brought to bear. Gorgon père is finally discovered to be the nameless, galumphing coach hound of the local fire department. But that slobbering, fragrant beast has no vocabulary other than "Arf," is a parasitic icebox-crasher to boot. He refuses to move off the Baxter's porch rocker until frightened by the word "bath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: O'Malley for Dewey | 9/18/1944 | See Source »

...stamp out "fifth-column stuff" among the nation's tramps, Jeff Davis ("King of the Hobos") announced the formation of a hobo constabulary to be known as Jungle Bulls,* under the command of famed gate-crasher "One Eye" Connolly. Said King Davis: "Hobos are the best friends this country has. They're loyal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 10, 1940 | 6/10/1940 | See Source »

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