Word: crossbar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...second quarter, Harvard created several dangerous rushes, one leading to a four-on-two break and the other leaving Charlie Thomas with a shot from ten yards out that hit the crossbar. Scoring appeared to be only a matter of time...
Tiger center halfback Laszlow Adam hit the crossbar twice and center Louie Difoe once. "We outclassed them on the field," Princeton coach Jack Volz said. His squad could win against any Ivy team this fall...
...suggestion paid off in the opening minutes of the game when left link Rocky Spencer sailed a shot high into the air from the midfield line. The ball came down just below the goal crossbar and Crimson goalie Shep Messing could not jump high enough to stop the score...
Wrong Numbers. What is bugging the telephone? The machine is not at fault. The average telephone goes out of order only once every 4½ years. At telephone exchanges, the traditional electrical-mechanical crossbar switching equipment, which routes calls through an open path in an intricate network of switches, is so reliable that it averages only 20 seconds of down time a year. Newer electronic systems now being installed are not only faster than crossbars, but can be programmed like a computer to transfer calls automatically to another number when a subscriber is away from home...