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Word: cupful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...only thing I saw him turn down was a second cup of coffee," said Devine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Nixon: Steady as He Goes | 5/27/1974 | See Source »

...tough, young Philadelphia Flyers, with Rick MacLeish scoring the only goal of the game, beat the Boston Bruins yesterday and became the first expansion team to win the National Hockey League's storied Stanley Cup...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Flyers Take Cup; Defeat Bruins, 1-0 | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

...with savage enthusiasm, sending opponents sprawling across the ice at every opportunity. The tactic has worked: the Flyers finished with the second-best record in the National Hockey League and last week became the first expansion team in the league to play as a serious contender in the Stanley Cup finals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Wild Bunch | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

...hired killer on the ice. "I get so worked up I don't know what's going on," he admits. Indeed Schultz at times makes hockey resemble a roller derby or pro wrestling with his wild punching sprees. Against the N.Y. Rangers in a semifinal Stanley Cup game, Schultz slugged Brad Park four times while the Ranger defenseman was pinned to the ice by officials trying to stop the fight. Coach Shero applauds such tough tactics: "Speed, skill and strength make a hockey player," says Shero. "Schultz realizes he does not have speed or skill, so what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Wild Bunch | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

Force alone did not carry the Flyers into the Stanley Cup finals. Along with its gladiators, the team possesses some first-class athletes. Center Bobby Clarke, last year's Most Valuable Player in the N.H.L., is one of the best skaters, stickhandlers and shooters in hockey. Rick MacLeish, another speedy center, racked up 32 goals this season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Wild Bunch | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

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