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Word: drownin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with a spectacular belly flop. Furiously flailing away but going nowhere, Smokin' Joe surfaced long enough to sputter, "I quit!" Afterward, he panted: "It was like I was throwin' punches at the water and the water kept hittin' back. My big aim was to keep from drownin'." The Cincinnati Reds' Johnny Bench was a more serious competitor in the golf tournament. But two drives into a mangrove swamp erased his early lead and he finished second to Stefanich, who posted a 41 for the nine-hole event...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ten for the Show | 3/5/1973 | See Source »

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