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Word: forward (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...until next morning that Manager Vodicka realized that Zdenek Marek, his tall center forward, had deserted team and country, the ninth member of his group to do so in four months. Two had stayed behind in Switzerland, and six more had vanished mysteriously after they took a plane in Paris, ostensibly to fly to London. What made matters sticky for Vodicka was that he had unwittingly helped Marek to desert. Usually he kept the team's passports locked up, but when Marek asked for his "to change some foreign currency," Vodicka handed the passport over. Moaned Vodicka: "This will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REFUGEES: Everybody Here? | 3/7/1949 | See Source »

Minus the services of Jerry Murphy, sharp-shooting first string forward, the freshman basketball team will face Boston College at 3 p.m. today in the Indoor Athletic Building. B.C. will be the toughest opposition Lloyd Harper's men have had to cope with since they played Holy Cross on December...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BC Five Favored To Beat Freshmen | 3/5/1949 | See Source »

Jerry Murphy, first string forward on the freshman basketball team, will probably be out for the rest of the season. He suffered an eye injury playing squash Monday and is currently receiving treatment in the Massachusetts General Hospital...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Murphy Hurt in Squash Accident | 3/3/1949 | See Source »

Barclay will stick to the same lineup that he used against Cornell Saturday. This puts John Rockwell and Bob Bramhall up at forward, Bill Prior at center, and Chip Gannon and Dick Covey back at the guard slots...

Author: By Albert J. Feldman, | Title: Penn Five Favored to Hand Varsity 15th Defeat Tonight | 3/1/1949 | See Source »

Outstanding star for Northeastern is first line center Jimmy Bell, an all-New England forward last season. Flanking Bell are wings Jim Reid and Dave MacKenzie who performed well in the first Harvard game. Veterans Duke Kerrivan and Frank Bell compose the starting Huskie defense...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Sextet Meets Northeastern Tonight | 3/1/1949 | See Source »

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