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Word: forwarding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Meanwhile, left fullback and captain John Sanacore stalled B.U. attacks on the left side of the Crimson defense, then--dribbling with the skill of a forward--moved the ball into Terrier territiory to bolster the inexperienced front line...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Crimson Booters Edged In Overtime; Terriers Tally In Last Eight Minutes | 11/7/1979 | See Source »

...precisely 2 p.m., the first convict was brought forward, and the show began. Since he was over 45, he was, by law, exempt from whipping. Instead, his face was painted black-considered a great humiliation in Islam-and then he was led off to prison. Dressed only in white shorts, knotted in front, the next convict was fastened to the scaffold. He was the first prisoner's son. Both men had been found guilty of running a brothel. A heavy, padded belt was wrapped around his waist to protect his kidneys. An assistant painted a 2-in.-wide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: Whips of God | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

There is the story of one Gene Conley, pitcher for the '62 Sox and forward for the Celtics during the off-season, who left the Red Sox for 68 hours, contemplating the possibility of going "to Bethlehem, Israel," to get "nearer to God." He was drunk and tired, they said. But Conley was sick of his two-sport grind, and he admitted later that "religion saved me. I became a Seventh Day Adventist. I would have been a first-class drunk. I would have blown everything. I was going pretty fast for a lot of years. So I've kind...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Heroes and Fools | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Although the mud drastically cut down Harvard's speed, the Crimson's style of hitting long chip shots up to the forward line to get into scoring position proved more effective than Brown's style of working up the field on short passes. With very few exceptions, the Bruins' short shots died yards in front of the intended receiver and were open to anyone...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Women Booters Capture Ivies | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Although some staff members on both sides of Byerly Hall expressed fears that "particular kinds of expertise and values would be lost in a combined office," Fitzsimmons says as the staffs became more familiar with each other "the majority really looked forward to the combination with excitement over dealing with the other half of the population...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: So Happy Together: Admissions Under One Roof | 11/3/1979 | See Source »

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