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Word: foulness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...shots by Roger Bulger and a foul by Dick Hurley enabled the varsity to stay even with the Eagles through the first three minutes of the extra period. Three successful free throw attempts, however, gave the Eagles the margin of victory...

Author: By Lee Pollak, | Title: B.C. Downs Varsity Quintet In Overtime Contest, 73-70 | 2/9/1955 | See Source »

With two minutes to play in the game, the Crimson trailed 61 to 59. Manning then scored on a foul shot and a minute later on a three point play to put the varsity ahead 63-61. A jump shot by B.C. sub Jim Brosnahan tied the score at 62-63 with 15 seconds...

Author: By Lee Pollak, | Title: B.C. Downs Varsity Quintet In Overtime Contest, 73-70 | 2/9/1955 | See Source »

...Loop; cigar smoke hangs like a grey curtain of decency between the elbow benders and the ripe, oil-painted nudes behind the bar. Cluttered with old-fashioned sporting prints and spittoons, Bensinger's is a comfortable clubhouse for pool sharks, poker players, three-cushion wizards, and foul-air fiends of every variety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: No Need for Tricks | 2/7/1955 | See Source »

...stop Forte by putting a man on him at all times, and doubling up on him as he drove toward the basket, but it was all in vain. The 5-9 sophomore, hitting on 65 percent of his shots, scored 33 points on 11 field goals and 11 foul shots. He now leads the Ivy League with a 25.2 average in six games...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Columbia Quintet Bids for League Lead With 76-71 Win Over Varsity | 2/7/1955 | See Source »

Sacks, who set an all-time Harvard record of 432 points last season, and an Ivy League record for foul shots taken and scored, 205 and 127, told Coach Floyd Wilson that he wanted to spend more time on his studies. He was leading the varsity in scoring with 187 points when he quit...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Hoop, Mat Squads Meet Columbia | 2/5/1955 | See Source »

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