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Word: hardness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Several times in a row, the boy won. He won by teasing her, by getting her to lunge at him so hard that she fell forward. The boy felt very strong and in control...

Author: By Nicholas Gagarin, | Title: In the New Pastures of Heaven | 2/12/1969 | See Source »

...back more than 20 years into the record book to find a Harvard pitcher who bettered his feat of 115 strike-outs in 90 innings. Unlike most pitchers, he can hit, batting .286 in his first season and .273 last year. Those are hard marks to curpass, let alone equal, but if Park is the kind of mentor Norm Shepard was, he might find that talent in a pitcher...

Author: By Al Brenholts, | Title: Harvard Ace Ray Peters Signed by New AL Club | 2/12/1969 | See Source »

...been lightly hypnotized a couple of times before, so it was not hard for him to lie on his back with his eyes shut, listening only to the sound of Steve's voice. For a while, Steve led them through a series of sensory awakening exercises, and the boy began to feel individual muscles in his body coming alive and then relaxing. He could feel the vibrations in his toes and feet, feel them running up his legs, feel his whole body giving way and yielding to this warm, lovely flow of energy and life. But he was not ready...

Author: By Nicholas Gagarin, | Title: In the New Pastures of Heaven | 2/12/1969 | See Source »

Princeton jumped to an early lead in the first period, when senior John Kubacki slipped in a rebound past sophomore goalie Bruce Durno. Harvard retaliated ten minutes later when DeMichele slapped in a hard shot from the point. Princeton regained its lead at 17:37 when Kubacki scored his second goal on a centering pass which found Durno way out of position after making a save. Harvard closed the scoring in the period when George McManama, moved to center for the game, netted a shot from 15 feet which the Princeton goalie never...

Author: By Stephen F. Kelley, | Title: Harvard Smashes Orange Stickmen | 2/10/1969 | See Source »

...wins. All three were 5-4 wins. In his last bout, which he had to win to keep Harvard's hopes alive, he dropped behind 4-2 only to come roaring back to tie the score at 4-4. With the meet on the line the NYU swordsmen attacked hard, scoring what seemed to be the decisive touch. But the judge ruled that he had been outside the strip when he scored, and Irvings was given new life. Responding to the challenge the spunky sophomore parried another attack and scored the decisive touch on a brilliant repost...

Author: By Thomas P. Southwick, | Title: NYU Squeaks by Fencers, 15-12 As Irving, Winfield Stand Out | 2/10/1969 | See Source »

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