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Word: heavyweights (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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After Captain Chick Chandler's second period pin over 157-pound Walt Lawson, the Crimson did not lose a bout. Dick Hook overpowered Peter Faderbush, 9 to 0, in the 167-pound class, Culbert's pin came at 1:05 of the first period, and heavyweight Pete Morrison slapped a body press and half nelson on M.I.T.'s Ed Zoololian in the first period to bring the meet to a rapid conclusion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wrestlers Defeat MIT at IAB, 26-6 | 3/1/1954 | See Source »

...Princeton match Chandler fell 12 to 4 to his two-year rival Don Rums-field. Heavyweight Pete Morrison, who two days later won a forfeit match from Penn wrestler Hay Walker, lost a close 6 to 2 decision to undefeated Tiger heavy-weight Jim MacAleer. In all, the Princetonians took five decisions and one pin from the varsity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mat Team Takes Penn; Tigers Win | 2/23/1954 | See Source »

Pierre Etchebaster was a court tennis champion when Bill Tilden reigned as lawn tennis champion, when Bobby Jones was scoring his grand slam in golf, when Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey were fighting for the heavyweight crown, and when Babe Ruth was slamming homers for the Yankees. Today, all the other heroes of the Golden Age of Sport are long since retired, and many are dead. Little (5 ft. 6 in., 150 Ibs.) Pierre Etchebaster is not only very much alive; he is still the champion of one of the most intricate, endurance-demanding games in the world. Last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Champion Steps Down | 2/22/1954 | See Source »

...Captured the heavyweight boxing championship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Time News Quiz: State of the Union | 2/22/1954 | See Source »

...Yardling heavyweight Bob Wynne pinned in the second period of his match to give the freshmen a narrow 16 to 14 win over Exeter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Springfield Tops Mat Team for Third Loss | 2/15/1954 | See Source »

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