Word: jumbos
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this musical strangulation didn't hamper the O.G.'s popularity. If it wasn't famed for singing, it had always held a reputation for its unquenchable jumbo and before the war, Houses would compete to chug-a-lug the fastest. Holding ten regular beer glasses, the jumbo provided a nightly chance to manipulate the esophagus against a stop-watch, and the takers were many. The present record is 2 min. 3 sec. and the contest is still open; but the jumbo is as big as ever. Interest has slackened a bit now the required deposit...
Hollywood's moviemakers are only mildly interested in what the critics think are the "best" pictures of the year. The really important results of 1947, to cinemoguls, were published in Variety's jumbo-size (250 pp.) anniversary issue: the 75 pictures of 1947 which grossed (or are estimated to gross) $2,000,000 or better; the 45 top-grossing stars; the top grossers by studios...
Stunned by a 45 to 36 loss to a classy University of Connecticut quintet, the jayvee five will attempt to regain its winning ways tonight when its entertains the Jumbo Freshmen on the Indoor Athletic Building floor...
With Steve Davin, George Hauptfuhrer, and Bill Prior providing the height necessary to control the backboards and Chip Gannon holding Jumbo scoring ace Spud Shapire to five points, the Crimson bounced back to rack up its third win in four starts after trailing 24 to 29 shortly after the start of the second half...
Tufts, one of New England's pre-war basketball powers, is just regaining its stride, interrupted because it had no armed service officer training program. Two returnees, forward Spud Shapiro, holder of Tuft's scoring record, and guard Al Perry, are currently sparking the Jumbo five, which so far has defeated Devens but lot to Holy Cross in two starts. Probable Starting Lineups HARVARD TUFTS Brady RF Shapiro Davis LF Travis Hauptfuhrer C Brault Gannon RG Cooney Henry LG Perry