Word: jump
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...catch and kill a mouse, and giant water bugs commonly capture and devour small snakes. Almost any beetle can lift 850 times its own weight; to do as much, a man would have to lift 62 tons. And the common flea, which measures one-tenth of an inch, can jump twelve inches, or 120 times its own length; to do as much, a man would have to jump 720 feet...
Harvard took advantage of the Springfield hurler's early wildness to jump off to a 3-0 lead in the first inning...
...hero of Saturday's Boston win, Sam Jones, sabotaged the Celtics' lead. Benched midway through the second period when he had just six points and four personal fouls. Jones reappeared early in the last quarter and looked no better. He tried half a dozen of his one-hand jump shots and missed them all. He missed three straight while the Royals trimmed the Celtics' lead and tied them at 99-99 on Lucas's foul shot...
Havlicek turned in a distinguished performance for the Celts, entering the game midway through the second quarter and popping home jump shots almost unerringly. He would up with 36 points to lead both teams. Robertson and Lucas had 27 for Cincinnati. Thirteen of Robertson's points and 45 of the Royals came from the foul line...
...tough competition. Kentucky was certainly that. Coached by Old Master Adolph Rupp, the Wildcats were an impeccable, diligently honed unit. But the Miners, as one opposing coach observed, "don't let you play the way you want to." And they didn't let Kentucky. From the opening jump-off between Miner David Lattin and Wildcat Thad Jaracz, they had Kentucky off balance and off the goal. Midway through the first half, when Bobby Joe Hill, 21, Texas Western's standout guard, cleanly stole the ball twice in a row at midcourt, the Wildcats went into a reel...