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Word: mats (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Outstanding man on the mat was Frank Downey, a Freshman, who pinned two opponents by quick falls, and then went on to take a decision from Henry Crawford, a member of the Business School and former Williams captain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INTRAMURAL GRAPPLERS | 3/18/1936 | See Source »

GUINEA PIGS NO MORE - J. B. Mat thews - Covici, Friede ($2). A summary of the case already made by consumer organizations, with arguments for a "use" theory of value and for the creation of a Federal Department of the Consumer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction: Recent Books: Mar. 16, 1936 | 3/16/1936 | See Source »

Johnny Harkness reached the semi-finals and took one point for a fall when Pappas of Columbia was disqualified for crawling off the mat, but he was later thrown by Shaffer of Penn State. In his first bout, Bill Glendinning beat Cobb of Cornell by a time advantage of 8.56, only to be edged in the semi-finals by Chew of Princeton by a referee's decision in overtime...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMONG THE MINORS | 3/14/1936 | See Source »

Meeting the Crimson's ace, Charlie Hutter, in the 50 and 100 yard free style events, will be Eddie Wood. Hutter, hard pressed by Mat Chrostowski in the Providence Boy's Club meet 50-yard sprint, broke the University pool record, formerly held by Wood and Albert Schwartz of Northwestern, with the time of 23 2-5 seconds. Wood, without being pressed, has done a leisurely 23 4-5 seconds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Undefeated Mermen Oppose "Y" Team Here Tonight | 2/12/1936 | See Source »

...finally taught the 48 tricks & dodges of sumo. Twice a year a national tournament is held in the Kokugi-kan to determine by round robin the best wrestlers of each group, and the grand champion. Object of sumo is not to pin an opponent's shoulders to the mat but to: 1) make him touch ground with any part of his body other than his feet, or 2) push him out of the circular 12-ft. dirt ring. Since this usually takes less than a minute and Japanese wrestling matches last all day, most of the time is devoted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sumo | 2/10/1936 | See Source »

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