Word: mats
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Elizabeth entered the ancient town of Coventry, and divesting herself of her clothing, mounted a snow-white stallion and rode through the principal streets of the city. On her way she met Sir Walter Raleigh, who, observing her naked condition, threw his cloak about her, crying, "Honi soit qui mat y pense!', which, being translated, means: 'Thy need is greater than mine!' The Queen graciously responded, 'Dieu et mon droit!', which translated means, 'My God, you are right!' This incident is called the Magna Charta...
...night came for sophomore Ken Culbert, who was defeated in the first round by ex-Crimson star Pete Fuller. Culvert was the victim of a "quick pin," a peculiarity of the Olympic wrestling rules in which a pin is scored the instant the shoulders are on the mat. Until almost the end of the medal at 157. The other winners for the fought his opponent on even terms. Fuller was hurt in this match, and had to withdraw from the meet...
...mat squad has rolled to four successive victories--over Boston University, 1 to 0 (a 1 to 0 forfeit--M.I.T. met the Crimson instead and was dereated in an informal match), Amherst, 20 to 13, Tufts, 30 to 6, and Williams, 27 to 3. These four are easily the weakest teams the Crimson will meet--in fact, they are the only weak teams...
Wrestling captain Johnny Lee, officially mustered out of the U.S. Army, returned to the mat last Saturday to lead the Crimson varsity to an impressive 27-3 victory over Williams at Williamstown. Lee's return came in the form of a 7-0 decision victory over Hershey of Williams...
...silence was broken by a bloodcurdling "Yeeeeooowwhh!" France's Guy Verrier, uttering the cry to 1) unnerve his opponent, and 2) give added power to his stomach muscles, caught his opponent with a hip hold, gave a mighty heave and hurled Austria's Robert Jaquemond to the mat. The toss earned France's Verrier, 24, a strapping 202-pounder, the individual title at the European Judo championships, and helped France win the team crown (over Austria, 2-0). The fall gave Austria's burly Jaquemond the only injury of the tournament: a sprained wrist...