Word: nicks
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...unprecedented total of 71 1/2 points in winning last year. There will be no such runaway this year for the team title. University of California, University of Pittsburgh, with a well balanced squad, which placed second a year ago; and Penn State, with the heralded Barney Ewell and Nick Vukmanic, all are figured to be within two or three points of each other...
...time's nick Senator Sheppard arrived, intercepted Mr. Barlow. Explanations flowed thick & fast; Mr. Barlow was persuaded to return. Colonel Lewis tried again to put his arm around Mr. Barlow's shoulder, this time succeeded. Mr. Barlow pulled cotton wadding from someone's ears, laughingly stuffed it in the colonel's. Everyone trooped out for a closer look at the steaming bomb. It was decided to postpone the demonstration for nine days...
...year on different types of landings and the importance of careful judgement of wind and distance. An error might land the pilot in the situation of the Leverett House Bunny, who, after two hours' solo, misjudged the space he had to land in and saved himself in the nick of time from rolling into the harbor by opening the throttle and taking off again...
Dartmouth's Nick Nissen should garner two first places in shot put and discus throw...
...Senator had even got to first base on a walk. Then, after retiring 21 batters in a row-with a no-hit, no-run game almost in the palm of his glove-Grove faltered. One hit was chalked up against him, then another. Regaining control in time's nick, Ole Mose blasted his way out, wound up with a two-hit shutout (1-to-0)-as spectacular a game as any of the 287 he has won in 15 brilliant years of big-league baseball...