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Word: pars (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Except for a slight stiffness about the hips and a shorter backswing, he looked like the old Hogan. He was one under par for the first nine holes. When his strength began to ebb on the 13th, he leaned against a tree to pull himself together. On the 15th, he glared momentarily at what sounded like another movie camera. When he discovered it was only a lawn mower, he calmly lined up a 30-foot putt and sank it. His first-round score was 73, only five strokes off the pace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ben Comes Back | 1/16/1950 | See Source »

...dropped into the cup as though pulled by a magnet. On the long 17th he paused wearily and grinned: "You know, I've played this hole for ten years and I just realized it's uphill all the way." But he fired a brilliant 69, two under par, and moved into third place in the field...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ben Comes Back | 1/16/1950 | See Source »

...less equal strength. In the first period the best two of these lines produced three goals. But for the rest of the game the plan didn't work: each line constantly revealed its understandable lack of co-ordination, and this, coupled with several severe defensive lapses and a sub-par game by goalie Johnny Chase, cost Harvard the game...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Six Collapses, Bows to Brown, 8-3 | 1/11/1950 | See Source »

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