Word: pit
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...outstanding match of the day will pit John Noble against Tiger captain Bill Fortenbaugh at 147. Both are undefeated and eager to stay that way. Noble has already won six matches this season, but there is little to choose between in this tight match...
Another close match will pit Steve Weddle against undefeated Tiger Bill MacAleer at 157. Weddle has a 2-1-1 record thus far this season...
...head of the aisles near the stage. Nobody was sure who was supposed to be protected from what, but the cops' presence was clearly unnecessary. On her first Met appearance this season, Soprano Callas carried the house from the moment she lifted her first note across the orchestra pit...
...plans to pit Akins against the winner of the coming Isaac Logart-Vince Martinez fight for the welter crown...
...best humorous writing turns on a man's well-intentioned efforts to accomplish something-from assembling a do-it-yourself barbecue pit to catching a taxi in a downpour-and the fun lies in his frustration. Purdy uses much the same theme, but his purpose is to reveal the horror underlying the humor. The father who gets kicked in the groin has been trying to make up to his small son for his orphaned state. The husband and wife who belabor each other seem right off the burlesque stage, but the story's aim is to expose...