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Word: pounders (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...when he put his arm around 'er He smiled as fierce as a forty-pounder. Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: War Songs | 8/10/1942 | See Source »

Averaging 70.3 strokes per round in 172 rounds of tournament golf is a feat Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen and every other fairway immortal would be proud to have accomplished. The golfer who has chalked up this incredible record is little Ben Hogan, a Texas-bred 135-pounder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Big Ben | 1/5/1942 | See Source »

...overgunned" its tanks (a 75-mm. cannon, a 37-mm. cannon and four .30-caliber machine guns in the Chrysler M3, for instance), the British found that fire power is the first requirement of a tank-eating tank. Their own tanks, whose primary armament consists of the two-pounder gun (approximately the same as the 37-mm. cannon), were no match for German tanks carrying thirteen-pounders (roughly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: BATTLE OF THE DESERT: Dust in the Cogs | 12/15/1941 | See Source »

...lightest Harvard starters today are both Sophomores. Jim Reidy will meet Tech's Bob Gillooly in the 121 pound class; while 128 pounder Ed Guild faces Bill Clark. In the 136 class, Senior Harry Blaine tackles Dick Grant of Tech; and Sophomore Ken Heyman faces Captain Bob Fottes in the 145 pound scrap...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Injuries Strike Blow To Varsity Wrestlers | 12/13/1941 | See Source »

Johnny Page's decision that he needed more time for his studies and the handicapping cold of 175-pounder Lee Sosman have also crimped the squad's style...

Author: By J. ROBERT Moskin, | Title: 2 Varsity Lettermen Return To Wrestling Coach Boston | 12/6/1941 | See Source »

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