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Freshman Andy McNerney followed Widerman's lead with a win of his own. McNerney, an impressive and rapidly improving 126-lber relied on his tilt move to pummel an overmatched Ed Lijo...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Columbia Mauls Matmen; Phills Posts Major Upset | 2/2/1980 | See Source »

Mark Cooley warmed up with a 9-7 win against Coast Guard's Bob Getchel, and then returned to pummel Lowell's Chuck Kolodgey, 13-5. The Crimson's 190-pounder continued to rely on his strength and endurance to power him past the opposition...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Crimson Matmen Pulverize Opposition | 1/14/1980 | See Source »

...standard is high, and if Bryant no longer goes down into the trenches to shove, pummel and growl at his players as he once did, he is no less a force in their lives. Surveying practice from a high tower overlooking two full-size fields, one grass and one AstroTurf, he notes every detail. Says All-America Tackle Marty Lyons: "He's seen things in me that I didn't know were there." Adds Linebacker Barry Krauss, another of the latest crop of Alabama All-Americas (37 so far): "I love him. The biggest thrill is that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Biggest Bear in the Briar Patch | 1/1/1979 | See Source »

There is a rich literature of political assault. "We love him for the enemies he has made" was the boast of Grover Cleveland's supporters in 1884. Teddy Roosevelt gloried in confrontation with tycoons ("malefactors of great wealth"). F.D.R. had his "economic royalists" to pummel. Harry Truman is still celebrated as a man who liked to "give 'em hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: The Perils of Giving 'Em Hell | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

...half-time Scalise exhorted his charges "to play Bornes." After a chant of "Pummel Princeton" they went out and did both...

Author: By Abraham C. Marcus, | Title: Booters Tame Tigers, 2-0 | 10/24/1977 | See Source »

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