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Word: rackely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Even Priddy is not beyond acknowledging the possibility that the Yardlings could rack up an undefeated campaign. Pre-season tune-up tilts resulted in fabulous 12 to 2 and 19 to 3 wins for his charges, and in the campaign's first three tilts, the skaters, though held to smaller scores, showed greatly improved teamwork...

Author: By Denis M. Percutt, | Title: Lining Them Up | 1/7/1948 | See Source »

...magnet, hundred relay contraption that can take a lusty belt in the back. In the old days there were scarcely more than ten bumpers on the whole playboard, perhaps one or two runways, and no bonuses. Total score and tripping every bumper were the only ways to rack up free games; but the new devices coming out of Chicago, the pinball capital of the world, contain never fewer than a dozen bumpers, a horde of runways and dropslots, and various moving parts. Harry Saxe, pinball pioneer and proprietor of Harry's Arcade Spa sighs, "Luck is so important...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brute Force Replacing Skill As Pinball Becomes Lost Art | 12/18/1947 | See Source »

Chuck Hoeizer was also his usual capable self in the breaststroke race, taking top place, while Tom Drohan led two Tech divers to rack up a win off the board. Tommy Woods, up from last year's freshmen, managed a third in the backstroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity, '51 Swimmers Down M.I.T. | 12/18/1947 | See Source »

...gets a hand-made pine rack lined with small jars of herbs would probably prefer aspirin. A camel's hair bathrobe at upwards of $100.00 not only would represent its North African parents after falling to the floor a couple of times, but would also be no more happily received than half its weight in Camel's. As a book, "Sporting Architecture" is, to Harvard men, worth only the number of Hymarxes if can be traded...

Author: By Joan Mopartlin, | Title: Importance of Other Sex Clouds Yuletide Spirit | 12/16/1947 | See Source »

With Steve Davin, George Hauptfuhrer, and Bill Prior providing the height necessary to control the backboards and Chip Gannon holding Jumbo scoring ace Spud Shapire to five points, the Crimson bounced back to rack up its third win in four starts after trailing 24 to 29 shortly after the start of the second half...

Author: By William S. Fairfield, | Title: Grapplers Sweep Mats Clean, 28-0, As Five Snares Snappy 53-42 Win | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

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