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Word: romanowski (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1953-1953
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...conduct was sportsmanlike enough last week, but the illegal holds were plentiful as the competitors tried to remember not to trip, tackle and grip with their legs. The high spot of the meet: the 147-Ib. match between former Intercollegiate Champ Walter Romanowski, now an assistant coach at Purdue, and Safi Taha, of Atlanta, who competed for his native Lebanon in the 1952 Olympics. Taha quickly ran through five elimination matches, scoring falls in all. But Romanowski, who had picked up a few Greco-Roman pointers, countered Taha's every move expertly, finally pinned his man in seven minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Homeric Sweat | 4/27/1953 | See Source »

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