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Word: semi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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After the first shock wore off, screams were heard from as far away as London. Who did Louis think he was, anyway, dictating his own successor? The loudest screams came from Promoter Mike Jacobs, semi-retired boss of Manhattan's 20th Century Sporting Club: "I never thought he would do this to me . . . I'm getting back in harness in two weeks. We ain't conceding nothing." It was clear to him that Promoter Joe had declared war on Promoter Mike, the man who masterminded all of Louis' championship fights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Gentlemen's Agreement | 3/14/1949 | See Source »

Howie Houston will be Harvard's only representative in the semi-finals of the Eastern intercollegiate wrestling championships at Cornell this afternoon. If he wins, he will advance to the finals tonight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Houston Reaches Semi-final Round Of Mat Tourney | 3/12/1949 | See Source »

This afternoon's preliminary matches will be followed by the quarter-finals tonight, semi finals tomorrow afternoon, and finals tomorrow night. Scoring is on a 5-4-2-1 basis in each class...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Crimson Wrestlers Leave by Air for East Championships | 3/11/1949 | See Source »

Winthrop seemed to show an edge in the semi-finals of the intramural boxing tournament yesterday. Puritans Phil Isenberg at 175 pounds. Hugh Smith at 145, and Ed Riley at 145, are the men to watch in the finals which start at 8:30 p.m. tonight on the Indoor Athletic Building basketball floor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Six Clinches House Title, Tops Lowell Team, 4-1 | 3/10/1949 | See Source »

...intramural boxing preliminaries were run off yesterday with 20 semi-final matches scheduled this afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Unbowed Bellboys Top Eliot, Bunnies, Lead Water League | 3/9/1949 | See Source »

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