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Word: shotting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Crimson against Columbia and Holy Cross finally arrived last night. And the 47 to 45 win arrived in about the most exciting manner conceivable, as George Hauptfuhrer leaped up to intercept a Princeton pass in Harvard territory, dribbled to the foul line, and dropped in a perfect set shot to break a 45 to 45 tie with just 35 seconds...

Author: By Ronald M. Foster jr., | Title: Northeastern Vanquishes Sextet, 8-7; Crimson Tames Tiger Quintet, 47-45 | 2/4/1948 | See Source »

Hauptfuhrer was responsible for creating the tie immediately before his brilliant clinching shot. With Princeton ahead by two points, and the four-sided Gardon clock fast running out of minutes. Chip Gannon stole the ball in Crimson territory and moved down under the Tiger basket, where three of four assorted men batted, it futilely against the backboard before George tapped...

Author: By Ronald M. Foster jr., | Title: Northeastern Vanquishes Sextet, 8-7; Crimson Tames Tiger Quintet, 47-45 | 2/4/1948 | See Source »

...calling his brother "a big-bellied coward." Earl was a gravel-voiced, bitin', scratchin' man. He once nearly bit an antagonist's finger off. On another occasion, he sank his teeth so deep in the neck of a state representative that the legislator took a shot of lockjaw serum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LOUISIANA: Bitin' Man | 2/2/1948 | See Source »

...streets, park benches, eateries, bars and flophouses that are the backgrounds for its opening reels. The main characters make most so-called simple men in the movies look two-dimensional and sentimentalized. In the superb camera work (by Ted McCord), there is not one fancy or superfluous shot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: New Picture, Feb. 2, 1948 | 2/2/1948 | See Source »

Since mid-years of 1946, the enrollment has shot from 2700 to 4800 to 5400, and finally to 5600 this fall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Term Stars Return to Normal For Enrollments | 1/30/1948 | See Source »

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