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Word: speeding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Junior guard Mike Donohue was usually the fifth starter, although Dave Grayer took his place several times. A ferocious hustler, Donohue barely missed double figures for the year, as he netted a 9.8 average. His speed on fast breaks was often decisive, but his fiery spirit got the best of him on several occasions, and near-fights ensued...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 3/10/1959 | See Source »

...technique of artificial insemination helps a farmer with poor herds to upbreed his herd only by slow stages. To speed the process, Prentice experimented with the technique of artificially inseminating a prize cow, surgically removing the fertilized egg, and implanting it in a scrub cow, which merely acts as a live incubator. The calf that is born is a prize animal with none of its mother's bad blood line. Scientists see a time when a farmer will buy a packet of fertilized ova, and in one year obtain from his scrub cows a herd of the finest cattle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: The Pushbutton Cornucopia | 3/9/1959 | See Source »

Several qualities combine to make Bad Boy Behan's book a pleasant exception in the usually dreary field of schoolboy or prison reminiscence. He has Gabriel's own gift of the gab, a cold eye for himself, a warm heart for others, and the narrative speed of a tinker. On the whole, he also makes good his claim to "a sense of humour that would nearly cause me to burst out laughing at my own funeral, providing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Old School Noose | 3/9/1959 | See Source »

Good fast breaks and accurate shooting sent the varsity out to a 15-6 lead. Sparked by the speed and aggressiveness of Mike Donohue, who capped the early spurt with a beautiful three-point play, the Crimson remained in front until Downs tied...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Yale Downs Varsity Five, 82-71; Harrington Ends Career With 27 | 3/5/1959 | See Source »

...clincher, at 18:09, came on a dazzling speed skating exhibition by the all American junior from Quebec, as he took a pass at the Crimson blue line, turned the defense, and skated in alone on Harry Pratt, who had little chance. Pratt had performed superbly, stopping Marquis from point-blank range just five minutes earlier...

Author: By John R. Adler, | Title: Terriers Edge Sextet In Third Period, 3-2; Marquis Scores Two | 3/3/1959 | See Source »

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