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Word: sport (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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When there's two feet of snow on the ground and three feet of slush in the streets, people in Cambridge tend to find strange escapes. Some even take to snow-diving, a cold but existential sport...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Crime' in the Snow | 2/26/1969 | See Source »

...already legendary Nayar, who is perhaps the best individual performer in any sport Harvard has ever had, climaxed a perfect season with a narrow 3-2 victory over Sam Howe in the finals...

Author: By A. J. Daly, | Title: Harvard's Nayar Wins U.S. Squash Crown | 2/25/1969 | See Source »

...maddening self-consciousness of Bach's techniques wears away, he and Wyden say, as couples master the art of intimate battle. "Our system is not a sport like boxing," the authors write. "It is more like a cooperative skill, such as dancing." But they warn that "with acquaintances, clients or 'dates,' a bad fight can be final." And although the technique is rooted in the footnotes of wide scholarship, Bach himself admits that some responsible critics worry that the method is too superficial and only skims the surface of deeper problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marriage: Fight Together, Stay Together | 2/21/1969 | See Source »

Burly Walt Esdaile scores about 15 points a game from his center sport and gets help from Bill Schwarzkopf...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Hoopsters Battle Cornell Tonight, Eye Columbia Rematch Next Week | 2/15/1969 | See Source »

Today's meet against Brown should be little more than a warm-up for the Heps. The Bruins, who sport a 3-2 record, will threaten in only three events--the dash, pole vault, and broad jump. Two Brown pole vaulters have cleared 14', but Harvard's Pete Lazarus, who vaulted 14' 6" against Army, should take first. One Bruin to watch is Grey Owellette, undefeated in the broad jump...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Powerful Cindermen Host Bruins Today at 'Bubble' | 2/15/1969 | See Source »

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