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Word: spurted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...raise its stroke it is probable that the Princeton time of 9:25, made a year ago, might have been equalled. The stroke, however, had been instructed to keep to a steady 31 up until the last minute of the race, when the crew's work in the final spurt showed superior power. The seating was as follows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY OARSMEN IN RACES DURING VACATION | 4/14/1930 | See Source »

Staging a decisive spurt in the last two and a half minutes of play, Worcester Academy's basketball team defeated the Harvard Freshmen yesterday, 42 to 30, at Worcester...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1933 QUINTET LOSES CLOSE ONE TO WORCESTER 42-30 | 2/20/1930 | See Source »

...Cummings '30 ended the second leg of the journey with an additional two yards. E. E. Record '32 had difficulty in holding his own against Engle, probably the fastest quarter-miler on this side of the Mississippi. The Yale star passed him, but Record called forth a spurt in the last lap which placed him on even terms with Engle. Then came the fatal pass, and Munroe's sterling quarter. The race was clocked at 3 minutes 26 4-5 seconds, which equaled the best time of the night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON ONE MILE RELAY TEAM WINS IN UNICORN GAMES | 2/17/1930 | See Source »

...Quakers fairly ran the Crimson basketeers off their feet in the latter part of the second half, displaying a degree of offensive play such as the University five has seldom come up against this season. A final spurt in the last few minutes clinched the victory. PENNSYLVANIA HARVARD Hale, McNiff, Walters, Brodbeck, l.f. Lobley, Sander, r.f. r.f., Baskerville l.f., Wenner Peterson, Hesse, Becker, c. c., Pierce, Rauh, Burns Tanseer, Magner, l.g. r.g., Farrell, Rex Magner, r.g. l.g., Nido...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: QUAKER QUINTET SWAMPS CRIMSON AT PENN PALESTRA | 2/17/1930 | See Source »

...position of being constrained to continue to build warships to maintain parity with Britain. The Model Assembly may not produce anything tangible in its mild attempt at crusading; but there will be one consolation for the delegates: their deliberations cannot possibly be put into reverse and produce a new spurt of cruiser-building...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MODEL ASSEMBLY | 2/14/1930 | See Source »

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