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Word: tossing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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After several days of deliberation, the athletic directors of the two schools chose Princeton as the only mutually acceptable site for the playoff. The home team will be selected by a coin toss...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Plays Cornell For EIBL Title Sunday | 5/18/1972 | See Source »

...caught lots of times in no man's land." That not only left Pivotman Lucas free to score well from the outside, but it also opened up the lane for his teammates. Chamberlain was seldom able to get into position to clear the boards and toss his football-like passes to set up the Lakers' most potent scoring play: the fast break downcourt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Court Choreography | 5/8/1972 | See Source »

...sprints, a Harvard strength so far this season, will be crucial for the Crimson. Baylee Reid, captain Bud Wilson, and Austin O'Conner must score in order to offest Dartmouth's advantage in the distance races. The quarter, with Nick Leone, and the half, with Clayton, are a "toss-up", and with Rick Rojas suffering from a vital infection, the distances will be in the hands of Mike Koerner, Fred Linsk, and Bob Seals...

Author: By Charles B. Straus, | Title: Track Team Faces Dartmouth Today In Hopes of Saving Outdoor Season | 5/2/1972 | See Source »

...loll along those banks of the Charles that have not yet been sacrificed to the upriver march of sewer pipes. It might be the sort of weekend to lie in the grass listening to songs of young romance on WROR--FM and read old Bennett Beach columns, to toss a whiffle ball or lick a yogurt cone strolling down Brattle Street. That sort of weekend is the oregano of our salad lays--and it might seem hard to knock...

Author: By Whit Stillman, | Title: Pleasure as Usual | 4/20/1972 | See Source »

...season has been as much an American rite of spring as viewing the cherry blossoms in Washington. To sentimentalists, the first crack of bat against ball is a sweet sound heard across the nation. To every President since William Howard Taft, opening day has also meant a chance to toss out the first ball and make a hit with the fans. But this year's scheduled opening came and went last week with no hits, no runs, no President,* and one called strike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Play Ball! | 4/17/1972 | See Source »

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