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Word: yd (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...August is the off-season for the Canadian lobster fishermen. When they're not lobstering, they spend their time long mining. Long mining is a laborious process in which the fishermen drop a 10,000-yd. long rope with fish lines spliced into it at 6-ft. intervals into the water. The fishermen haul up the rope and remove the catch, rebaiting every line as they go along...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: 'Ask Any Mermaid You Happen to See...' | 9/28/1978 | See Source »

...hundred and four minutes and 48 seconds of scoreless soccer ended halfway through the second 10-minute overtime period when Wesleyan's Paul Roland emerged from a scramble for the ball at the 18-yd. line, then laid a beautiful pass at the feet of Stan Hamilton. Hamilton had the simple task of shooting across the goalmouth past a helpless Harvard goalie Billy Blood for the game winner...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Booters Robbed by Wesleyan in Overtime, 1-0 | 9/28/1978 | See Source »

...spectacular offensiveseriessince the Heidi Bowl. With 6:15 gone in the third quarter, Moffie dropped back and unfurled a picture-perfect bomb to Freddie Sullivan streaking down the sideline. Sullivan cradled the ball and outlegged Crimson captain Steve Potysman the last 15 yards into the endzone for a 51-yd. TD play...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Columbia Surprises Gridders in First Game, 21-19 | 9/25/1978 | See Source »

...play later Harvard was right back in the game. After Dave Kinney fielded the kick-off at the 27-yd, line, Brown called "aces left, full loose 27 veer pick crack on the quick count" in the huddle. Wayne Moore took the hand-off, accelerated around right end, cut back against the grain, dodged several tacklers, and then gambolled 83 yards to the endzone to the Crimson to within two points, 14-12. Harvard tried to knot the score with a two-point conversion of its own, but failed when Brown rolled right and lateraled to Moore who was stopped...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Columbia Surprises Gridders in First Game, 21-19 | 9/25/1978 | See Source »

...Crimson defense simply could not shut down the veer running game with Ciulla, Britt and Gerry Fitzpatrick each gaining over 80 yards rushing. The Lions took a commanding 21-12 lead on the mathematical seven-play, 35-yd. drive after Harvard was forced to punt from inside...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Columbia Surprises Gridders in First Game, 21-19 | 9/25/1978 | See Source »

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