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Word: quarters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Then, in the first few minutes of the third quarter, a Blue Devil, coming out of nowhere, blocked a Carolina punt. The ball bounded off his chest, rolled crazily toward the end zone and, before the bewildered crowd got to its feet, rolled over the goal line with a Blue Devil atop it. From that moment on, Duke played diabolical ball. They intercepted passes, smothered ballcarriers, finally scored another touchdown to shatter Carolina's dreams of the Southern Conference championship and a Bowl-game bid. Duke 13, North Carolina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football, Nov. 27, 1939 | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

Mendel's sensational goal was his third shot in the last quarter of the game, but the other two had been stopped by Poole, star Eli goalie. The winning tally was a shot that no goalie could have saved, a whistling liner from about ten yards away that slid into a corner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOOTERS BEAT YALE ON MENDEL'S SCORE | 11/25/1939 | See Source »

There is one thing that they know for a fact. Harvard and Yale always give their best 60 minutes of bruising football. No quarter is given or asked. Occasionally there are years when the records of both elevens stand up for themselves, but this year the game rides on just as proudly on tradition alone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard-Yale Gridiron Battle Has Appeal to Outsiders And Alumni Alike Who Jammed Soldiers Field Stadium | 11/25/1939 | See Source »

...kicking duel continued and Burr and Spreyer exchanged quick kicks. Yale got possession on the Blue 40 as the quarter ended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE BEATS HARVARD, 20--7 | 11/25/1939 | See Source »

After a scoreless second stanza, the Elis went into the third quarter with a new fight, and before the final gun, they tallied twice and racked up seven first downs while holding the Lamarmen to three...

Author: By David B. Stearns, | Title: YALE JUNIOR VARSITY UPSETS CRIMSON 14-6 | 11/25/1939 | See Source »

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