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Word: throw (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Khrushchev should be told repeatedly why his past prevents us from accepting his words, without actions to back them and a means of our checking their compliance. We should always be polite and calm-if he wants to throw tantrums, let him-and go ahead calmly and politely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 19, 1959 | 10/19/1959 | See Source »

...that year that the Crimson promoted the sport to a place in its "Sporting Column," lifting it from the department entitled "Brevities." On the eve of the Columbia contest, the Crimson observed, "The men do not fall on the ball enough; they must get accustomed to throwing themselves on the ball, instead of dancing round outside of a scrimmage, and expecting the ball to be kicked out to them ... Our men do not tackle hard enough; they should try to throw their man every time, and prevent his passing the ball ... our Team ought to have no difficulty in defeating...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Harvard vs. Columbia, 1877-1959 | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

...yards gained, but this was not enough. Harvard scored four of the first six times it had the ball, on a 60-yard run, a 16-yard pass after a running play had covered 54 yards, an 18-yard rush after a backfield fumble, and a 36-yard touchdown throw. The score at the half was Harvard 27, Columbia 10. The explosive Lion offense roared back in the second half, but could not overcome the varsity's early lead...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Harvard vs. Columbia, 1877-1959 | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

...question remains: what has happened to the team's morale? After an unbelievable loss to Cornell many thought the Crimson would throw in the towel. Not so. Angered at the loss, and more anxious than ever to finish among the top, the Crimson went through two of its most spirited drills on Tuesday and Wednesday. It will be hard to stop in its quest for its first...

Author: By Alexander Finley, | Title: Underdog Lions Face Crimson Eleven Today, As Harvard Tries for First Ivy League Win | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

...Carl Furillo, 37, came off the Dodger bench to hit a bouncing ball past the frantic glove of Shortstop Aparicio, and drive in two runs. The Sox threatened in the eighth, but confident Reliefer Larry Sherry, 24, who had preserved the second game for the Dodgers, stalked in to throw his curves and sliders, get out of a bases-loaded jam with only one run, fan the side in the ninth. Final score: Dodgers 3, White...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Tale of Two Cities | 10/12/1959 | See Source »

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