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Word: misplayed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...away the best-played home game of the season, as the Harvard team played errorless baseball, and B.U. committed one misplay that had no bearing on the scoring...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: B.U. Nine Defeats Crimson in Tenth, 2-1 | 5/6/1947 | See Source »

Against all this stood a stubborn fact of power politics: Greece is in the British sphere and Moscow knows it. The Kremlin can plan to cast a spell on Yugoslavia, but it cannot hope to manage Greece-unless the British so misplay their cards as to force the Greeks to join a Balkan Federation, cued from Moscow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Return to Reason? | 5/8/1944 | See Source »

...loose fielding displayed against Wentworth last Monday the team's fielding showed some improvement with only three errors committed, none of which proved damaging. Responsible for these miscues were Tom Ayres, the left fielder, Johnny Kilpatrick, third baseman, and Bill Hamlen, the catcher, who was hooted goodnaturedly for his misplay since he was playing against his old school...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Nine Wins In Seven Innings, 11-7 | 4/16/1942 | See Source »

Early in the final period the visitors took advantage of a Harvard misplay and tallied. A Northeastern punt was fumbled by the Crimson deep in its own territory, and in three plays Sweeny had scored, although the attempt at conversion was foiled. HARVARD NORTHEASTERN Duane, l.e. r.e., Dillon Rogstad, l.t. r.t., Krajewski Grunig, l.g. r.g. Piontek La Croix, c. c., Bartlett Atkins, r.g. l.g., Jenkins Fisher, r.t. l.t. Makris Haydock, r.e. l.e., Sitarz Townsend, q.b. q.b., Otenti Bigwood, l.h.b. r.h.b., DeMeo Summers, r.h.b. l.h.b., Maiola Young, f.b. f.b., Galuffo

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JAYVEES WIN FIRST, 20-6 | 11/9/1940 | See Source »

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