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Word: tossings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...with 16 points, put the Crimson ahead 1 to 0 with the first of eight free throws, and Dick Covey followed up with a layup to make it 3 to 0. Then Holy Cross took over. Andy Laska hit from 20 feet out, Frank Oftring put in a charity toss, and Dermie O'Connell scored to pull his team into a 5 to 3 lead...

Author: By Stephen N. Cady, | Title: Cousy, Crusaders Belt Varsity Quintet, 64-48 | 1/6/1949 | See Source »

...heresy means nothing to old Don Carlos, busy at his afternoon literary labors. As the first charro of Mexico, he has written five books and 700 articles on charro horsemanship. Last week he took time out from writing to lead the parade at a benefit charro show and expertly toss a few steers by their tails...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: The Old Guard | 12/20/1948 | See Source »

...wives began clambering aboard his plane. The manifest for this trip listed a load of 36 pieces of baggage and 36 soldiers. Forcing his way into the packed cabin, he counted 126 crates, bundles and gunnysacks, and 69 people. MacWilliams shouted for the commanding officer and forced him to toss off half the luggage and cut the number of people to 50. "I'm still 5,000 pounds over," he said as he gunned his engines, "but it's a good day. With all this high pressure we'll make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: What Are We Usually Doing? | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

...York AC and Dartmouth's track captain, Jim Burnham, in an exhibition 35-pound weight competition, his undergraduate sucessors proceeded to sweep the practice meet 35-pound weight event. And big Don Trible had no trouble winning the 16-pound shot, with a good early season toss of 46 feet, 81/2 inches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Navy Sinks Varsity Five, 45-33; Crimson Warms Up in Trial Meet | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

Johnny Rockwell had been fouled while putting in a layup just as the buzzer sounded, and had then sunk the charity toss to make the score 55-50. But the referees went into huddle, decided the timing device had bee wrong, and disallowed both the basket and the foul. Rock hopes to get that one back plus a couple more tonight...

Author: By Stephen N. Cady, | Title: Basketball Team Plays Home Opener Tonight | 12/8/1948 | See Source »

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