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Word: won (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...Goldendale, Wash., Brakeman Ed Barnard invited a hobo riding atop his freight train to join him in his warm caboose. "No thanks," replied the hobo. "I've got my radio rigged up here. It won't work inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Hobo | 12/9/1940 | See Source »

Just ask a musician who his favorite drummer is. The answer will be "Jo Jones" or "Cozy" or "Ray McKinley," It won't be "Buddy Rich." That's for the boys with the crew haircuts and bow ties to whom nothing is music if it's not noise...

Author: By Charles Miller, | Title: SWING | 12/7/1940 | See Source »

Down at Tech, to round out the picture, they won't even admit themselves to a cheerful or a gloomy outlook. They have three veterans back from their 41 to 28 victory in the opener last year, but the best of them. Captain Ronic Samuels may be out of the game with a bum leg. Three more men have shown promise but have never played before in a varsity game...

Author: By John C. Robbins, | Title: Varsity Hoopsters Rely on Teamwork Tonight As Season Opens Against Novice M.I.T. Squad | 12/6/1940 | See Source »

...Dunster won its match over the Bell-boys by a score of 3 to 2, while Kirkland's Deacons took the measure of the Bunnies to the tune of 4 to 1. In the other match, Adams defeated Eliot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House Squash | 12/5/1940 | See Source »

...won his soccer letter last year in addition to a basketball letter. As a Freshman, he was awarded numerals in basketball and soccer. He prepared for Harvard at St. Paul's where he participated in soccer, basketball, track, and baseball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Penson Elected to Lead 1941 Soccer Contingent | 12/5/1940 | See Source »

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