Word: ace
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...escape of Morrow, "The New York Daily News" fared the worst of all the papers represented. No less than three staff members of this paper fiew from New York in a plane piloted by an ace photographer. The latter is easily identified by his officer's cap with a built-in camera. An aggressive woman feature writer and an ordinary news man made up the rest of the party...
Saturday was a red letter day for the Harvard Varsity natators. The mermen defeated Dartmouth by the overwhelming score of 56 to 15, and in addition Graham Cummin, Coach Ulen's Sophomore backstroke ace, broke the national intercollegiate record for the 150-yard backstroke event...
Meeting the Crimson's ace, Charlie Hutter, in the 50 and 100 yard free style events, will be Eddie Wood. Hutter, hard pressed by Mat Chrostowski in the Providence Boy's Club meet 50-yard sprint, broke the University pool record, formerly held by Wood and Albert Schwartz of Northwestern, with the time of 23 2-5 seconds. Wood, without being pressed, has done a leisurely 23 4-5 seconds...
Some who make a habit of criticizing the "most influential man in America" assign to Frankfurter the authorship of Senator Robinson's reply to Al Smith's Liberty League speech--in spite of the fact that it is quite obvious to close observers that the ghost was Charles Michelson, ace New Deal publicity...
Among the stars of the new rhythm band team are Buster Bailey, America's ace clarinetist, and John Kirby, Century of Progress prizewinner for his sensational bass playing...