Word: ace
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Meanwhile in Los Angeles was occurring the last act of a newspaper racket story which made the petty taxing of Chicago brothel keepers pale into insignificance. Morris Lavine, ace reporter of the Los Angeles Examiner, was convicted of attempting to extort $75,000 in the course of a second expose of the Julian Petroleum Corp. scandal...
...propellers whirring brightly in the sun, mechanics in varicolored costumes moving among them in the artificial gale their blades created, to make final meticulous adjustments. In "sky forward" (crow's nest) of the Lexington, in rumpled grey suit and floppy hat, the Navy's prime War ace, Lieut. David Sinton Ingalls, now Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics, squinted down upon the scene, watching the flight officers' red flag on the bridge below. When a white flag appeared, their show would begin...
Although the stars from across the continent dominated the meeting when it came to the final reckoning up of point totals, there were plenty of examples of Eastern prowess on the cinders and in the jumping pits. George Bullwinkle, the astounding and phenomenal middle-distance ace from the College of the City of New York, put on an exhibition that rivals any performance made at these meets since John Paul Jones carried off both the mile and half mile titles nearly 20 years...
...Bruins will probably send their pitchng ace, Sondheim, against the Harvard batters. In the last clash between the two teams Sondheim held Harvard to five scattered hits and his twirling was supported by perfect field work on the part of his team-mates...
...likely that the Crimson will have to face Lomax, Sophomore pitcher of the visitors, this afternoon. He has won seven straight games this year and is the ace of the mound staff. Georgetown was scheduled to play B. C. yesterday but the game was postponed until today. The Hilltoppers will play the Eagles at 12.30 o'clock at University Heights and then will rush down to Soldiers Field for the Harvard game at four. If Lomax pitches the B. C. game "Packy" White will do the hurling against the Crimson...